Well I'll be darned look who stopped by! Wish it was good news
I wish that I could say that I was here with good news, but I cant. I recently started having a great deal of pain in my hip, at first we thought that I had pulled a muscle in the groin area, but then one night it got so bad that while laying in bed watching tv I went to get up and the pain was so bad I could not move. My girlfriend took me to the ER and xrays were taken, the doctor said that it looked like there was deterioration in the hip joint, most likely caused by chemo. So an appt was made with my primary. In the mean time while this was going on I had another period, as a tomox girl that should not have happened. So when I saw my primary I was scheduled for an ultrasound of my uterus and a MRI of my hip.
Those appts were on this past Wednesday. The ultrasound showed a mass like thing outside of my uterus, I will have another ultrasound in 5 weeks, and they did a ca 125 blood test, which is for ovarian cancer markers. The MRI showed much more then they expected, no stress fractures like they thought, instead they saw a dark shading on the bone, and will be having a bone scan on Wednesday, they are worried that it is a tumor. Well what the doc said was worse case its a tumor best its a bone infection. Whoever thought that a cancer survivor would be praying for a bone infection.
I have to admit that I have reservations about posting this, however my girlfriend and our Cats Toy felt that I should, that it would make me feel better to get it off my chest you might say.
Well thats all for now, I will keep you all informed
Your southern sister
tj tantrum
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The title of your thread made my heart sink...
... and my tummy turn upside down and inside out. I so wish that absolutely none of this was happening, friend. And, yes - we're all here to share, support & encourage, no matter what. Will be continually hoping, hoping, hoping for the best possible scenario. Please do keep us informed, dear TJ. In the meantime, sending huge cyber hugs...
Kindest regards, Susan xo0 -
My favorite temper tantrum
My favorite temper tantrum girl! I have been seeing you on FB~ and I know that you know my latest situation! You have been so supportive and kick a%% and in my corner, just like always. I knew you had also been going thru some "stuff"...girl, you know I too am hoping you have some funky infection in your bones! And if not...well, we will hold each other up, kick, scream, cry and do what we need to do to so that we beat this damnable beast one more time!!! I hate that ANY of us met here; I hate that there is a need for these boards. But as long as there is, dammit! We are here together, in the good times and bad, getting us through it.
And we WILL get through it.
Love you girl!
Chen♥0 -
I'm glad to see you, sorry for your news....
But, as you know, you have come to the right place!!!!!
Yes, please keep us posted! This beast is sneaky...
I will say what was said to me with my second cancer diagnosis:
"You fought such a strong, hard fight before, you MUST fight again, so that you don't throw the first fight away!"
BIG hugs, Kathi0 -
CUSS WORDS!!!!
That does not even begin to express my feelings, GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! You know how I feel about you TJ, you are a sister in pink I hold in high esteem. You are a vet of bc as well as of the military so I know you know how to put on your game face. I will be on my kness praying for a blasted bone infection and if that is not to be then I will be here for you, throw all the tantrums you want, they are warranted.
Love Ya!
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Keep us posted
TJ,
I'm sorry to hear your news. I will be praying for a bone infection for you - it would sure suck if it was something worse. With my one year mark coming up next month I cringe at every new pain always worrying in the back of my mind that it is something bad.
Take care and keep posting.
Wolfi0 -
TJ, I knew something was upWolfi said:Keep us posted
TJ,
I'm sorry to hear your news. I will be praying for a bone infection for you - it would sure suck if it was something worse. With my one year mark coming up next month I cringe at every new pain always worrying in the back of my mind that it is something bad.
Take care and keep posting.
Wolfi
TJ, I knew something was up from one of your posts on Facebook, but I never expected it to be this. This really sucks, and I'm so sorry that it is happening to you. But, I'm glad that you have Wendy to support you and care for you when you need care. And you have all of us to go into battle with you.
I'm praying for that bone infection, just like everyone else!
Joyce0 -
Dear T.J., it is really goodjk1952 said:TJ, I knew something was up
TJ, I knew something was up from one of your posts on Facebook, but I never expected it to be this. This really sucks, and I'm so sorry that it is happening to you. But, I'm glad that you have Wendy to support you and care for you when you need care. And you have all of us to go into battle with you.
I'm praying for that bone infection, just like everyone else!
Joyce
Dear T.J., it is really good to see you post once again, although it is with such news. As Chen said, we are all here for each other, and this too shall be a "group" challenge. For us oldies, we know how you have fought in the past, and how strong you have been through your ordeal. Another challenge is here, and we will all be here to help you through. My thoughts and prayers are with you, as always. Take care, and please keep us posted. I am crossing fingers, toes, and any other thing that will cross, hoping that you have that bone infection. If not, then we fight again. Hugs, Judy0 -
Imagine that?Marcia527 said:I hope the doctor is wrong
I hope the doctor is wrong and it's not even a bone infection. We are pulling for you.
A doctor... wrong? But I'm still with Marcia on this one. Hoping and praying for the best for you, TJ Tantrum!
Joe (and Moopster)0 -
Hey TJAortus said:Imagine that?
A doctor... wrong? But I'm still with Marcia on this one. Hoping and praying for the best for you, TJ Tantrum!
Joe (and Moopster)
Sorry for everything your are going through again, but you know were are here for you. Prayers and positive thoughts.0 -
This is so stinking funny!!!!Aortus said:Imagine that?
A doctor... wrong? But I'm still with Marcia on this one. Hoping and praying for the best for you, TJ Tantrum!
Joe (and Moopster)
Who would of thought that a board full of cancer survivors would be hoping for an infection, much less a bone infection. It makes Wendy and I laugh. What a world we live in. Well I am all for a bone infection, even if it means the have me walking around for weeks with an IV in my port. Yes I started with many of you and I still have my damn port. Maybe having it still is a good thing. Dont worry to much Wendy keeps me very busy with a very long honey do list so I dont have time to worry much. No she is not a slave driver! Its just that the garden always needs work. lol It looks great if I must say so myself.
Thanks for all the support, it is much appreciated
tj tantrum
your southern sister0 -
TJ, I just want to say I
TJ, I just want to say I wish you all the best and may your news be good!! If it isn't may you come back here and let us know, as stated, we hold each other up. I was gone from here for a while too and just came back myself, I missed this place, we need each other and it's amazing how much better you feel once you post. Hang in there sister!!
~Kari0 -
There is a perverse kind oftjhay said:This is so stinking funny!!!!
Who would of thought that a board full of cancer survivors would be hoping for an infection, much less a bone infection. It makes Wendy and I laugh. What a world we live in. Well I am all for a bone infection, even if it means the have me walking around for weeks with an IV in my port. Yes I started with many of you and I still have my damn port. Maybe having it still is a good thing. Dont worry to much Wendy keeps me very busy with a very long honey do list so I dont have time to worry much. No she is not a slave driver! Its just that the garden always needs work. lol It looks great if I must say so myself.
Thanks for all the support, it is much appreciated
tj tantrum
your southern sister
There is a perverse kind of humor in here, isn't there?! It always reminds me of that joke supposedly asked by a reporter outside of the Ford Theater:
"Well Mrs. Lincoln, aside from THAT, how did you enjoy the play?"
Truly, tj hoping for a bone infection, indeed! If none of us had ever been touched by this damnable Beast, and you told your friends your Dr thinks you have a bone infection and need an IV~ they would be HORRIFIED! And yet, this group of crazy-warriors considers that possibility Good News! LOL It truly is all in the perception, isn't it?
Keep us posted, and tell that Wendy she is doing a good thing by loving you and keeping you busy! I imagine both of those things cuts waaaaay down on the tantrums!
Hugs and health,
Chen♥0 -
No kiddingchenheart said:There is a perverse kind of
There is a perverse kind of humor in here, isn't there?! It always reminds me of that joke supposedly asked by a reporter outside of the Ford Theater:
"Well Mrs. Lincoln, aside from THAT, how did you enjoy the play?"
Truly, tj hoping for a bone infection, indeed! If none of us had ever been touched by this damnable Beast, and you told your friends your Dr thinks you have a bone infection and need an IV~ they would be HORRIFIED! And yet, this group of crazy-warriors considers that possibility Good News! LOL It truly is all in the perception, isn't it?
Keep us posted, and tell that Wendy she is doing a good thing by loving you and keeping you busy! I imagine both of those things cuts waaaaay down on the tantrums!
Hugs and health,
Chen♥
Moopy and I were up in St. Louis the day after New Year's 2009, so she could get a second opinion from Dr. Barbra Horn at Siteman Cancer Center. We thought it would be a simple in-and-out thing. Ha.
Dr. Horn was doing the routine stethoscope thing when she decided she didn't like the sound of Moopy's breathing on the side where her port had just been put in. CT scan... STAT! Chest X-ray... STAT! MRI... STAT! Neither of us had even a second to figure out what was going on. But you can all imagine the fun things that go through one's mind when an oncologist at a National Cancer Institute hospital starts ordering tests and barking STAT!
Turns out that the Mooper had a collapsed lung from her port installation surgery, and had to spend the weekend in the hospital getting it pumped back up. An interventional radiologist stuck a needle in through poor Moopy's side and hooked her up to an air pump. That was about as much fun as you would expect, but Moopy was incredibly brave and we even got to have a free second meeting with the awesome Dr. Horn the next day.
With all that, though, our reaction was HURRAY! COLLAPSED LUNG! To this day, we still look at each other sometimes and say it. What a life, huh? Here's wishing you and Wendy years and years and years of reminiscing about the "bone infection" that turned out to be nothing.0 -
TJ, welcome back!!
It's good to see you post and, yes, it has been quite a while. I'm also glad that you did post too and I hope it also made you feel better once you did. You were here when I joined last year and please know that we will be here to support you in any way you need. I'm hoping for a bone infection for you, too. Take care and keep us informed as you can. Sending ((((hugs)))) your way!0 -
TJ,MyTurnNow said:TJ, welcome back!!
It's good to see you post and, yes, it has been quite a while. I'm also glad that you did post too and I hope it also made you feel better once you did. You were here when I joined last year and please know that we will be here to support you in any way you need. I'm hoping for a bone infection for you, too. Take care and keep us informed as you can. Sending ((((hugs)))) your way!
I also haven't been
TJ,
I also haven't been posting much but I do read the boards every day. I hope that this is a big nothing. I am so saddened by so many recurrences and mets. It is hard for me to read the news that anyone I love here or those that I barely know are going through 1st diagnosis, 2nd, or 3rd. I am having a temper tantrum for you and am keeping you and all of the others solidly in my prayers. I worry about all my dear friends here. I am glad to hear from you but sorry that it wasn't better news. But a bone infection, that would be good. So to all my sisters, new and old, know that I think of you all often, read all that is going on, and keep you all in my heart, my prayers and my thoughts. And to Pammy, maybe you are just eating too much ice cream and some froze in your kidney.
Stef0
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