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justin case
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Location: Katy, Texas

Re: newly diagnosed newbie

Postby justin case » Tue May 02, 2017 7:32 pm

peanut_8 wrote:
Lee wrote:
justin case wrote:
If I recall, beets and some fruits like pomegranate, can cure all. . .
Michael


My Bro Nut, always good to see your posts.

As a friend reminded me recently, the pits of apricots have been know to cure cancer. Or at least that was the fad a few years back.

Always, your Sista Nut.


I suspect we may not be hearing from OP anymore. He's been online lurking, butt hasn't said anything after his wife posted.

So in the spirit of the nut clan, here's a fun fact for the day. :mrgreen:

(Warning, for mature audiences only.)

Amaretto (Italian for "a little bitter") is a sweet, almond-flavoured, Italian liqueur associated with Saronno, Italy. Various commercial brands are made from a base of apricot pits, almonds, or both.[1]

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All the best,
peanut

Almonds are not my favorite ....Nut.
7/11 diagnosed Stage 2 colon and rectal cancer
chemo/rad
lar/temp ilio
Reversal & port removal
21 round of chemo Folfox 9tx, 5fu 12 tx
Last treatment July 2012

weisssoccermom
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Joined: Thu May 10, 2007 2:32 pm
Location: Pacific NW

Re: newly diagnosed newbie

Postby weisssoccermom » Tue May 02, 2017 8:11 pm

I LOVE to use Amaretto in baking...the flavor it gives to the food (try it next time you make homemade biscotti....sooo good) is just unbelievable!
When I saw that some commercial brands are made from a base of 'apricot pits' I couldn't help but laugh. Many of you may not remember, but long long ago (I'm showing my age here :oops: ) a drug called LAETRILE was supposed to CURE cancer and yep, it was made from 'apricot pits'!

Maybe peanut has something with the Amaretto??? :wink:
Dx 6/22/2006 IIA rectal cancer
6 wks rad/Xeloda -finished 9/06
1st attempt transanal excision 11/06
11/17/06 XELOX 1 cycle
5 months Xeloda only Dec '06 - April '07
10+ blood clots, 1 DVT 1/07
transanal excision 4/20/07 path-NO CANCER CELLS!
NED now and forever!
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Basil
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Joined: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:33 pm

Re: newly diagnosed newbie

Postby Basil » Tue May 02, 2017 8:15 pm

I am going for FOLFOX round 3 tomorrow. I hate it but love it because decades of research have shown that sweet, horrible poison is my best chance of ensuring that I'm attending my kids' weddings in fifteen years. Calculus isn't any harder than that for me.
40 y/o male (now 46), kids 11 & 14.
Dx 3/16/17, rectal cancer s3,t3,n1,m0
PROSPCT trial (FOLFOX in lieu of chemorad)
FOLFOX 4/5/17 - 6/26/17
LAR 7/31/17, temp ileo
pathological complete response
Adjuvant chemo cancelled (IDEA Study)
Ileo reversed 9/25/17
NED
1 year scans - clear
2 year scans - clear
3 year scans - clear
4 year scans - clear
5 year scans - clear (considered cured)

mpbser
Posts: 953
Joined: Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:52 am

Re: newly diagnosed newbie

Postby mpbser » Wed May 03, 2017 8:05 am

Hi stu,

Thanks for your message. I cannot seem to be able to contact you through your profile nor can I send any other private messages for that matter.

If you, or any of you other decent fine folk (e.g. rp1954), want to communicate, please send me an email at callingyououtonxyz@gmail.com

I hate this place, with a moderator encouraging snarky comments eg: broccoli, amaretto, while censoring my defense in reaction to such.

Nasty, vile bullying mentality that I have no tolerance for at this point in my life. So yeah, I bid you all adieu.
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

TXLiz
Posts: 249
Joined: Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:31 pm

Re: newly diagnosed newbie

Postby TXLiz » Wed May 03, 2017 10:28 am

Basil wrote:I am going for FOLFOX round 3 tomorrow. I hate it but love it because decades of research have shown that sweet, horrible poison is my best chance of ensuring that I'm attending my kids' weddings in fifteen years. Calculus isn't any harder than that for me.


Good luck, Basil. It does suck. Keep going. My 3rd treatment hit sort of hard...like my body finally figured out the "sweet poison" was going to be pumped into it on the regular. Up until then, I was ok-ish. Drink as much water as possible. Water made such a huge difference for me in all of my side and after effects. Even the background nauseous feeling that hung around throughout treatment. If I didn't drink water I felt so very bad.
Vomiting and blockage 9/19/16 46 y F
R hemi colectomy 9/20/16
Stage 3 B CRC, located in cecum
3 out of 16 lymph nodes positive
perineural invasion/lymphovascular invasion
infiltrating, mod differentiated adenocarcinoma with a mucinous component
separate tumor nodules present in pericolonic adipose tissue
MSI-high
Baseline PET scan clear 9/16 CEA 0.5
FOLFOX 10/16- 3/17
April 16th, CT scan clear. CEA 1.1
Lynch "inconclusive"
Colonoscopy 10/5/2017 clear

ccmc
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Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:13 pm

Re: newly diagnosed newbie

Postby ccmc » Wed May 03, 2017 1:01 pm

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