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HEY THANKS!!!!
Hey my gang of semi-colons!! Thanks for all the birthday wishes and toasts and such. We had an exceptionally beautiful Fall day here in the North Woods of Minnesota. After a breakfast of whole grain organic BLUEBERRY pancakes we headed off for a hike and exploration of our new "neighborhood". We hiked part of the Superior…
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lindamarie53
Hi, Linda - Hope everything went well (or as well as could be expected) today. just want you to know you were in my thoughts and prayers. OK - time to focus on getting well now. Drop a note when you can. Vent when you want. Feel good about yourself ALWAYS. Strength & peace - SpongeBob
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Live Strong
Not sure I should be promoting another site, but here goes.. The Lance Armstrong Foundation-(www.laf.org) is selling Live Strong bracelets. In case you don't know Lance is a cancer survivor-(testicular w/ mets) and 6 (?) time winner of the Tour De France-he is my hero..Bud
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Very Sad
I just got off the phone with my best-friend who let me know that my inspiration has died. I met Sophie when I was initially diagnosed. She had had metastatic breast cancer for 2 and 1/2 years at the time. She was only 33 years old and had been diagnosed when she was 7 months pregnant. She died yesterday. Thank god it was…
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Happy Birthday Emily ! ! !
Hi Everyone, Emily ( 2behealed ) had a Birthday yesterday September 23, let's all join in and wish her a Happy Belated Birthday. Happy Birthday To You ! Happy Birthday To You ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ((((( EMILY ))))) Happy Birthday To You... Hope you had a wonderful " Birthday Em " and I wish you many many more ! ! ! CHEERS,…
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Drugs
Science Friday will be discussing the Drug Companies and whether they are interested in Cures or Profits tomorrow. The program usually airs at 10 AM in my area;check your local PBS station. bud
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Short vacation
Well, everyone I'm leaving in about 10 minutes to my trip to Amish Country in Ohio. My daughter and I are going and we're so excited. I was in the emergency room again Tuesday with the cathether problems, so please pray I stay well during this trip. We both really need it bad!!! Love you all and will miss you. I'll check…
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Oxiliplatin and 5FU
Started Wed. getting Oxy and 5fu every other week for 5 mths. Had 5fu before with not much problems but has anyone had many problems with the Oxiliplatin mixed with it ?
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Just Had to Let You Know
As most of you already know, Bert is the silent one of our happy little twosome and throughout this whole process has very rarely ever said much about his colon cancer or doubted for one minute (unlike me.....)that he would be a survivor. Well, this morning and you can all imagine my shock here, when Bert called me at work…
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looking for vanser
hi vanessa!!! hope all is well. are you back from italy yet? did you happen to go for a job interview recently? looking forward to talking to you, julie
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nowthechemo
hey guys and girls havent posted much lately..but i do read occassionally. well my nice lil break while resting up from surgery is over. I see a surgeon today about getting a port put in me on friday. am scared shitless.. hate those damn needles. saw an oncologist for the first time last friday.its gonna be a longer…
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Back on Chemo and Divorce Court Friday
Hi everyone, I need support getting through this week. My divorce has been "on hold" since I was dx with Stage IV in July 2002. Hoped that three 6 month rounds of chemo and two major surgeries were behind me in April, but cancer was still here in May. Hoping I would be NED for while I agreed that it was time to get the…
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Off I go!!!!
Hey everyone, Well, I'm going to take my first little time away from home this weekend!!! A vacation at last!!!!!! My daughter and I are going to Amish Country. She's never been. I've been twice and loved it. I'm excited but I'm also nervous. My daughter said not to worry that she would take care of me and if I had…
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from bad to worse for me
hello all. hope all of you are doing well. i went to the onc yesterday and he sd that he is very concerned about my ct results. all the lesions have seemed to get larger although they are very small in the mm. there are many of them. he is not sure if surg is even an option for me. sd that is most of the spots r cancer…
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Don't Quit
These are some words I found encouraging in difficult times. God bless all those having a tough time of it now. You are in our prayers. Don't Quit Don't quit when the tide is the lowest, For it's just about to turn; Don't quit over doubts and questions, For there's something you may learn. Don't quit when the night is…
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Thank You ! ! !
Hi Everyone, Thanks for the kind Birthday Wishes & The Congrats on 30 month's being Cancer Free. You guys are the best and even though we've never met I feel you all as my extended family. Judy I hope you had a great Birthday on Sept 20 and many many more to come. SpongeBob in a "speedo" & Kanga in a "thong" now I would…
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Cancer Bracelets
I was brousing through posts today (off for a few days) and noticed nanuk's post about the Lance Armstrong bracelets. Although I know about his story, I was totally unaware of the bracelets. Last October I saw this "outbreak" of pink and white crystal bracelets - lo and behold, for recognition of breast cancer. In May, my…
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To Nettie
Dearest Nettie, please you must not give up hope. Not ever. There is a former patient at USC where my husband gets his treatments who was diagnosed with extremely advanced bladder cancer 18 years ago and they estimated he had about three months to live...it was everywhere. THAT WAS 18 YEARS AGO. No, no miracle drug...just…
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YIPPEEEEE!!!!
Hi Guys, I have some great news, dad got his results from the CT scan he had last week and they told him that the spots in his lungs have shrunk, the tumor in his bowel has stabalised and there are no new spots anywhere!!! Its the best news I have heard in months and Im so excited that only after two treatments already…
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now, don't go getting all excited or anything
SpongeBob and Kanga, but I just picked out the pool. Dust off those Speedo's You'll have to wait till Spring here in the North East, though. Unless....you are one of those Polar Bear freaks who swim in arctic waters in the middle of winter. Barb - who will be doing sit ups as soon as she can to look fabulous in her bikini…
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Just have to say...
Hey guys... Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that there are more and more people entering our little circle of semi-colons? I am SO glad that we all have this forum to share ideas (cancer-related, or not), share stories, and to bond. This particular type of cancer can have such positive outcomes, provided it's…
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My Special Day!
Hi Everyone, Today is a double celebration for me! ! ! It was 30 month's ago today I went in the hospital to have a stage 3 rectal tumour removed and here I sit 2 1/2 years later and still doing very well. I hope the next 30 month's will be just as good to me, then I will be at that magical 5 year mark. Also today is my 43…
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A "Wee" Update on Bert
Today Bert went to see his oncologist for the first time since going off chemo on July 8, 2004, and since his last visit on August 5 at which time all scans and test results were in and he was declared NED (HURRAY!!!!!). There isn't much to share because it was just a basic check up but all his blood work results from the…
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update on dad and his first chemo treatment
hey guys, i haven't been posting much, but i do read all your messages b/c i find them truly inspiring. just to update everyone on my dear dad (diagnosed july 7, surgery resection on july 31, stage 3 with 5 positive nodes), he started chemo this past Tuesday (5fu/leu/oxy) and I know it't too soon to get excited being it's…
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Will this nightmare ever end???
Hi all, Everytime I think I'm doing better, something else happens. I don't know, this may be off topic. Ever since I had the colon resection, I have had a urinary cathether. That's since May 20th. The urologist said he wanted to let my bladder rest, since it was exposed to radiation too. He said it would probably work…
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Update on Bob!!!
Hello everyone!!! Hope all is well with everyone who got the storm this week!!!!!!!!! WE had some flooding but could of been worse. Bob and I went to the Dr.'s on Friday and unfortunately they told us that there wasn't anything more that they could do there at the cancer center and that they want us to see a Dr. Meropol at…
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Yall are such sweethearts!
I just wanted to thank you all for your sweet messages! You really all have a way of bringing up my spirits! Been feeling **** (no pun intended) from FOLFORI this week and was disappointed that my surgeon said he'll do the surgery in 5 weeks (something about life-threatening pneumonia if we do it sooner... all doctors are…
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A VIRTUAL POSTCARD FROM BELIZE
Ahoy, Semi-Colons - Greetings (slightly belated) from Belize (look between Mexico and Guatemala). We pulled in here for a few days - although we spent most of it watching Hurricane Ivan smash into our homeport of Pascagoula, Mississippi. I live over near Biloxi, so I didn't get too much damage (so the neighbors say), but…
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4th Annual Colorectal Conference
Hi Everyone, Hope this message finds everyone in good spirits! I was wondering if any of you colorectal connaisseurs have heard of the 4th annual colorectal conference. It is supposed to take place in Alexandria, Virginia from October 8th-10th. They have a list of guest speakers and topics posted. The subjects seem to…
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Chemo
I was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer a little more than one month ago and have undergone a surgery to have ¼ of the colon removed recently. My pathology report said that 2 out of 21 lymph nodes were positive and the doctor said I should be treated with chemotherapy. Since I am only 29 years old, the doctor said an…