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by andy21
Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Why I stopped posting
Replies: 92
Views: 13219

Re: Why I stopped posting

Scottyg,

You are part of Seal Team IV that has survived the most difficult medical challenge thrown at you.
That is very inspirational. It keeps hope alive for so many people.
Hope you write a book as nowadays it's easy to publish free on Amazon as a downloadable ebook.
by andy21
Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Athlete who overcame Stage IV colon cancer shares story in new book
Replies: 3
Views: 909

Athlete who overcame Stage IV colon cancer shares story in new book

http://www.kctv5.com/story/29253421/athlete-who-overcame-alcohol-addiction-and-colon-cancer-shares-story-in-new-book In 2009 she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Even in the battle of her life, though, she was focused on competing. "A year and a half after I was diagnosed I sent my s...
by andy21
Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:05 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Trip to Sloan
Replies: 20
Views: 3109

Re: Trip to Sloan

Hope lodge, NY may have a free vacancy. Please check with them: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/hopelodge/newyorkcity/new-york-city-about-our-facility Also you maybe able to get a free ride to NYC using Corporate Angel if you have a scheduled appointment. http://www.corpangel...
by andy21
Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:23 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!
Replies: 1933
Views: 327750

Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

1. When I go in I might cause pain. I cause you to spit and ask you not to swallow. I can fill your hole. What am I? 2. A finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you’re bored. The best man always has me first. What am I? 3. I’m spread before I’m eaten. Your tongue gets me off. People sometimes li...
by andy21
Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:15 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!
Replies: 1933
Views: 327750

Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

“A doctor and his wife were having a big argument at breakfast. He shouted at her, "You aren't so good in bed either!" then stormed off to work. By mid-morning, he decided he'd better make amends and called home. "What took you so long to answer?" he asked. "I was in bed,&qu...
by andy21
Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:34 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: A truly sad story
Replies: 1
Views: 796

A truly sad story

http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2015/05/08/remembrance-tonight-for-milan-gambhir-15-portola-valley One of Cancer's top researcher loses his only son to Cancer. He won a 2014 Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship award for the design of a wristband that would detect the recurren...
by andy21
Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:36 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!
Replies: 1933
Views: 327750

Re: The Grim Reaper took another swipe at me !!

As you lie back your muscles tighten. You put him off for a while searching for an excuse, but he refuses to be swayed as he approaches you. He asks if you’re afraid and you shake your head bravely. He has had more experience, but it’s the first time his finger has found the right place. He probes d...
by andy21
Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:10 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 3 Years back this day
Replies: 5
Views: 1151

3 Years back this day

3 Years back this day was when I first learnt of my dad's diagnosis. It was like Mayan Prophecy coming true. The world stopped for few days. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon Although it was not end of world in 2012, since that day and year my world has certainly been shattered. My father...
by andy21
Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: New Class of Drugs Shows More Promise in Treating Cancer
Replies: 1
Views: 646

New Class of Drugs Shows More Promise in Treating Cancer

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/business/new-class-of-drugs-shows-more-promise-in-treating-cancer.html?referrer=&_r=1 One of the patients in the study, Stefanie Joho, has Lynch syndrome. Her mother had colon cancer at age 44, then uterine cancer six years later. Ms. Joho was even unluckier,...
by andy21
Wed May 27, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: The truth about poo: we’re doing it wrong
Replies: 18
Views: 3789

Re: The truth about poo: we’re doing it wrong

Where is the best place to buy this?
https://www.squattypotty.com/

This is one change that is easy for anyone to make, and looks promising.
by andy21
Tue May 26, 2015 5:18 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Another CRC Risk Factor that Doesn't Apply to Me
Replies: 20
Views: 2624

Re: Another CRC Risk Factor that Doesn't Apply to Me

25 CRC Risk factors:

1-20 : Genes
21 onwards: Diet obesity etc.
by andy21
Tue May 26, 2015 4:51 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Dad passed away at 51, now I have 2 polyps at 28...
Replies: 11
Views: 1639

Re: Dad passed away at 51, now I have 2 polyps at 28...

Hi, I was in touch with your dad and he was really a very intelligent person. My dad too passed away around 2 years back and in colonoscopy they found a polyp in my colon that they removed. I have a friend whose dad passed away from Colon cancer and he has had colonoscopy since last 20 years or so. ...
by andy21
Tue May 26, 2015 4:27 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Tech titans’ latest project: Defy death
Replies: 0
Views: 1461

Tech titans’ latest project: Defy death

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2015/04/04/tech-titans-latest-project-defy-death/ Among the guests was Cynthia Kenyon, a molecular biologist and biogerontologist who had garnered attention for doubling the life span of a roundworm by disabling a single gene. Aubrey de Grey, a British compu...
by andy21
Fri May 22, 2015 5:28 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Barrett's Esophagus
Replies: 2
Views: 673

Re: Barrett's Esophagus

Thanks Ron, appreciate your answer.
I think the doctors need to start telling the patients what to tell to their other family members.
by andy21
Fri May 22, 2015 3:19 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Barrett's Esophagus
Replies: 2
Views: 673

Barrett's Esophagus

Anyone with long term experience of managing Barrett's Esophagus. I have Barrett's Esophogus and doctor has advised scope 3-5 years. http://www.asge.org/patients/patients.aspx?id=402 Is it better to get it yearly? How can it be treated or maintained in long term? Any good forums like this forum for ...

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