Bad news yesterday

[ANDRETEXAS]

I am wishing you the best of luck and sending prayers your way. I have a friend who has been battling colorectal cancer for as long as I have. She has been on many different chemo drugs and combinations of those drugs. (I never knew there were so many combinations !) Some help decrease the size of some of her tumors or keep them stable, while other tumors increase in size on the same drugs. It's finding the right combination. She has been on stivarga for the past three months with very good results. Unlike many, she has tolerated stivarga excellently. She is now going to a center in San Antonio (we're in Austin) for a different drug trial to see if it will decrease, stabilize or eliminate her tumors. If not, she goes back on stivarga. I guess to make a long story short....hang in there....there are more options (drugs and trials) available day after day. Your positive attitude will help you immensely. I tell my doctors, stable and boring sound good to me. My prayers for you to find something that works.... Andre

[BeansMama]

... Are you on Facebook? I joined Colontown which is a closed group and very supportive as well. I know they have been very busy because there was a news report that mentioned them.

Colontown News Report:
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/colon-cancer-patients-seek-latest-treatments-through-social-media-n700591

Thank you GreenTea! Very interesting article, I have started the steps to join, the existence of those boards give me hope that I will beat this!

[BeansMama]

I am wishing you the best of luck and sending prayers your way. I have a friend who has been battling colorectal cancer for as long as I have. She has been on many different chemo drugs and combinations of those drugs. (I never knew there were so many combinations !) Some help decrease the size of some of her tumors or keep them stable, while other tumors increase in size on the same drugs. It's finding the right combination. She has been on stivarga for the past three months with very good results. Unlike many, she has tolerated stivarga excellently. She is now going to a center in San Antonio (we're in Austin) for a different drug trial to see if it will decrease, stabilize or eliminate her tumors. If not, she goes back on stivarga. I guess to make a long story short....hang in there....there are more options (drugs and trials) available day after day. Your positive attitude will help you immensely. I tell my doctors, stable and boring sound good to me. My prayers for you to find something that works.... Andre

Thank you Andre, I will not stop looking for a cure. I agree stable and boring is doable for me as long as it gives me more time with my loved ones.

I will keep praying for you as well.
Beans.

[Coloncancerqueen]

Sorry to hear this. Please know that we are praying that you will be in 60%. You can do it. Courage.

[BeansMama]

Sorry to hear this. Please know that we are praying that you will be in 60%. You can do it. Courage.

Thank you so much!

[crazylife]

Prayers for you! I so wish you could see dr. Kemeny from MSK. She may be able to shrink that one met with hai and get it respectable. So many have had luck with her.

[BIG ROB 69]

You can look me up under medi4736 clinical trial.

[BeansMama]

Prayers for you! I so wish you could see dr. Kemeny from MSK. She may be able to shrink that one met with hai and get it respectable. So many have had luck with her.

Unfortunately travel that far is out of the question for me.

[BeansMama]

You can look me up under medi4736 clinical trial.

Will do thanks!

[Pebblesgrgrma]

Sorry to hear that. Thanks again for your support of me during my dads travels. I will be praying for you for comfort and peace.

[Rob in PA]

Sorry to hear the news beans . Chemo was a bust for me too, butt I found a way to keep on ticking and I pray the same happens for you too. Damn this disease
Rob

[BeansMama]

Sorry to hear that. Thanks again for your support of me during my dads travels. I will be praying for you for comfort and peace.

Thank you pebbles, I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers through your time of grief.

[BeansMama]

Sorry to hear the news beans . Chemo was a bust for me too, butt I found a way to keep on ticking and I pray the same happens for you too. Damn this disease
Rob

Thanks Rob, I'm hoping the immunotherapy works, praying as hard as I can. I pray the same for you, that whatever treatments you try are successful as well. Never stop fighting this demon of a disease. I know I will for as long as I can. I want as many years with my loved ones as I can get.

[Cowgirl918]

Thanks for your note Beans! Love you too and I am glad you are resting. Other than a trip to IU for doctor, I have been doing the same. Sorry I am sick in the middle of our conversations but we will pick up where we left off.
Prayers and Angel dust coming your way!

[BeansMama]

Thanks for your note Beans! Love you too and I am glad you are resting. Other than a trip to IU for doctor, I have been doing the same. Sorry I am sick in the middle of our conversations but we will pick up where we left off.
Prayers and Angel dust coming your way!

I am so sorry you still aren't feeling well cowgirl! I am glad you are resting, you need to in order to get better.

Love you my friend, sending extra prayers your way.
Beans