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KathiM!
are you coming finally to BCN?
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who got rid of the request for money
You have deprived me of writing a scathing shocking response
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Johnybegood
Missing you and thinking about you....
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Exciting Friday and Saturday night in EMERGENCY Dehydration Warning!!!
Stay hydrated!! I thought I was, but I was wrong. I learned a basic lesson the hardway. Got home from an amazing week long cancer retreat Friday afternoon. Which was great. I turned up dehydrated at the beginning and feeling stuffed. I arrived home at the end slightly worse despite being loved and cared for by the amazing…
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recouperating slowly but better
It has been almost a week since my hernia repair, still sore but improvong each and every day. and it has been as hard as I thought it would be, even though I was very lucky not to have the huge incision, I have to tell you, the 8 little ones hurt alot. Still not able to sleep more than 4 hours at a time. can someone tell…
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new board member
I was diagnosed with colon cancer 1-1/2 yr ago. Was set for surgery and doing pre-op test found cancer went to liver. I have SEVERAL lesions on liver. I cancelled my surgery and went to Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit for 2nd opinion. I am Stage IV. They cannot do surgery because lesions are on both sides of liver. They…
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It's Christmas Time Again
It's Christmas Time by Bob Lazzar-Atwood. Put your problems on probation Run your troubles off the track, Throw your worries out the window Get the monkeys off your back. Silence all your inner critics With your conscience make amends, And allow yourself some happiness It's Christmas time again! Call a truce with those who…
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Friday Riddle Answer
RIDDLE: You die and the devil says he'll let you go to heaven if you beat him in a game. The devil sits you down at a perfectly round table. He gives himself and you an infinite pile of quarters. He says "OK, we'll take turns putting one quarter down, no overlapping allowed, and the quarters must rest flat on the table…
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Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthier New Year
Haven't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean I don't think of all of you. Just want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthier New Year. God Bless. Margaret
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Oncologist hospital visit
My oncologist came by the hospital this morning (his day off) to see me and one other patient. He brought no news, but spent almost two hours just talking with me. One of the things we discussed was long term survival. He thinks that great strides have been made in the last 10 yeasts or so, and that the rate of long term…
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After Chemo
My mother seems to think that she can take care of a high maintenance 2 year old for multiple days. I keep telling her that she may not be up to it as the chemo fatgue and other side effects can last up to a year after her last chemo treatment. She doesn't believe me and wants to see your opinion of this. She is on 5 FU.
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Butter Bar Recipe
Hi everyone :) I'm going to share a recipe now that my family likes. These usually disappear really fast. This time I put them half and half with the other recipe on here, the no bake chocolate maccaroons. Ok, I hope someone tries it. Butter Bars 1 pkg. yellow cake mix 1 egg 1 cube butter, softened 3 eggs Almost 1 box…
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Fingerprints!
Most of you oldies know I voluteer at a number of different places. I recently decided to formally volunteer with another group of youth and that called for an FBI fingerprinting. Went today to have that done and kept being rejected because I've lost most of my fingerprints. We finally were able to get them up to an 80%…
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Anyone hear from Kerry S
His wit is missed.
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Don't know what to do...
Hello there, My mum is in the hospital for almost a week now. She has had diarrhea for over 2 weeks and in the end, we sent her to the hospital. I am so worried! She supposed to have her second chemo on 17th Dec but they are going to delay the chemo treatment. On one hand I worry about her diarrhea, on the other hand I…
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Worried about Santa Craig no news since a few days! just say Hallo please!
up.
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A year without Brant
Hi everyone, Remembering the beautiful life of my husband Brant today. I am so honored that I got to be his wife. "You left me, sweet, two legacies, A legacy of love A Heavenly Father would content, ...Had He the offer of; You left me boundaries of pain Capacious as the sea, Between eternity and time, Your consciousness…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CROW71
Roger, Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!!!! Winter Marie
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new here...new post
I posted about my mother a couple of weeks ago. Since then, there has been a few setbacks. Her chemo is no longer working and her stomach is very swollen. At this point they are just trying to control her pain and they are considering draining her stomach even though they say there is a risk for infection. Thursday she was…
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Boy, that didn't go so well. Any ideas?
So, I finally convinced my wife to get a colonoscopy. She's 48 and has been having digestive issues and stomach pains for a couple months now. She had the consult last week and has the procedure scheduled for Thursday morning. I am not her favorite person right now. I was working late while she was supposed to start…
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Liver Biopsy Next Week
I was diagnosed with stage IIIb colon cancer in August 2009, followed by a colectomy and then chemo--12 treatments of Folfox which lasted until April 2010. A pet scan and colonoscopy in spring/summer 2010 all came back clean. I know I've been very fortunate so far. However, I've had persistently high alkaline phosphatase…
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Hey people, it is Friday, any special Christmas plan for the weekend?
Hugs!
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Full Scoop on Surgery
Today I saw the main surgeon and have the full scoop in my surgeries. First will be the mass by the kidney, maybe, maybe not, depends on the mass, if it's too big, their going to leave it there and it will have to have radiation therapy later. If it's small enough they are going to be cutting it out, cutting the ureter,…
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My Christmas card to all of you
After my last hospital stay I have niticed that I have no time to get cards sent out. So here it is my card to all of you. I made a Christmas wish for you, For a holiday full of pleasure, Friends and family all around, And memories to treasure. I wish for you a Christmas filled With joyous holiday cheer; I wish you a Merry…
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More crappy news from the doctor
So I did my week after chemo followup visit today. Good news is that the onc is on vacation for my next followup visit so I get to skip one. Maybe it will be the little change that will make something turn around???? My CEA is still going up UGH last draw 2 weeks ago - I wait until each followup cause it makes me feel like…
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my 25 year old son
has a very proactive doctor. He went for a physical a month ago- he is healthy as a horse but this doctor did a vitamin D test and his is very low, so he is on vit D supplements. Doc said he does vit D test on everyone! He also complained about pain in his chest when he eats. Put him on priolest and scheduled an endoscopy…
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Maglets! Madrid surroundings - 10 expected for tonight!
Welcome to the warm and sunny Spain!
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Anzemet Warning (anti-nausea drug) Enough to make you want to throw up!
The FDA is warning against use of the injectable form of dolasetron mesylate (Anzemet) to prevent nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy, as new data indicate the drug can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.
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Update on Mom, she is in the hospital
Hi everyone. I'll try and make this quick. We did get good news on the PET scan, thanks for the prayers. There was a shadow in her rectum, however, the oncologist called the surgeon to confirm, that she does not have one of those anymore. He removed it all. So the thought is that it is just maybe from the radiation? There…
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Just wanted my family here to know
the lung biopsy Tuesday came back positive. I don't have a lot to say right now, but will let you all what my plan ends up being. Mulling around a lot right now. all the best, Leslie