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my bad day ain't so bad after all
Man I thought I was having a bad day husbands car broke down had to pay to get it towed home figuring out how in the budget can we get it fixed. So for the time being I am stuck home cause he has my car. Than I read some of the other posts here and man I am having a good day compared to some of you guys. I am sorry I cried…
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1 year ago
Hi All, Before I go to bed tonight (it's 10:00pm in Hawaii) I just wanted to share with you that it was 1 year ago today that after a routine colonoscopy we found out **** had a 10cm tumor in his colon. Our world fell apart. You were there to help us put it back together. You were there answering all our questions. You…
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Why skating should be left to the kids...lol!
So, figuring it is the last time we will be skating for awhile, since today starts a thaw, my dear beau and I hit the ice... Well, I hit it a bit harder than he did...while getting onto the ice from the bank of the canal, the board I was sitting on slid...and my skates naturally slid...and I ended up on my bottom, severly…
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New Golden Puppy Pic Posted to my Expressions - UPDATED NEW PIC - Take Another Look :)
Mornin' Semis; Meet Blue Boy - he's named that right now, because the couple ties different color string on the pups to keep track of them. So, here he is at just 5 weeks old :) We're trying to decide on names now. Have you fell in love with that beautiful face? Look at his beautiful head - and those arms and paws - oh my,…
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Teddy Pendergrass
PHILADELPHIA -- Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after suffering a devastating car accident that left him paralyzed, died Wednesday at age 59. The singer's son, Teddy…
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Responding well to Folfori + Avastin
Hi Friends, **** got the results of his PET from Wednesday and it says that the one lymph node shows significant reduction in activity and appears to be responding well to treatment. No new activity!!! We are very pleased with this report. We hope he is heading toward NED or maybe even there. It mentioned that the little…
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Lung exray.........
after 35 years of smoking I decided after talking with my Onc that I needed to check my lungs and he informed me that since last Thursday was very snowy that the exray lab wouldn't be very crowded. It wasn't so I walked in had my non invasive scan done and was gone, all in less than 10 minutes. I didn't call for the…
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Bad news
I'm so sad....we got the results of the CT scan and the cancer in Michael's liver has gotten worse and it has spread to the lungs. They are going to put a catheter in his belly tomorrow the keep the fluid drained but that is all they can do. He'll be coming home tomorrow and the doctors want us to contact hospice. How did…
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Daughter chosen to go to Africa for Clinical Nursing!!!!!
First of all.... thank you all for the well wishes after my recent hospital stay. I am feeling much better. OK Diane... Now I'm gonna brag!! NEXT good news is about my 21 year old daughter Brittani. She has been attending Nursing College in St. Louis, MO and is just about ready to graduate. 2 more semesters. She has been…
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sick, scared, and need of some hope
I just completed my firnst chemo of folfox with 5fu pump. The nausea, exhaustion, and pain has been overwhelming. The posts have enlightened me to what to expect, but I hoped that when they disconnected me, that I would feel better. This is the first of 12 and I worry about making it through. Any help or encouragement…
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Husband is NED
After reading Craig's post tonight I really didn't want to post this note, but I am finally able to breath and sleep tonight. My husband had his first colonoscopy today since diagnosed last april with stage 3C, he also had an endoscopy because his ct scan showed swelling in the esophogus. All was clear today and with his…
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Good news
I had my CEA checked yesterday and got good news today. Still very low! So another 3 months ticked off until I can reach my 5 year mark. I wish I could share the good fortune with those of y'all with so much going on with your cancer right now. *hugs* Gail
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30 days
It was about six months ago when my Onc said i had about a month or two to live. Well it's been six months and I've been visiting him every 2 weeks since then. I've been on Xeloda, avastin every three weeks and oxaliplatin every 6 week. My CEA is 125. It was 55 in July. Of course it was off the charts when I was first…
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In Hospital Still.... Just Got MRI Results
Well.... primary care doc came in with results. There is a spot on the MRI. Om my right buttock area. They are not sure yet what it is. It is either a fracture in my pelvic bone... could be a mestatic area.... or could be swelling. Test did not confirm any of the above. Doc said since I was just DX remission Dec. 1st she…
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cancer free
after pet scans and cat scans to hear those words today, words cannot express!!!!! we will beat this and we will do it sooner than later!!!! love you guys!!!
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LEAVIN HOSPITAL!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!
Great News!!!! It's a good thing I have God on my side! Final results.... T7 Vertebre Fracture. Self healing...no surgery or back braces! YEAH! Pelvic Bone??? NO METASTIC LEGIONS!!!..... NO FRACTURES!!!! Just extreme swelling caused by the fall and in turn putting pressure on sciatic nerve making walking...... very…
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Low Platelet Count
Onc got my blood work and I had low platelet count so they are delaying chemo for a week. I've been so focused on this only lasting 6 months, "It's a hockey season", and now a delay. Any experience with this? Could this be a one time delay or should I expect more? Tomorrow was going to be flofox treatment 6, the half way…
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my update
good evening semi's well i finally am going in for my resection surgery 1/13. my catscan came back negative no mets anywhere or lesions. all things considered it looks like the dr got it all when doing the scope but the resection is just a precaution. just wanted to let my fsmily now what is going on . thank you never,ever…
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timing of adjuvent chemo
I had surgery(colorectal, chemo radiation first) 4 mnths ago. I should have begun adjuvent chemo 2 months ago.Has anyone had experience with starting chemo later than standard ? or opinion?
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Got a 'note' from Kimby
Kimby has openly posted this and other info on her Facebook page so I feel it's okay to share. "Sorry Diane, tonight is the first time I've been on Facebook in forever! I haven't been keeping up with email even. I am doing better. The last 4 months have been the worst and scariest of my life. My faith is strong but my will…
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Prayers and Thoughts (Week of January 11)
I try and keep track of the folks on the board that could use some good thoughts and prayers going their way. I know Lisa42 writes them down but I never seem to have a notebook by my laptop. I thought just like there is a weekly Friday riddle thread perhaps we could have a weekly "good thoughts and prayers" thread. Whether…
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Stoma location
Hi, for those of you who have a colostomy can you tell me what procedure you went through to determine where your stoma should be? Was this done immediately before surgery or on a separate day? What did they do to determine the best placement? Thanks, Cheryl
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Calling Pennsylvania survivors.....
I am planning to move from So Calif as a snowbird to State College, Pennsylvania to be near family It looks like Johns Hopkins in Baltimore may be the closest NCI Cancer Center Does anyone have any suggestions about living in a small town in Penn as a survivor needing onc supervision ( and hopefully not, more treatment)…
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last treatment tomorrow
Well, the day is almost here. My last treatment tomorrow. I am so excited but also a little nervous. Nervous because nothing is fighting the cells anymore.
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Robert Courtney - airing now cnbc
Can't believe any pharmacist could do this!! Diltued chemo medication for so many patients! Affected over 2,000 patients, he is now serving 30 years in Missouri prison. This all happened in St Louis a few years back. http://www.cnbc.com/id/23182570/ Just wanted to get this posted, going to bed. Those poor families!
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Are you NED and exercise to help you stay that way?
If so, the cancer center I go to (Univ. North Carolina @ Chapel Hill School of Medicine)is looking for volunteers to participate in a clinical trial helping cancer survivors just out of treatment get into and stay involved in an exercise program. This will be the 5th trial/support effort I have contributed to there in the…
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sick, scared, and need of some hope
I just completed my firnst chemo of folfox with 5fu pump. The nausea, exhaustion, and pain has been overwhelming. The posts have enlightened me to what to expect, but I hoped that when they disconnected me, that I would feel better. This is the first of 12 and I worry about making it through. Any help or encouragement…
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Having spinal surgery
The day is finally here. tomorrow 7 am California time Jan 12. I will completely off the board for quite awhile according to the surgeon. My husband laughed. Told him you don't know my wife do you. Because I figured I could sit straight up and type! Famous last words huh!LOL I could sure use some thoughts and prayers my…
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Money
Yep, I have none and i have told everyone and the calls keep coming, i have paper bills stacked to the ceiling and i am terrified that one day someone will find them if i die. Sick, isn't it but this is what haunts me more than anything, Anyone know what to do, My extended family helps when they can but that is running out…
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losing insurance
Don't know what to do. My long term disability ends in Feb. and since I'm not able to return to work I will lose my ins. Don't know yet if I'll qualify for medicade. Can't afford cobra payments to keep ins. from job. I guess when ins. stops treatment stops. I'm scared and don't know what to do.