.... Any thoughts and encouragement are much appreciated, thank you. Two thoughts: ⋅ You have been assigned to a 5-day short course of radiation therapy. According to NCCN, your daily dose for each of the 5 days will be 25 Gy. This dose level is two and a half times that of the daily dose...

... I have been trying to research and figure out which ones are considered distant and would make it stage 4 cancer. We won’t see our oncologist again for a few weeks as we see the oncology nurse this week and when we asked her last time she did not know. Does anyone out there have experience with...

Does anybody know if the 2018 On the Rise magazine is still available? I cannot find it listed anywhere in the Colon Club on-line shop. The 2018 issue was supposed to have a number of articles on topics like those mentioned in the quotes below. I would like to know which topics were actually covered...

.... I can’t really remember exactly what supplements he was taking ... That brings us to the present. Presently, he takes Men's Total Health multivitamin, vitamin D 5000 iu, curcumin complex, zinc, decaffeinated green tea extract, echnicaea, milk thistle extract ... Lastly, I will be doubling his ...

I’m not sure what you mean by “silo” ... It's not really clear to me either, but here's an article with a photo of a few silos ...... (I thought that the big silos were built to store genetically modified products like corn, soybeans, and colza ... but I guess there could be other interpretations.)...

Here's the update for February 16:

On losing my Dad to colon cancer and becoming a previvor...and saving my life
https://coloncancerpreventionproject.org/on-losing-my-dad-to-colon-cancer-and-becoming-a-previvor/

Here's the update for February 15:

Calling on the medical and colon cancer community
https://coloncancerpreventionproject.org/calling-on-the-medical-and-colon-cancer-community/

There's a new post by Colon Girl near the top of the page. Be sure to read it because CRC Awareness Month is coming up in a couple of weeks, and this post might give some ideas on how we could do a better job with "awareness" this year, Here's the link to Learning from Karen Walsh : . http...

There is a member here who went through the same decision process but.made use of the OncotypeDX test to determine whether chemo would be beneficial in his case, One of his posts is here: .. http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=43923&p=314246#p314246 You can learn abou...

... My surgeon has suggested biofeedback from a physical therapist trained in motility. He says that it is usually quite successful. I start next week. Has anyone tried this? I'm not sure what to expect... So, how did your biofeedback session go? Did they measure your muscle strength at baseline? I...

... Ideas are always welcome. In your situation, you are a Rectal Cancer patient who has had both radiation therapy and chemotherapy. You can make some improvement to the pelvic floor muscles.right now by doing daily Kegel exercises or sphincter control exercises. Four sets per day between now and ...

Thanks for creating a signature.it will help members here understand your situation.

On Monday, could you ask your doctor the exact name of your chemo? Also, have you had surgery for the rectal tumor yet? Do you have a surgeon identified yet?

Welcome to the Forum. I think it would help if you could create a signature block here to give people the basic information on your situation. The information will appear at the bottom of every post that you make in the future and will be useful for people who are reading your post. A link to the si...

tisme1 wrote:,,,Is there any special diet out there advised I wonder.

Please take the advice of kiwiinoz and dianetavegia. A good diet matters. And so does a good exercise plan. Both of these should become part of your overall survivorship plan. They will make a big difference.

... But I will see a dietician etc but ideas are always welcome. When seeing a dietitian, be sure to see one who is a certified oncology dietitian, not just a generic dietitian. It should be a dietitian who knows how to recommend diets for the recovery from all sorts of cancer treatments, including...