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in trouble, need help
MY HUSBAND IS RETIRED. I AM JUST HOPING THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME FIND THE RIGHT CONTACT PERSON. WE LIVE IN KODIAK ALASKA, AND THERE IS NO ARMY POST HERE, ONLY A COAST GUARD BASE. MY HUSBAND WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE ARMY IN JANUARY OF 07, AFTER HIS 6 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY, AND HE FINALLY CAME HOME THAT SAME MONTH…
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MULTIPLE MISC. ??'S
All, Very glad to see a group specific to military, although reading the entire string proved to make my blood boil at times (during some of the military and VA bashing). No system or org. is perfect, not even IBM, BUT I can say that I personally love the Marine Corps, imperfections and all. Isn't this how we feel about…
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Active Duty Military and Plasmacytoma
I am 43 year male active duty Air Force member. On 2/5/07 I had a tumor removed from my C1 vertebra and was told I have Plasmacytoma. I am looking for anyone who has had a plasmacytoma, has dealt with being in the military and having cancer (my enlistment ends 10/07) looking for the best treatments or type of treatments…
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EXAMINING HOW COAST GUARD DEALS WITH CANCER
Thought I would share this with y'all... I got it from a very good source yesterday that the Coast Guard is looking at possibly changing the manner in which the Service handles retention/separation of individuals with cancer - especially metastatic cancer. This decision stems from a fairly recent Formal Medical Board for a…
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Walter Reed
Has anyone had experience at Walter Reed? I'll be going there to have a "mass" removed which will be #2, the first resulted in a resection of my right kidney/adrenal gland which was removed in a German hospital. Thanks for any input. Dave.
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HELP!!!
My husband is still active duty. His treatments are almost complete, he has a few more surgeries. I have no idea what to expect. He is in Seattle WA, and I am in Alaska. We need more help understanding the process, as well as what we need to do to find help with his pay. The goverment is taking most of his pay for reasons…
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GOD BLESS YOU ALL
A mother asked President Bush, "Why did my son have to die in Iraq?" Another mother asked President Kennedy, "Why did my son have to die in Viet Nam?" Another mother asked President Truman, "Why did my son have to die in Korea? Another mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt, "Why did my son have to die at Iwo Jima?" Another…
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Melanoma and the VA. I don't know what to do....
Grettings. I'm getting out of the Marine Corps in about 2 months and I'm not sure what to expect for my cancer treatment. I had a level 3 thick tumor on my leg that was removed with a wide local incision. A sentinal node biopsy was done (negative) and I was put on Chemo (Interfuron) for a year. I'm not considered in…
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Cancer and the VA
Was awarded 100% for PC as a result of agent orange and have had RP, chemo and lupron. They will be reducing the disability percentage. Has anyone else experiecned this and can tell me why etc. Thanks
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New to CSN
Hello all, I posted over last weekend, but I think that I probably made my post nearly invisible by making it a reply to SpongeBob's initiation email, thereby putting my post at the very bottom of the list. So, if this is spam, I apologize, but I'm thinking that it's just making it more noticeable. Ian. ***** SpongeBob,…
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New to this
Hello all. Unlike many of you, I am not a survivor. My son was diagnosed at 9 months old with a benign brain tumor. I have come to find out that brain tumors are quite the strange little pest. Even if they are benign, they will still grow very quickly. As I said earlier, my son was diagnosed at nine months old. He was days…
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HUSBAND AGENT ORANGE
MY HUSBAND HAS HAD 3 SKIN CANCERS, AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA, ALSO KIDNEY STONE SINCE HE HAS HAD CEMO AND RADIATION. NO ONE IN HIS FAMILY HAS EVER HAD KIDNEY STONES A HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM???? ( THE KIDNEY STONE STARTED ONE YEAR AFTER HIS SARCOMA AND ON THE SAME SIDE (LEFT)
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Father Dx recently at VA Hosp- Faster treatment elsewhere?
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this post but can't figure out where else to post. My father (66 yrs old) was recently diagnosed with intestinal cancer. We are having problems getting to see oncologists and surgeons, wondering how fast is treatment & meeting with Docs usually accomplished? He was diagnosed on 2/16 as…
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Military Cancer Survivor Benefit Questions
I'm new to this message board... Was just diagnosed with AML M4Eo on 15 JUN while serving as a deployed guardsman in Kosovo. I spent 2 months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and was able to be put into remission and am now being treated back in my home state. I might be told I'll need a bone marrow transplant ( I have 2…
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thyroid cancer
I am a national gaurdsmen activated almost two years ago and was just diagnosed in august with thyroid cancer. I am in a unique situation because of my location so I have had no contact with military doctors yet. Now that we are about to be deactivated I wanted to know if my medical benifits will continue, because…
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Question
I have a question and I was wondering if anybody could give me some advice. I lost my husband Sean on August 19th of this year. He was 34 years old and got diagnosed with leukemia and Burkitts Lymphoma in December. He got intense chemo and the Army was looking for a bone marrow donor (his only sister wasn't a match). They…
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Remembering Chuck915
Dear Chuck915, I never thanked you, Chuck, and now you are gone. I did not say, thank you for welcoming me into the ACSCSN community and I never told you that the angels must have been looking out for me the first time I clicked to chat and you were there. I never told you what an indelible impression you left on me and…
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In Memory
For those of you who knew and loved Chuck915 , you may want to see: http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetrAzQ/prayer.htm It is the poem commonly called "High Flight" which he loved. warrior
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CONCURRENT RECEIPT
I got a note from Sailor1988 about reduction of retirement benefits for care provided by the VA - has anyone else had issues with "concurrent receipt"? Looking to get a fact set together to start "beating this drum". Thanks - SpongeBob
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TESTICULAR Cx SURVIVOR JOINS THE DISCUSSION
Reposting an e-mail from srvivr95 received at the testicular cx site: Hello Sponge Bob, I am very impressed with what you are doing and would like to let you know if you need any people to help count me in. You can email me direct at srvivr95@yahoo.com I am a Cancer survivor now for a little over 8 yrs now and am very…
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LIQUID O2 or JP-4/LEUKEMIA LINK?
Re-posting a message received from scotty2 at the Leukemia discussion board: SpongeBob it is interesting that u are serching for cancer survivors. I served on the USS Midway attached to VA115 squadron during Vietnam, and crawled around the A-6 intruder aircraft. I have developed a blood disorder called porphuria cutania…
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Speechless.........
I'm speechless, not sure what to say, and for me that's rather unusual. I hope I'm not intruding on you, as I am not in the military. I just wanted to stop by when I found out about your site and say, 'Welcome to CSN.' More importantly, I want to say, "God bless you! All of you who have served this country, protected those…
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THOUGHT SOME WOULD APPRECIATE THIS
Copied from an e-mail I just received; I thought some of you would appreciate it: The Third Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer has the responsibility for providing ceremonial units and honor guards for state occasions, White House social functions, public celebrations and interments at Arlington National Cemetery....and…