The spinal stuff is very common with tennis players. It may be do to weightlifting as well and I'll modify what I do to decrease stress. I'm taking Garden of Life Raw Probiotics Men 50 & Wiser - Acidophilus and Bifidobacteria Probiotic-Created Vitamins, Minerals, Enzymes, and Prebiotics, Gluten ...

CT and bloodwork. Everything fine but some degenerative stuff in the spinal column which I will ask the doc about next week. On scans, some pathologists throw in stuff. I've found that they vary what they make comments on and this time he mentioned the spinal stuff which I will have to look into. Th...

Atoq wrote:I just got the resuts of my CAT scan and everything is fine.
I also had some problems with the wound where the stomy was that was not healing, and they found a surgery stitch that was still under the skin after 3 years!


All the best

Claudia

Good to hear that things continue to go well.

Glad you found a probiotic that helps, Mike. I ran out of mine and it took a few days to get more. It was amazing how stuffed up I felt. Dave I like being able to go to Whole Foods to pick up the bottle and not worry about it going bad due to shipping. I've noticed that I've had no Small Bowel Obst...

The Garden of Life Probiotics for Men over 50 are working well. They've decreased pressure (from Small Bowel Obstructions) and have improved stool consistency and color. They claim 85 billion live cultures but you take three capsules so maybe 30 billion per capsule; still 10 to 20 times as much as o...

I'm still taking the Kombucha and just bought a package of Garden of Life Probiotics for men over 50. They are marketed as 85 billion live cultures and a wide variety of cultures. Most have around 1 to 2 billion. Of course I don't know if more is better. The daily does is three capsules so I'll star...

Rikimaroo wrote:Sixth cycle starts today.

CEA is 16....WTF.

CT scans clear NED. Doctor is not concerned by CEA but we do a pet scan maybe next time in February.

That's pretty high. My doctor said he worries in the high-teens but mine was a lot lower than that when he ordered a CT. We're all different.

I was on Xeloda for a little over six months and my CEA rose through treatment. I attributed to an increasing exercise load but it could have been the Xeloda as well. The oncologist was worried enough by it that he ordered a CT scan in the last month.

After bugging the oncologist about the testing results, I finally got a copy of them. The results say that my husband's tumor is MSS, low TMB, with mutations in APC, PIK3R1, and TP53. No mutations in KRAS or BRAF. Based on what I've read on this message board and elsewhere, this means that the canc...

I have tried Kirkland which is a Ginger Lemon flavor and I believe that Sujo is the supplier. I also have a Sujo Blood Orange Ade (it's fizzy) that I like. It does not guarantee a cleanout the first day. That happened the first time I tried it. This second time, it was on the second day. But it was ...

Hi Mike, I enjoyed making kumbacha before my diagnosis but lost the taste for it during treatment. I may have to try it again. I haven’t had the need to crush the system too often but it is nice to know that that might do it! Hope you are enjoying your retirement. I am a year away from when I can r...

The Kombucha works quite well - I just have to drink 1/4 bottle for it to do its thing. Maybe two bottles a week. I'd like to buy it at Costco but it would take up a lot of space in the fridge. One option would be to get a mini-fridge in the basement - which I'm thinking about.

At MSK, the doctor there suggested to do the chemotherapy before surgery because they have observed complete clinical response in patients that have residual tumors post radiation. You are going to have to do the chemo anyway. I’d much happier I did it pre surgery when I functioned normally. Doctor...

Going into this, a permanent colostomy is a terrifying idea, and the last thing anyone wants. It's an immediate emotional, visceral response. But usually, with education, positions will shift. Because it's not just a choice between LARS and a bag. It can be the choice between a bag or Stage IV. Or ...

I picked up some Sujo Kombucha today. I really like the Costco Kombucha (Ginger Lemon) but they sell it in 8-bottle boxes and that would be a lot of space in the fridge. A cup of that stuff will clean you out in about eight hours and I was thinking that it wouldn't be bad to get a cleanout once a we...