Re: Latest Update on My Joe

[Guest guest]

Deb, I post from the board and not my private e-mail. Can you do a

signature from the board or can that only be done from private e-

mail? And if so how do I get that done? Thanks Love, Ingrid

>

> Hi all

> Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how I try to

reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my signature here is our

story for those of you who dont know it

>

> Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe,

> started having lower right sided abdominal cramping , when it first

started would only happen when he got out of bed first thing in the

morning it was bad enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5 min

and then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the meantime we

had just signed up to get life insurance as a good friend was

diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 , and we thought OH WOW

what would we do if that happened to us , little did we know this

would become in fact a reality for us.

> While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to start being

taken out of our bank we had been doing our own doctoring ,via the

internet , and decided he either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah right

colon cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we were.

> Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a long road of

tests, oh no not for cancer, for everything but!

> The pains were getting worse by then and lasting longer, and

happening more frequently

> After being treated for ( mind you he had none of these things)

stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS, and even Heartburn( that was

at the Emergency room one night ) finally the doc admitted he had NO

IDEA what could be causing this , so set him up for a colonoscopy.

> On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick) non

drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our then 13yrold

daughter and 5yrold son , husband of 14yrs underwent his

colonoscopy , it was all done in 20 min and I thought wow that was

FAST. Then the doc came in, and told us he was unable to perform the

colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely blocking his

colon, they still dont know how he was able to use the restroom at

all , . he underwent colon resection on Sept 27th 2004, they removed

all of his sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his

abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39 lymph nodes were

also removed 3 lymph nodes tested positive involved , with the

lining and the lymph nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when

asked the statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months without

chemo to 22months with chemo, we were devastated

> Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical site until Jan

2005

> He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

liver found

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> Last treatment was June 6th, 2005

> At which time the doc said you know I think ya may beat this!!!

> All Ct scans since have been negative,

> Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease anywhere!

> I was concerned cause he has been experience reoccuring bouts of

diarrhea , so it may be something that his no shortened colon doesnt

like to eat.

> As a side note , Joe had been suffering from neuropathy extremely

bad in his hands and feet even now 4 months after chemo.

> He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI thinking maybe

cancer had spread there , Joe said ya could have kicked him in the

groin and it would have hurt less , to hear those words again.

> HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!!

> They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal , called a

syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent surgery for this )

>

> So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the chemo , the other

part is caused by the syrinx

>

> Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of work /

and on the brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work , healthy

and full of life.

> Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring

another day to enjoy life.

>

> Deb

>

>

>

> 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> resection on Sept 27th 2004

> found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

liver found

> April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Ingrid, in case Deb isn't up....I just tried it from my private email which I

post from.

You can go to " options " in the upper right hand corner. Open that and look for

" signatures " .

You can then put in your text and don't forget to hit the " save " button in the

lower left hand corner.

Don't know what posting from the board is so can't help you there. Hope this

helps Dear.

Ingrid Lowe wrote:

Deb, I post from the board and not my private e-mail. Can you do a

signature from the board or can that only be done from private e-

mail? And if so how do I get that done? Thanks Love, Ingrid

>

> Hi all

> Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how I try to

reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my signature here is our

story for those of you who dont know it

>

> Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe,

> started having lower right sided abdominal cramping , when it first

started would only happen when he got out of bed first thing in the

morning it was bad enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5 min

and then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the meantime we

had just signed up to get life insurance as a good friend was

diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 , and we thought OH WOW

what would we do if that happened to us , little did we know this

would become in fact a reality for us.

> While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to start being

taken out of our bank we had been doing our own doctoring ,via the

internet , and decided he either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah right

colon cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we were.

> Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a long road of

tests, oh no not for cancer, for everything but!

> The pains were getting worse by then and lasting longer, and

happening more frequently

> After being treated for ( mind you he had none of these things)

stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS, and even Heartburn( that was

at the Emergency room one night ) finally the doc admitted he had NO

IDEA what could be causing this , so set him up for a colonoscopy.

> On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick) non

drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our then 13yrold

daughter and 5yrold son , husband of 14yrs underwent his

colonoscopy , it was all done in 20 min and I thought wow that was

FAST. Then the doc came in, and told us he was unable to perform the

colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely blocking his

colon, they still dont know how he was able to use the restroom at

all , . he underwent colon resection on Sept 27th 2004, they removed

all of his sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his

abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39 lymph nodes were

also removed 3 lymph nodes tested positive involved , with the

lining and the lymph nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when

asked the statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months without

chemo to 22months with chemo, we were devastated

> Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical site until Jan

2005

> He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

liver found

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> Last treatment was June 6th, 2005

> At which time the doc said you know I think ya may beat this!!!

> All Ct scans since have been negative,

> Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease anywhere!

> I was concerned cause he has been experience reoccuring bouts of

diarrhea , so it may be something that his no shortened colon doesnt

like to eat.

> As a side note , Joe had been suffering from neuropathy extremely

bad in his hands and feet even now 4 months after chemo.

> He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI thinking maybe

cancer had spread there , Joe said ya could have kicked him in the

groin and it would have hurt less , to hear those words again.

> HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!!

> They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal , called a

syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent surgery for this )

>

> So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the chemo , the other

part is caused by the syrinx

>

> Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of work /

and on the brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work , healthy

and full of life.

> Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring

another day to enjoy life.

>

> Deb

>

>

>

> 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> resection on Sept 27th 2004

> found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

liver found

> April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Donna, I know how to do it from my private e-mail since I already use

my horse web site as my signature from it. I post from the board. Is

there a way to do a signature from the board? Thanks, Ingrid

> >

> > Hi all

> > Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how I try to

> reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my signature here is our

> story for those of you who dont know it

> >

> > Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe,

> > started having lower right sided abdominal cramping , when it

first

> started would only happen when he got out of bed first thing in the

> morning it was bad enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5

min

> and then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the meantime we

> had just signed up to get life insurance as a good friend was

> diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 , and we thought OH

WOW

> what would we do if that happened to us , little did we know this

> would become in fact a reality for us.

> > While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to start being

> taken out of our bank we had been doing our own doctoring ,via the

> internet , and decided he either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah

right

> colon cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we were.

> > Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a long road

of

> tests, oh no not for cancer, for everything but!

> > The pains were getting worse by then and lasting longer, and

> happening more frequently

> > After being treated for ( mind you he had none of these things)

> stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS, and even Heartburn( that

was

> at the Emergency room one night ) finally the doc admitted he had

NO

> IDEA what could be causing this , so set him up for a colonoscopy.

> > On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick) non

> drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our then 13yrold

> daughter and 5yrold son , husband of 14yrs underwent his

> colonoscopy , it was all done in 20 min and I thought wow that was

> FAST. Then the doc came in, and told us he was unable to perform

the

> colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely blocking his

> colon, they still dont know how he was able to use the restroom at

> all , . he underwent colon resection on Sept 27th 2004, they

removed

> all of his sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his

> abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39 lymph nodes

were

> also removed 3 lymph nodes tested positive involved , with the

> lining and the lymph nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when

> asked the statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months without

> chemo to 22months with chemo, we were devastated

> > Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical site until

Jan

> 2005

> > He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

> Valentines

> > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

> liver found

> > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED!

> > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> > Last treatment was June 6th, 2005

> > At which time the doc said you know I think ya may beat this!!!

> > All Ct scans since have been negative,

> > Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease anywhere!

> > I was concerned cause he has been experience reoccuring bouts of

> diarrhea , so it may be something that his no shortened colon

doesnt

> like to eat.

> > As a side note , Joe had been suffering from neuropathy extremely

> bad in his hands and feet even now 4 months after chemo.

> > He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI thinking maybe

> cancer had spread there , Joe said ya could have kicked him in the

> groin and it would have hurt less , to hear those words again.

> > HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!!

> > They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal , called a

> syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent surgery for this )

> >

> > So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the chemo , the

other

> part is caused by the syrinx

> >

> > Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of

work /

> and on the brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work ,

healthy

> and full of life.

> > Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring

> another day to enjoy life.

> >

> > Deb

> >

> >

> >

> > 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> > resection on Sept 27th 2004

> > found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> > open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> > Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

> Valentines

> > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

> liver found

> > April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

> NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Ingrid , Its from the mail , and if you click on options upper right hand

side of the mail , then you will see a spot that says signatures click on that

and fill it in ,

Then when you go to email the group ( if ya do ) just click at the bottom for

signature

Deb

Ingrid Lowe wrote:

Deb, I post from the board and not my private e-mail. Can you do a

signature from the board or can that only be done from private e-

mail? And if so how do I get that done? Thanks Love, Ingrid

>

> Hi all

> Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how I try to

reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my signature here is our

story for those of you who dont know it

>

> Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe,

> started having lower right sided abdominal cramping , when it first

started would only happen when he got out of bed first thing in the

morning it was bad enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5 min

and then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the meantime we

had just signed up to get life insurance as a good friend was

diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 , and we thought OH WOW

what would we do if that happened to us , little did we know this

would become in fact a reality for us.

> While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to start being

taken out of our bank we had been doing our own doctoring ,via the

internet , and decided he either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah right

colon cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we were.

> Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a long road of

tests, oh no not for cancer, for everything but!

> The pains were getting worse by then and lasting longer, and

happening more frequently

> After being treated for ( mind you he had none of these things)

stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS, and even Heartburn( that was

at the Emergency room one night ) finally the doc admitted he had NO

IDEA what could be causing this , so set him up for a colonoscopy.

> On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick) non

drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our then 13yrold

daughter and 5yrold son , husband of 14yrs underwent his

colonoscopy , it was all done in 20 min and I thought wow that was

FAST. Then the doc came in, and told us he was unable to perform the

colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely blocking his

colon, they still dont know how he was able to use the restroom at

all , . he underwent colon resection on Sept 27th 2004, they removed

all of his sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his

abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39 lymph nodes were

also removed 3 lymph nodes tested positive involved , with the

lining and the lymph nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when

asked the statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months without

chemo to 22months with chemo, we were devastated

> Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical site until Jan

2005

> He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

liver found

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

> Last treatment was June 6th, 2005

> At which time the doc said you know I think ya may beat this!!!

> All Ct scans since have been negative,

> Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease anywhere!

> I was concerned cause he has been experience reoccuring bouts of

diarrhea , so it may be something that his no shortened colon doesnt

like to eat.

> As a side note , Joe had been suffering from neuropathy extremely

bad in his hands and feet even now 4 months after chemo.

> He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI thinking maybe

cancer had spread there , Joe said ya could have kicked him in the

groin and it would have hurt less , to hear those words again.

> HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!!

> They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal , called a

syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent surgery for this )

>

> So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the chemo , the other

part is caused by the syrinx

>

> Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of work /

and on the brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work , healthy

and full of life.

> Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring

another day to enjoy life.

>

> Deb

>

>

>

> 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

> resection on Sept 27th 2004

> found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

> open wound from infection until Jan 2005

> Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

> Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

> 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy

Valentines

> Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

> Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on

liver found

> April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

> April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Deb! Your signature at the end said May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000. I don't

understand about the platelets yet, so I thought your Joe was ill. I had no idea

that his chemo was already finished and he is back to work. That is wonderful

news! Thank God. I am praying for his neuropathy and that he stays cancer free.

Praying for everyone here.

~Deb from KS

deb vamdembos wrote:

Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of work / and on the

brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work , healthy and full of life.

Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring another day to

enjoy life.

Deb

33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

resection on Sept 27th 2004

found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

open wound from infection until Jan 2005

Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines

Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on liver found

April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

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[Guest guest]

Deb,

Thanks for Joe's story. It makes me feel like I might

have a chance afer all.

Len

--- deb vamdembos wrote:

---------------------------------

Hi all

Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how

I try to reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my

signature here is our story for those of you who dont

know it

Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe,

started having lower right sided abdominal cramping ,

when it first started would only happen when he got

out of bed first thing in the morning it was bad

enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5 min and

then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the

meantime we had just signed up to get life insurance

as a good friend was diagnosed with brain cancer at

the age of 39 , and we thought OH WOW what would we do

if that happened to us , little did we know this would

become in fact a reality for us.

While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to

start being taken out of our bank we had been doing

our own doctoring ,via the internet , and decided he

either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah right colon

cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we

were.

Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a

long road of tests, oh no not for cancer, for

everything but!

The pains were getting worse by then and lasting

longer, and happening more frequently

After being treated for ( mind you he had none of

these things) stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS,

and even Heartburn( that was at the Emergency room one

night ) finally the doc admitted he had NO IDEA what

could be causing this , so set him up for a

colonoscopy.

On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick)

non drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our

then 13yrold daughter and 5yrold son , husband of

14yrs underwent his colonoscopy , it was all done in

20 min and I thought wow that was FAST. Then the doc

came in, and told us he was unable to perform the

colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely

blocking his colon, they still dont know how he was

able to use the restroom at all , . he underwent colon

resection on Sept 27th 2004, they removed all of his

sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his

abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39

lymph nodes were also removed 3 lymph nodes tested

positive involved , with the lining and the lymph

nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when asked the

statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months

without chemo to 22months with chemo, we were

devastated

Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical

site until Jan 2005

He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005

(Happy Valentines

Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like

object on liver found

April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED!

May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

Last treatment was June 6th, 2005

At which time the doc said you know I think ya may

beat this!!!

All Ct scans since have been negative,

Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease

anywhere!

I was concerned cause he has been experience

reoccuring bouts of diarrhea , so it may be something

that his no shortened colon doesnt like to eat.

As a side note , Joe had been suffering from

neuropathy extremely bad in his hands and feet even

now 4 months after chemo.

He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI

thinking maybe cancer had spread there , Joe said ya

could have kicked him in the groin and it would have

hurt less , to hear those words again.

HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!!

They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal ,

called a syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent

surgery for this )

So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the

chemo , the other part is caused by the syrinx

Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months

off of work / and on the brink of death (literally )

Joe is back to work , healthy and full of life.

Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it

will bring another day to enjoy life.

Deb

33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

resection on Sept 27th 2004

found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes

involved

open wound from infection until Jan 2005

Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005

(Happy Valentines

Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like

object on liver found

April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

---------------------------------

Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in

one click.