Introduction....Need Feedback/Reccomendations

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Hello everyone. I've been a " lurker " for several months. I'm a 55 year old male.

I was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer with mets to my liver in May of '08.

Tumor was large enough to prevent a colonoscopy from being performed. I

established a relationship with a gastroenterologist and oncologist at this

time. On 6/18/08 I was fitted with a mediport and colostomy bag. I underwent

chemo and radiation which ended approx Thanksgiving weekend of '08. On 2/18/09 I

underwent major surgery for removal of the main rectal tumor and piece of my

liver. Surgery took over 10 hours. Since surgery, I make visits to my oncologist

for a port flush and blood test. My CAS level has been going up (approx 35 now).

Doctor sent me for PET scan which showed activity at the original rectal site.

Thank God, the rest of my body is " clean " . My doctor feels that during the

surgery, the tumor was not completely removed. He believes that this is a

" local " problem and advises me to have surgery for removal. I have faith in the

doctor but I am looking for additional input from people that may have gone down

this road in the past. I have been doing the FOCC for a few months. Other than

this issue, I am in very good health. Thanks for the responses.

Carl in Monroe

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> Hello everyone. I've been a " lurker " for several months. I'm a 55 year old

male. I was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer with mets to my liver in May of

'08. Tumor was large enough to prevent a colonoscopy from being performed. I

established a relationship with a gastroenterologist and oncologist at this

time. On 6/18/08 I was fitted with a mediport and colostomy bag. I underwent

chemo and radiation which ended approx Thanksgiving weekend of '08. On 2/18/09 I

underwent major surgery for removal of the main rectal tumor and piece of my

liver. Surgery took over 10 hours. Since surgery, I make visits to my oncologist

for a port flush and blood test. My CAS level has been going up (approx 35 now).

Doctor sent me for PET scan which showed activity at the original rectal site.

Thank God, the rest of my body is " clean " . My doctor feels that during the

surgery, the tumor was not completely removed. He believes that this is a

" local " problem and advises me to have surgery for removal. I have faith in the

doctor but I am looking for additional input from people that may have gone down

this road in the past. I have been doing the FOCC for a few months. Other than

this issue, I am in very good health. Thanks for the responses.

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> Carl in Monroe

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I would suggest colonclub.com and cancercompass.com to get others like your

case. Great sites. My husband is doing focc also in addition to Avemar and

essiac tea plus many supplements.