I am scheduled to have surger on 9-25 with Dr Melnetchouk at Brigham and women's. Has anyone ever been treated by her? I have a tumor in the ascending colon as well as some lymph nodes that appear to br affected as well. CH - It looks like your surgeon has all of the recommended board certification...

Here you can find some information on colonoscopy prep:
http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53348&p=422050#p422050

My CEA checks are scheduled at the hospital. The next one is scheduled for November. I'm seeing the doctor filling in for my family doctor. I still think you should have your CEA re-tested before they do the CT scan. Is there any way you can get one of your doctors to order the re-test now? Or coul...

Yea I know the feeling. Was diagnosed in July with Stage2. Hope all goes well with you. New to this site and still figuring out how to make a post myself? Trying to connect with like loop ileostomy people to find out about what they eat? It's the New Topic button from the forum index. Near the uppe...

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... I don't know where to find help with this. A gastro doctor, a nutritionist? Not sure why this is happening or why my system is so different now. I did not have chemo or radiation. What country are you in? If you are in the US you can search for a nearby Registered Oncology Dietitian Nutritionis...

I found out why my ct scans were moved up and it has nothing to do with scheduling. It's because my CEA(tumor marker) is 46 . Before surgery in 2014 it was below 1 and it has always been below 1 up until now. I get my ct scan on September 22nd and see the doctor for follow up on October 5th. From e...

Hi and welcome, I suspect because you have Lynch Syndrome, your body might be able to produce polyps faster than most people. Since you were scoped in 2015 with a clean bill of health, If this polyp does have cancer, I suspect it's a very early stage, O or possibly stage I. Possible surgery, butt p...

... I have an appointment Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether additional adjuvant chemo is worthwhile. My PCP says it's not. We'll see. MDA should be taking outpatient by then. All outpatient at MDA is cancelled tomorrow. My meeting with my onc was delayed because Harvey shut the city down this ...

I've had "tummy troubles" most of my life. Blood, pain, cramping, etc... I recently changed doctors and he noticed my significant weight loss (70 lbs/year) and started asking questions. This eventually led to a colonoscopy/endoscopy combo to check for Celiac. He found a hiatal hernia and ...

... The MD Anderson bowel control program is very detailed and can be found online (I am not sure how to add the link). It involves using Citrucel or Metamucil to bulk up stools and basically a step by step program to retrain bowels to empty at the same time every day... I think this might be the M...

Bro Nut - Are you still dry in the hood? Watched videos of Katy, TX for quite awhile yesterday on the news after opening up the reservoirs + storm water coming down. Was sure thinking of YOU & all your fellow Texans affected by this disaster. Best Wishes, BS I hope everyone is OK in Katy. https...

...As a side note i was informed that eating pickles while on chemo will help with my taste buds. anyone ever hear of that or have any thoughts or ideas if that will work or not... I ate dill pickles when I was on chemo. I don't know if it did any good, but at least I liked the taste. I also ate dr...

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