Second Belly Button Club

JUDYV5
JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I am now an official member of the second belly button club. I really thought that pulling that tube out would be a lot more painful then it was. Looking forward to jumping in my backyard pool next week.

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  • delnative
    delnative Member Posts: 450
    #2
    Yay!
    And welcome to the club.
    You can wear your scar with pride. I know I do.

    --Jim in Delaware
  • micktissue
    micktissue Member Posts: 430
    #3
    YAY!
    Thumbs up, high five and ten, and mucho congrats!

    Best,

    Mick
  • Fire34
    Fire34 Member Posts: 365
    #4
    micktissue said:

    YAY!
    Thumbs up, high five and ten, and mucho congrats!

    Best,

    Mick

    Congrats Judy
    Congrats on the milestone. Glad it didn' hurt that bad for you, for me it hurt so bad I laughed till I cried. Again Congrats
    Dave
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #5
    Fire34 said:

    Congrats Judy
    Congrats on the milestone. Glad it didn' hurt that bad for you, for me it hurt so bad I laughed till I cried. Again Congrats
    Dave

    Welcome
    to the club, Judy. Great to hear more good news. Tough guy that I am, I was able to hold back the tears and yelping when mine was yanked- until I got out to my car! Seriously, for those still with PEGs, it's not that bad, and when it comes to the matter of having a PEG- having a PEG pulled is nothing compared to how good it is to have a PEG when it is needed. Sorry you lost an old friend, who was very close to you for awhile, Judy, but know your Adios was a happy one.

    kcass
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #6
    Welcome to the club!
    I yelped like a puppy when mine was pulled. Or, as Stevenl said, "squealed like a pig under a fence." Still, I wouldn't have it any other way. So very happy yours is gone now, too.

    Deb
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #7
    Freedom!
    Good for you. Mine didn't hurt a bit - my doc's SOP is to knock patients out for removal. I told his nurse that most of the folks here were conscious for removal, and she seemed to think the other doctors must be barbarians
  • terryscarlett
    terryscarlett Member Posts: 143
    #8
    Tube removal
    How long did you have the tube after treatment stopped?
    So glad you have gotten past the tube and on to bigger and better things. I covered my pool last week as it has gotten cool at nights and no one was using it. I hope you have the best of time splashing around in it.
    Congrats
    Terry
  • stevenl
    stevenl Member Posts: 587
    #9
    terryscarlett said:

    Tube removal
    How long did you have the tube after treatment stopped?
    So glad you have gotten past the tube and on to bigger and better things. I covered my pool last week as it has gotten cool at nights and no one was using it. I hope you have the best of time splashing around in it.
    Congrats
    Terry

    Club
    A good club to be in I must say. Continued success!!!!

    Best,
    Steve
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #10
    Judy


    Great news enjoy the backyard pool
  • Kimba1505
    Kimba1505 Member Posts: 557
    #11
    Pam M said:

    Freedom!
    Good for you. Mine didn't hurt a bit - my doc's SOP is to knock patients out for removal. I told his nurse that most of the folks here were conscious for removal, and she seemed to think the other doctors must be barbarians

    Liberated
    Congratulations on being tube-free and all the good stuff that comes with it. It took two people to yank Mark's out. Very ouchy, he said...but so worth it!
    Enjoy,
    Kim
  • JUDYV5
    JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
    #12
    terryscarlett said:

    Tube removal
    How long did you have the tube after treatment stopped?
    So glad you have gotten past the tube and on to bigger and better things. I covered my pool last week as it has gotten cool at nights and no one was using it. I hope you have the best of time splashing around in it.
    Congrats
    Terry

    Treatment ended June 8
    Last day of cisplatin and radiation.
    We have a safety cover on our pool which is very good at keeping heat in and I have every attention on turing the heat on in the pool.
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #13
    Hondo said:

    Judy


    Great news enjoy the backyard pool

    2nd belly button club
    Welcome to the club!!! It's such a wonderful feeling to get rid of that cumbersome tubing. Enjoy your pool, I just wish it was still warm enough here in NH to jump in a pool, fall has come early this year ;-(

    Stay well,
    Glenna
  • Greg53
    Greg53 Member Posts: 849
    #14
    Glenna M said:

    2nd belly button club
    Welcome to the club!!! It's such a wonderful feeling to get rid of that cumbersome tubing. Enjoy your pool, I just wish it was still warm enough here in NH to jump in a pool, fall has come early this year ;-(

    Stay well,
    Glenna

    Congrats
    Pegless! Great news. Still one of my goals.

    Greg
  • dogsrule
    dogsrule Member Posts: 96
    #15
    Greg53 said:

    Congrats
    Pegless! Great news. Still one of my goals.

    Greg

    Glad it's gone
    I was glad to get it and glad to get rid of it. Have fun in the pool!!
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #16
    dogsrule said:

    Glad it's gone
    I was glad to get it and glad to get rid of it. Have fun in the pool!!

    Awesome!
    I can finally say I know how you feel! So happy for you!

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