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by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:20 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Onset Of Side Effects
Replies: 11
Views: 1810

Re: Onset Of Side Effects

The one side effect constant seems to be cold sensitivity with Oxaliplatin. That one comes on quick. Sometimes even during infusion, if not shortly thereafter. Others typically rear their heads within the first 5 days. As a general rule with day 1 being infusion day, side effects tend to peak later ...
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:06 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: I'm Back……Questions re Treatment Advances in Last 6 Years
Replies: 12
Views: 2786

Re: I'm Back……Questions re Treatment Advances in Last 6 Year

Hey SBL, so sorry you need to come back here. Not a whole lot has changed early on for rectal as you've noted. Maybe the only thing is that it's become standard practice to wait AT LEAST 8 weeks post chemo/rad for surgery. Some docs prefer 10 or more.
by SkiFletch
Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:06 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Hydration Fluid
Replies: 6
Views: 813

Re: Hydration Fluid

Meh, no. I found salt intake to be not necessary as I ate a LOT of it on chemo anyways. I craved extreme flavors since everything tasted like chalk to me. So I salted the heck out of my food. Poured sugar in my coffee, and ordered spicy foods as hot as humanly possible. If your mother doesn't like s...
by SkiFletch
Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:30 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Chemo Side Effects
Replies: 8
Views: 1386

Re: Chemo Side Effects

I had minor sores and was prescribed meds for it. Another of my larger challenges with chemo was that everything tasted like chalk. It was really annoying. Nothing tasted good except EXTREME flavors. I could eat ridiculously hot things and barely tell. In fact I found myself constantly ordering thin...
by SkiFletch
Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:27 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Lung: correct procedure?
Replies: 2
Views: 659

Re: Lung: correct procedure?

Even if the surgeon did, such results are unlikely to change the planned course of treatment and surveillance. I would imagine there's post-op chemo and then scans planned for you?
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:01 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Is it just me?
Replies: 49
Views: 6350

Re: Is it just me?

Vent away. We discuss this every year and I'm with you. Breasts are fun to talk about, poop is not. Call me defeatest, but I have no idea how to change that. And make no mistake, until that reality changes, the awareness will never even come close.
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:54 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Confused and advice needed
Replies: 7
Views: 1475

Re: Confussed and advice needed

Well, how did your dad do with the colon surgery? Was his recovery as-expected? Did he have complications? If his initial surgery was unremarkable, perhaps this one will be too. A laparoscopic (keyhole) liver met removal is rare, but not unheard of. It's only done in cases with small primaries right...
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Pathology Report from Colectomy; Now What Do I Do?
Replies: 10
Views: 2134

Re: Pathology Report from Colectomy; Now What Do I Do?

1. I've seen folks get the port in, have it immediately accessed, and sent straight down to the chemo center for chemo. I might not recommend this, as removing the needle would be painful 2 days later, but it can be done. A week would be nice and easy. If you do have pain the first day or so followi...
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:50 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Vectibix question
Replies: 7
Views: 2150

Re: Vectibex question

I have no personal experience here, but I read a lot of folks on this forum have their rash get better the longer they're on Erbitux/Vectibix without that fact impacting their treatment success. Seems to this non-dr that the skin just gets used to it.
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:47 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Lynch/ Torre Muir new diagnosis &1st colonoscopy scheduled
Replies: 3
Views: 999

Re: Lynch/ Torre Muir new diagnosis &1st colonoscopy schedul

Well, I don't know if this will make you feel better, but I have a family history of colon and uterine cancer, personal history of multiple sebaceous cysts and DON'T have Lynch. I did get colon cancer though :shock: :x Sounds like you do have Lynch though with those mutations so all the precautions ...
by SkiFletch
Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:39 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Diet Issues After Surgery
Replies: 4
Views: 802

Re: Diet Issues After Surgery

That definitely sucks bigtime. What foods has she been eating? Has she tried things like BRAT diet and increasing starchy soluble fiber? Has she tried Imodium or other gut motility suppressors?
by SkiFletch
Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:48 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: And we have a stage - sort of?
Replies: 7
Views: 1406

Re: And we have a stage - sort of?

What was your pre-surgical "clinical" staging as a result of whatever scan they did on you (PET or ERUS)? Did they suspect lymph involvement BEFORE surgery? When you have chemo/rad before surgery it's possible for the chemo/rad to wipe out the nodes that were there before. Hence treatment ...
by SkiFletch
Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:33 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Stage IV Colon Cancer - 32F Just Diagnosed
Replies: 33
Views: 6375

Re: Stage IV Colon Cancer - 32F Just Diagnosed

You've been run through the ringer, that's for sure. That decrease in CEA is a great thing. Sounds like a lot of your troubles are from the constipation and partial blockage. That's what's causing the worse-than-normal nausea too. I've never taken it, but everyone on the board here has raved about E...
by SkiFletch
Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:53 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Exciting Plans
Replies: 28
Views: 3513

Re: Exciting Plans

Thanks for all the input guys. Actually CRguy, my scotch palate has broadened in the past couple years. Been getting into Glenlivet a bunch lately, as well as glen moray and dalwhinnie. I've got a bottle of glenlivet 18 waiting for Nov 13th (God bless Duty Free). Thanks for reminding me to give my d...
by SkiFletch
Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:30 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Had my first colonoscopy. Wasnt good and I am scared.
Replies: 36
Views: 5000

Re: Had my first colonoscopy. Wasnt good and I am scared.

Agreed, and getting it done BEFORE surgery can provide an excellent data point for you moving forward when it comes time to monitor the success of treatment regimens or in checking for recurrence. It's not a perfect test, but for many folks can be invaluable. Better to not stick your head in the san...

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