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External radiation
Radiation
Having full bladder every treatment 5 days a week was the most difficult part.
1 CommentPainless Experience: Neutral/NA Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree -
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Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
I have been lucky and have not had major side effects from Folfox with Avastin other than the cold sensitivity in my hands and some ...
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Removal of rectal tumor
Procedure or Surgery
I had a ileus which kept me in the hospital for an extra 8 or 9 days. That wasn't too bad except that the doctors couldn't tell me f...
1 CommentWent as Expected: Agree Minimal Recovery: Disagree Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree -
Cancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
0 CommentsHusbands cancer has spread from the liver to the adrenal gland on the kidney and spot to the lung. Going back on vextibic and irinot...
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Y90
Procedure or Surgery
Went as planned. Will be on light duty a couple of and then back to work.
0 CommentsWent as Expected: Agree Minimal Recovery: Agree Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree -
Got to go home
Celebration
1 CommentI finally got to the point that I could take care of myself so was able to go home with home health (still had a wound vac on my abd...
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Colon surgery (colectomy or hemicolectomy)
Procedure or Surgery
The initial surgery went well (took out about a foot of my colon & did a full hysterectomy), it ended up taking almost 7 hrs because...
1 CommentWent as Expected: Strongly Disagree Minimal Recovery: Strongly Disagree Minimal Side Effects: Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree -
Cancer is shrinking
Celebration
0 CommentsI responded extremely well to treatment, tumor had shrunk considerably in size!
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Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
I was lucky enough to be able to take the oral chemo pills that 1st round. I took them twice a day on the same days I did radiation....
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External radiation
Radiation
I had 42 radiation treatments, done daily Mon-Fri. About an hour after treatment a massive wave of fatigue would hit me. The burns t...
0 CommentsPainless Experience: Disagree Minimal Side Effects: Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree -
Just Diagnosed
Oh No
0 CommentsResults came back, the GI Dr called me on the phone and informed me I had cancer! I was devastated and confused, there was no family...
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Cancer Limitations - Colorectal Cancer - Jeff A
Colorectal (Colon) Cancer