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by MadMed
Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Happy holidays
Replies: 3
Views: 2674

Re: Happy holidays

Well said and so true Sunny. Happy holidays all!
by MadMed
Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:13 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week
Replies: 151
Views: 85875

Re: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week

In clinical trials, the therapy seems to work more than 80 percent of the time.


What!
by MadMed
Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week
Replies: 151
Views: 85875

Re: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week

holy smokes that's awesome to hear!
by MadMed
Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:05 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Update and Apology
Replies: 27
Views: 4465

Re: Update and Apology

Thank you for sharing RR. It’s completely understandable that you took a blow to regroup. We did miss you.
by MadMed
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:17 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Sun Sensitivity
Replies: 3
Views: 835

Re: Sun Sensitivity

Yup, I feel like I’m burning as soon as the sun hits my skin. Almost 2 years post chemo. I’m not white, more of a brown person, so this is very unusual for me.
by MadMed
Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Colopgaurd positive
Replies: 3
Views: 811

Re: Colopgaurd positive

Colonoscopy for sure! CEA isn’t a bad idea, but the determinant factor is the colonoscopy.
by MadMed
Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: ever feel this way?
Replies: 10
Views: 1750

Re: ever feel this way?

pete305 wrote:bad topic - anyone ever get tired of the chemos and side effects and medications and waiting for that other shoe to drop? how to keep from getting discouraged?


Every scan! No escaping it with this thing.
by MadMed
Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week
Replies: 151
Views: 85875

Re: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week

Sent some quick questions today to nih about some issues that had been bothering me/creeping into my everyday: 1) As a responder, what is the % of my response as of my last scans? 2) Understanding the tils do not replicate/reproduce, is it possible/probable/unlikely that they will exhaust themselve...
by MadMed
Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Cancer Cure news
Replies: 10
Views: 13964

Re: Cancer Cure news

Thank you for sharing. This looks like an inventory of possible ways of turning a tumor that does not respond to immunotherapy into one that does. It proposes that viruses could be used to “attach” to cold tumors and turn them hot. Meaning the immune cells can attack them. My take is that this would...
by MadMed
Fri May 12, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week
Replies: 151
Views: 85875

Re: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week

This is so awesome pccr, I am truly happy for you!
by MadMed
Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:18 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: CURED STAGE IV / 11 years on April 11th
Replies: 6
Views: 2577

Re: CURED STAGE IV / 11 years on April 11th

Congratulations Diane, your first post was Sat May 16, 2009 9:47 pm..You're still here and thriving, that is excellent!
by MadMed
Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:07 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: New to Fourm saying Hello
Replies: 7
Views: 1587

Re: New to Fourm saying Hello

Welcome to the best forum no one wanted to join Slowrider1. You're in the whirlwind now, things will slow down.
Chemo is rough, be kind to yourself and hang in there.
by MadMed
Thu Mar 02, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week
Replies: 151
Views: 85875

Re: Beginning TIL Therapy at NIH Next Week

Outstanding pccr, such hard work, this is great news!
by MadMed
Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 13 years cancer free
Replies: 3
Views: 1435

Re: 13 years cancer free

Congrats Rickker! Isn't it a good goal to have a happy, functional life! You give the right perspective, bag or no bag, being happy and unimpeded is the goal!

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