I was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in March of "06. I had 6/6 nodes positive. I had surgery, and am now doing chemo. I'm on FOLFOX6 with Avastin. I enjoyed reading all the posts from all of you who are doing so well. I'm a pretty positive thinker, myself. I plan to do fabulously. I've had a few hiccups in the treatment, but nothing too bad. I was an oncology nurse back in the '80s, and chemo was such a nightmare back then. BTW, I just turned 52, and was diagnosed during my first screening colonoscopy at 51. I'd had classic IBS symptoms for six years, and actually did have a hemorrhoid, and nothing had changed except that the IBS was actually getting a little BETTER over the last few months before diagnosis. It was a complete surprise!
Since surgery, I've been having LOTS of poops. Nice to know I'm not the only one. They're formed and bulky, so I don't want to stop them up, but I feel like I live in the bathroom.
Nice to hear from you all. This is a nice site. I hope to be back soon.