...here's where I'm at: Just finished a Sigmoid Collectomy. Am currently sporting a stoma and healing. My status is T3N0M0... Hi Fred - Here is how I interpret your current situation and the near future, given the information you have provided so far. 1. Sigmoid colon resection - T3N0M0 2. One mont...

... I guess my question is if I'm tolerating it well after two rounds, how much worse should I expect it to get? Hi Julie - I wasn't on FOLFOX, but I did have oxaliplatin, which is the third component of FOLFOX. My experience with oxaliplatin was that the first three cycles went very smoothly witho...

... We are 25% done with the first batch of treatments... Hi seasnail - It's good to see that your husband is making such progress. Do you have information on what is planned next after the 4 cycles of FOLFIRI+Avastin have been completed? What kind of assessment and treatment program is envisaged? ...

... They want to do CT scan again tomorrow and we will see the oncologist on 4th September. ... Hi VWH - After re-reading the earlier comments posted on this thread, my general feeling is that you should not worry at all, because the report did say that it was likely just a post-infection inflammat...

Rhea: Great news! Glad to hear the surgery went well.

Any feedback with the experience of Stereotactic Radiation Surgery (SRS) in GTA area, please help... is it the only option? ... Hi very worried husband - I don't have any experience in this area, but I noticed that there is one forum member who is going to have SRS a couple of weeks from now: Pet s...

... '' There is a new left costophrenic angle nodule at the lung base measuring 6mm, non specific and likely inflammatory /post inflammatory nature ''. Interpretation: " No evidence of recurrent disease. note is made of a new left costophrenic angle pulmonary nodule indeterminate significance ...

elise wrote:...But kidney stones. UGH.
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Hi Elise - If you have kidney stones, then it might be possible to dissolve them with a couple weeks' worth of potassium citrate treatment. Has your doctor mentioned this?

http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/potassium-citrate-for-kidney-stones

I know the vets here say stay ahead of the nausea. Does this mean I should start taking pills today or wait until tomorrow? .... Voxx66 - Whether you take the pills before or after might depend on the particular medication. For example, the Emend medication that Bev G mentioned has the following de...

LKGower wrote:... Surgery went so well, they got all tumors except one dead tumor but did that micro ablaze thingy on it...

Hi Lisa -- Good to hear that your surgery went so well, and thanks for sending us an update so soon. Hope you will be up and walking soon...

... disease free survival and overall survival were similar for non operative management (with cCR ) and rectal resection (with a pCR ). Hi Shannon -- Thanks for posting this, which I found very interesting. There were a few acronyms in your post that I wasn't familiar with, however, so I had to lo...

I think I've prepared as much as possible... Voxx66 - So you will be starting on FOLFOX+Avastin? On your first visit they might give you a set of booklets from the companies that manufacture the components of the treatment. If so, be sure to read everything and note anything that doesn't seem clear...

Update- I finalized my treatment plan with Hopkins, and started FOLFOX yesterday. So far I feel ok , but know that the side effects will peak around day 3... kmv - Thanks for the update. Please keep us informed about your experience with FOLFOX chemo. I was on a different regimen (XELOX), and it st...

Just looking for some support/prayers/good vibes/ whatever it is you believe in sending my way ... I truly believe I was healed last summer when I reached out to God, his word says "by his stripes we are healed", but it would mean a lot to me knowing that you all that know what I'm going ...

LKGower wrote:Well it's finally arriving. I have my liver resection tomorrow morning. I'm nervous but at the same time just glad to be having it done! Lisa

Hi Lisa -- We'll be thinking about you today and tomorrow. Hoping that all goes well and that the surgeon makes all the right decisions...