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Biography(more to come!) Cancer SymptomsSept. 05 I began having what felt like menstral cramping after my period. Timing was off, the cramps would come and go. After years of being told I had IBS, after 3 pregnancies, I had a colonoscopy in 11/07 & was told that day I had a malignant tumor. The troublesome part is that the Dr’s could have caught this 2 years ago. I was even in the ER in 10/06 complaining of severe abdominal pain & was sent home. They thought it was food poisoning & pregnancy. For a whole year I suffered with ‘blockage’ symptoms (vomiting & pain). Surgery Description, Dates & Side EffectsI had 12” of my Sigmoid Colon removed on 11/19/07. The tumor was 4.3cm at the colonoscopy, but more accurately measured 6.1cm after resection. There were 14 out of 32 lymph nodes with cancer cells present. Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side EffectsI had my 1st chemo treatment on 12/10/07. If cancer cells remain, they are microscopic and floating around in my body and being ZAPPED by chemo! I qualified for a trial and receive Erbitux (usually for metastatic cancer) every week (which causes acne). The nausea is gone for now, mouth sores are fading, and acne is blossoming. The Oxilaplatin will be decreased next time due to the mouth sores. It also causes Neuropathy. Comments: |
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Thanks for your comment on my blog, I accepted your friend request on Facebook tonight when I got online. It’s a sad statement that we both could have been dx much earlier, had drs at ER’s not assumed to not look for something more serious. I am so tired of colon cancer being called an old man’s disease, the more I’m on here, the more women I see, several of us in our 30’s, I am hoping that something changes for me so that there is more they can do surgically or something. I don’t know what they can do about my lining of my diaphraghm…not sure there is much? Maybe the chemo will eraducate it? But first I need to kick this infection out of my skin before I can start back on it, I think it will get better in another week or so, maybe more antibiotics? Then things can get back on track. It’s just so painful (my facial acne isn’t bad I’ve got that managed with the ointments, it’s the cellulitis it’s turned into on my abdomen,breast, arm and leg that is so dang painful in places.)(((hugs))) to you.
Gwen
Thank you for your comment, your a very strong wondeful woman, you give me inspiration for my voyage
Congratulations on kicking colon cancer in the booty
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I am a 36 year old mom who was diagnosed a year ago with Stage 3 colon cancer. Thankfully only one lymph node was positive out of 23. I did the standard bowel resection and 12 rounds of FOLFOX. I was just wondering if you have experienced any pain in the joints since you have discontinued therapy? I have heard of chemo-induced arthritis but haven’t discussed it with my doctor. Just feeling like a baby right about now.
thanks for comfirming..you are right there are ways..putting down your general practitiner is one way to do it
why not a a new law that says we get the results at our fax machine..why do docs only get our stuff
where can we go to start a new medical prodecure law