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Melanie (laniemarie427)


December 23, 2007


laniemarie427


Washington


4/27/73


Colon and Rectal Cancer


Colorectal Cancer in the Sigmoid Colon


11/12/07


Stage 3C


Yes


Re-excision Surgery


Fluorouracil


Cancer Survivor


Being seen as 'the cancer mom' of three small children.


It's sneaky.


Donate to the ACS. Also, visit www.bellisimobracelets.com & support cancer research (and see my 'little sister' bracelet from my dear 'big sister')


Sept. 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).


I 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.


I 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.


laniemarie427's Cancer Blog

December 23, 2007

Testing...testing...1...2...3...is this thing on???Views: 625

Ah-hem. Where do I begin. Well, not to drive you nuts, but I am tired and just put my somewhat lengthy profile together and now I must get to bed. I believe my profile says it all at this point.

I am feeling good about this website and looking forward to ‘blogging’ with you all. (new to this)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

-Melanie

Posted on December 23, 2007 at 1:24:45 AM by Melanie (Link to this post. , Post a comment. 6 comments)

Melanie – So glad you found us. That little one is so adorable. too cute. Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2007 at 8:14:58 AM by jill

Merry Christmas Melanie. Welcome to our little neighborhood.

Grace

Posted on December 23, 2007 at 8:59:44 AM by sky

Thanks for the welcome! Here’s an update:

12/10/07 Round 1 chemo. Ding ding ding. Had some nausea & fatigue. Gloves are on for the next round.

12/17/07 Erbitux only (trial drug) Had sunburn feeling on face & acne like rash on my nose days later (still hanging around)

12/26/07 Round 2 chemo. Feeling like only 50% here. Fatigue & in no mood to do anything. Face & scalp are dry and flaky. It’s bothersome with the dryness & itching. Could be worse though. Neuropathy comes and goes. Holding something cold feels like dry ice. 10 more chemo’s to go.

12/31/07 Erbitux only (every Mon. Erbitux/trial drug) and every other week is chemo.

I still cannot believe this is happening to me. But when I think about the past, it freaks me out even more to think that I’ve been living w/ cancer for many years (maybe 10?) and I didn’t know it. At least I’ve been enjoying life and growing in faith over the years. My husband has Jeremy Camp on right now. It’s a reminder that he lost his wife. So sad. I have no plans to go anywhere though! I have too many things to do! :)

-melanie

Posted on December 29, 2007 at 6:23:30 PM by laniemarie427

I think you sound very strong. Your photo is adorable! I am hoping that you are still feeling ok!

Posted on January 22, 2008 at 3:13:44 PM by naunie

8 down 4 to go. Feeling cruddy, but I did have a nice Easter (prior to chemo) and a fun trip to the Woodland Park Zoo. My skin is a mess (face rash & dry spots that itch so badly on my knees and elbow areas) and I am hoping that vomiting won’t start in w/ the next treatment. I can barely eat or drink anything too. It’s a struggle. I’ve lost 30 lbs (mid Nov to Jan/Feb) and holding. May cannot get here soon enough.

-Melanie

Posted on March 29, 2008 at 11:42:18 PM by laniemarie427

hi melanie, sorry for the delay in response….yes, i would like to talk with you, you can email me at bendam@gmail.com. angel on the other hand is a wee reluctant as of right now, but soon enough i suppose as she will have more energy to dive into all of this mayhem. hope you are as well as you can be right now….

-ben

Posted on April 4, 2008 at 12:28:51 AM by bendamron
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