Today's dose of irreverence - Cancer Cliche's; post em if you've got em!

D Lewis
D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member

After my LONG AND COURAGEOUS BATTLE with Head Neck cancer, I am learning to deal with my NEW NORMAL.  The fact that people are LIFTING ME IN PRAYER has helped me to become a SURVIVOR.  Sometimes I feel a lump and fear a cancer recurrence, but I tell myself IT AIN'T CANCER TILL SOMEONE TELLS ME IT'S CANCER. Every day I LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, knowing that EVERY DAY IS PRECIOUS.

Did I omit any cliche's?  Add them to the list if you can think of any I missed.

Deb

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,722 Member
    I like your exspressions page

    Deb,

    See what did I say, “honest shoot from the hip style”.  This is sure a departure from dental questions. I tend to ride my horse on cliché trails, he tends to buck less.  Is this what is known as an abi-normal post or is this normal?  I would like to taste what you are drinking but everything tastes like card board.  Feel free to vent Deb we’ve heard it all, the H&N forum is the greatest.  Sometimes these threads are as dry as my mouth, but you are like a Xylimelt in the evening, pop a few and I can sleep.  Slowly, I am feeling better and the side effects are less, but remember it is tough but doable.  I have to admit I had a high tolerance for pain and I stayed in front of the nausea and luckily my magic mouth wash and my Lorazapam made treatments bearable. I’ld like to help with the clichés but I had radiation brain and cannot think straight and from what I ‘ve heard my teeth are going  to fall out.

    Matt

  • fishmanpa
    fishmanpa Member Posts: 1,227 Member
    Yeah Right...

    "Now you weigh what your BMI says you should weigh..."

    Oh really? And I look like a freakin' skeleton! How about YOU go on my diet!

    "T"

     

  • donfoo
    donfoo Member Posts: 1,771 Member
    CivilMatt said:

    I like your exspressions page

    Deb,

    See what did I say, “honest shoot from the hip style”.  This is sure a departure from dental questions. I tend to ride my horse on cliché trails, he tends to buck less.  Is this what is known as an abi-normal post or is this normal?  I would like to taste what you are drinking but everything tastes like card board.  Feel free to vent Deb we’ve heard it all, the H&N forum is the greatest.  Sometimes these threads are as dry as my mouth, but you are like a Xylimelt in the evening, pop a few and I can sleep.  Slowly, I am feeling better and the side effects are less, but remember it is tough but doable.  I have to admit I had a high tolerance for pain and I stayed in front of the nausea and luckily my magic mouth wash and my Lorazapam made treatments bearable. I’ld like to help with the clichés but I had radiation brain and cannot think straight and from what I ‘ve heard my teeth are going  to fall out.

    Matt

    xcellent

    very nice. you got quite a few in there my friend!

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    Deb, you cracked me up...

    both you and Matt give me a chuckle most of the time.

    There isn't much left over in the cliche department, so I'll just keep putting one foot in front of the other, one day at a time...trudging the way to my happy destiny.

    p

    PS...Matt...I just said to my hubby today...."this must be teeth week on CSN...."...LOL. 

  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,722 Member

    Deb, you cracked me up...

    both you and Matt give me a chuckle most of the time.

    There isn't much left over in the cliche department, so I'll just keep putting one foot in front of the other, one day at a time...trudging the way to my happy destiny.

    p

    PS...Matt...I just said to my hubby today...."this must be teeth week on CSN...."...LOL. 

    you still up

    Phrannie,

    Don’t worry, the beast won’t get you, we won this battle and the monster has been zapped.  So jump back on the train, that light you see at the end of the tunnel is our last stop on this adventure, no more groundhog days for us, just soft food and smoothies using our Vita-mix 5000.  You say it might be Thrush, but I looked at your tongue and I think it was just spicy foods.  What do you say we work up what little saliva we have, spit in a tube and meet Laralyn at the DNA lab and since I was HPV+ I should get better results.  7 weeks spinning this yarn will go by fast once it gets started so I guess we just hurry-up and wait.

    Night,

    Matt

  • katenorwood
    katenorwood Member Posts: 1,912
    just when you thought you heard them all !

    Deb,

    Good post....welcome to the wonderful world of cancer.   I hope to god this isn't what it all boils down to.  But if so cliche away everyone !  My best sent to you Deb !   Katie 

  • ratface
    ratface Member Posts: 1,337 Member

    just when you thought you heard them all !

    Deb,

    Good post....welcome to the wonderful world of cancer.   I hope to god this isn't what it all boils down to.  But if so cliche away everyone !  My best sent to you Deb !   Katie 

    three come to mind

    Bad things happen to good people (First thing my Doctor said)

     

    hey, I could get hit by a bus and be worse off than you (well meaning Fools trying to empathize)  

     

    There is nothing worse than a kid with cancer  ( misdirected friends  who just don't know what to say)

     

     

  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    ratface said:

    three come to mind

    Bad things happen to good people (First thing my Doctor said)

     

    hey, I could get hit by a bus and be worse off than you (well meaning Fools trying to empathize)  

     

    There is nothing worse than a kid with cancer  ( misdirected friends  who just don't know what to say)

     

     

    or, as my exwife said


    "you got what you deserved." 

  • hwt
    hwt Member Posts: 2,328 Member
    ratface said:

    three come to mind

    Bad things happen to good people (First thing my Doctor said)

     

    hey, I could get hit by a bus and be worse off than you (well meaning Fools trying to empathize)  

     

    There is nothing worse than a kid with cancer  ( misdirected friends  who just don't know what to say)

     

     

    Enough with the teeth

    While you were all up at 2 a.m. posting, I was dreaming that the few teeth I have left on the bottom were on a track and could be slotted to different positions. I could move them all to the front for appearance or to the side/back for eating. Thought I'd look into getting a patent today.

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    hwt said:

    Enough with the teeth

    While you were all up at 2 a.m. posting, I was dreaming that the few teeth I have left on the bottom were on a track and could be slotted to different positions. I could move them all to the front for appearance or to the side/back for eating. Thought I'd look into getting a patent today.

    LOLOLOL

    the mental picture was great!!  Thanks for the laugh.

    p

  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    special

    most here are special as we have THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

     

    KEEP BEING THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD AND KEEP CHUGGING ALONG 

     

    LIFE IS 10% WHAT HAPPENS TO US AND 90% HOW WE HANDLE IT

     

  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    GREAT

    I could not think of an addition but enjoyed those posted. And if Jim's oncologist says, "Your the healthiest sick patient I have," one more time I might just smack him. :) zjust kidding.

    Debbie

  • MICH4EL
    MICH4EL Member Posts: 73
    Happy place

    Let's not forget to GO TO YOUR HAPPY PLACE during radiation treatments

    Did anyone say that it is 90% MENTAL? 

    ONE DAY AT A TIME.

     

  • jcortney
    jcortney Member Posts: 503
    yet another

    The light at the end of the tunnel isn't a freight train.... no it's a royal pain

    J.

  • rachel12yrsuv
    rachel12yrsuv Member Posts: 435

    or, as my exwife said


    "you got what you deserved." 

    Thats just as bad as my EX(

    Thats just as bad as my EX( this js just one reason he's an EX) " i wish you would've died" me" thank God i didnt BYE BYE!"

  • rachel12yrsuv
    rachel12yrsuv Member Posts: 435
    jcortney said:

    yet another

    The light at the end of the tunnel isn't a freight train.... no it's a royal pain

    J.

    I liked " you look great" as

    I liked " you look great" as apposed to what a walking Zombie or worse heaven help me wgat did i look like before this crAp! Lol

  • Duggie88
    Duggie88 Member Posts: 760 Member

    I liked " you look great" as

    I liked " you look great" as apposed to what a walking Zombie or worse heaven help me wgat did i look like before this crAp! Lol

    Your my Hero

    Christmas Day 2009 one week after sugery, I had a trach that was draining throat sludge, 4 drainage tubes out of my neck, staples along my swollen neck from ear to ear, and a feeding tube coming out my nose and my sister-in law looks at me while crying and states "your my hero".

  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    Perfect Health...

    My favoriot phrase was,

    "Other than having Cancer, I'm in perfect health..."

    JG

  • rachel12yrsuv
    rachel12yrsuv Member Posts: 435
    Duggie88 said:

    Your my Hero

    Christmas Day 2009 one week after sugery, I had a trach that was draining throat sludge, 4 drainage tubes out of my neck, staples along my swollen neck from ear to ear, and a feeding tube coming out my nose and my sister-in law looks at me while crying and states "your my hero".

    That one is in the top10, but

    That one is in the top10, but then we all were HEROS!

  • rachel12yrsuv
    rachel12yrsuv Member Posts: 435
    Duggie88 said:

    Your my Hero

    Christmas Day 2009 one week after sugery, I had a trach that was draining throat sludge, 4 drainage tubes out of my neck, staples along my swollen neck from ear to ear, and a feeding tube coming out my nose and my sister-in law looks at me while crying and states "your my hero".

    That one is in the top10, but

    That one is in the top10, but then we all were HEROS!