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[BostonButt49]

I have just joined as a member. I have had colon cancer surgery already. Dealt with multiple mets in liver, brain and lungs. Having liver resection next week. Looking for support and someone to talk to. Heard about the forum from my best friend who has a family member going through this.

[tdsamal]

Welcome,
Glad you found us. You will find this forum very informative and knowledgeable. We have many people that can share their experiences with you. I like it because everyone on here knows what you are going through and can understand how you feel. It is my place to go when I have questions and want answers. It sounds like you have alot going on and I'm sure like all of us you feel very overwhelmed. Tell us a little about yourself. Sounds like you might be from Boston?
Tammy

[Seriously, WTF?]

Welcome, feel free to come here any time day or night.Someone is always around to help you. hang in there!

[CRguy]

Welcome to the best forum nobody wants to have to join !
Feel free to contribute or engage, to whatever degree you feel comfortable, lots of good folks here.
Sending positive vibes and best wishes your way.

Oh, and if you are from Boston.....we want the Stanley Cup back !

In Harmony
CRguy

[BostonButt49]

Hello to everyone. I live near Boston and I was DX in April 2011. Had Colon resection in late May and radiation ablation in lungs and gamma knife radiation on brain in June. Developed pneumonia and was in a bad way for a few weeks but doing better now. I am having a liver resect done next week. Believing it will take care of the remaining mess. Could not have made it through without friends and family. I have had to be out of work since May and it is a challenge.

[CheeseHead]

Hi Butt,

Welcome to the forum. It's a great place to vent, get information, or just talk.

Good luck with your liver resection next week. I found out my first was scarier in advance than it really turned out to be. The second was... easy... relatively speaking of course.

Hang in there,
Cheese

[Phuong]

Welcome! I had 2 liver resections - one partal and the second one took the left lobe of my liver. While not as easy as the VATs resection for the lung, it was not to bad to recover from. I did lots of walking and you'll find exercise threads (not to mention the adventures of cycling and hiking) here that encourage us all to stay as active as we can. It certainly helped me with the healing process.

Go Sox!!!
Phuong

[Bill5107]

Welcome aboard neighbor! (I'm 2 hours from Boston) Sucks that you need to be here of course.

I've found this to be a great online home through my cancer journey. Great resources here and folks always willing to help where they can.

[mum]

Kiora from New Zealand which is our welcome.You will get so much support from this forum and we all have a connection to our world wide friends.
My daughter is going through her experience with this colon cancer issue and we both enjoy sharing the friendship through this site.
Lots of earthquakes happening in Christchurch at the moment and has been going on for a year now.We live 30 kms south of the city.
Rachael said that for a cancer person everyday is an earthquake.She is so right.
Do hope you doing o k at the moment and we send you a big hug from KIWI land Cheers Rachael and her mum

[BostonButt49]

Thank you everyone. It is good to know there is somewhere to go for information and conversation.
I have my liver resection in the morning at 7am. Pretty anxious.

[Novamomof2]

Welcome!
I just started posting on this forum too! Have any questions you need answers to, this is the place!

[Anji]

Welcome! You will find a wealth of information and support here. Know that I am praying for your liver resection in the morning. And please, when you are able, be sure to update us and let us know how you are doing!

Anji

[Kathryn in MN]

Welcome! Sorry you need to be here, but glad you found us since you do. Best wishes for tomorrow's surgery and your recovery. You've been through a lot already - you sound like you are very tough and will get through this final round of surgery/treatment well. Please check back and update us on how you are doing once you feel well enough.