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Journals

Bobs new treatment has started at last.

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  • By medium · Posted 9:01 am
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  • Hi all. First of all Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. I am happy to say that at last Bobby has started his new treatment. Vectibix(targeted chemo) and eurbotox (tumor shrinking drug for neck) He has ...

positive attitude but nervous about chemo

polkadotroscoe
  • By polkadotroscoe · Posted yesterday at 7:21 pm
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  • Hi. I have just signed up. I started to feel like i needed a little, no, alot of support. Lots of tears lately. How do I go about starting this. I had colonoscopy Oct. 14. They found large Polyp. Just ...

i don't do this often

tqm1ed
  • By tqm1ed · Posted yesterday at 12:22 pm
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  • i'm looking to see if anyone has some experience and or advice?? i finished my second round of chemo post surgery to perform a resection and remove any residual cancer. ((which was very successful)) during ...

New Picture

Lindakaylkw101
  • By Lindakaylkw101 · Posted November 22, 2009
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  • one year and 8 months after chemo, a pic from my jazz chorus group profile. WHOO HOOO ...

Good Morning Levi and Wife

MaryRVF
  • By MaryRVF · Posted November 18, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Good Morning Levi and Wife! Haven't seen a post yet this morning. I do hope you both are well this morning. We miss you! mary ...

Bobs upward battle!

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  • By medium · Posted November 12, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Hi all firstly thank you to all who responded about my query on vectamix (which turned out to be Vectibix) i found out a lot of information on it which was very helpful when we met with the oncologist ...

Living in the bathroom

bumrap64
  • By bumrap64 · Posted November 11, 2009
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  • It's been three years since my colorectal surgery and resection. The good news is I still appear to be cancer-free; the bad news is I feel trapped in my house because of the frequent bowel movements ...

Has anyone heard of a drug called Vectamix

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  • By medium · Posted November 10, 2009
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  • Hi all. Bob is still in hospital although physically he is feeling a bit better he is still very weak. The doctors have suggested trying a new drug called vectamix ( which I have googled )but cannot find ...

Condolonces for one of our friends Robert Spencer

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  • By medium · Posted November 8, 2009
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  • I want to offer my condolonces to Dawn who's husband Robert Spencer passed away today. Dawn goes under the name Wife and has been a good friend to me and my Bob as they were both diagnosed at the same ...

Another good day for Bob.

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  • By medium · Posted November 6, 2009
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  • Bob had another good day today. He had his second radiation treatment and his breathing is already a lot better. He has also eaten toast, icecream, and cake!!!!Yipee!!! Could you believe that something ...

Positive thoughts working for Bob

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  • By medium · Posted November 5, 2009
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  • All the positive energy and prayers are doing there job! Met with Bobs onc. and the radioligist and they have decided to do radiology on the hand and chest wall. The onc has also said that he will do ...

Bobs Day

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  • By medium · Posted November 4, 2009
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  • To everyone who responded to my good friend Sandy's journal asking for prayers for Bobby . A HUGE BIG THANK YOU. Sandy is right we do feel loved. Bobby had a pet scan today and we have the dreaded meeting ...

Help others by sharing your experience with cancer

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted October 12, 2009
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  • HealthEd is looking for cancer patients and caregivers to participate in a study about their experiences. The study is for individuals with locally advanced or metastatic head and neck cancer, or metastatic ...

my twin

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  • By 2748 · Posted October 5, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I have read alot of different names of drugs that people are taking in their chemobut i have never read the name of the drugs my twin is given is anyone out there taking the same mixture.Why i call it ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

im new here

ELIZABETHANNE
  • By ELIZABETHANNE · Posted July 1, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • i just found this group.i am the daughter of a cancer victim.my mother just passed away in february.i am just here to find some people to help me understand what this cancer is all about.i also have type ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

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