Need some hugs today

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  • Luv2lunch
    Luv2lunch Member Posts: 270
    #22
    Joyce,
    Big hugs from me and
    Joyce,
    Big hugs from me and Mom. Two dogs sending cold nose kisses. Mom said she will say an extra prayer for you tonight.
    Feel better :)
    Linda and Ellie
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #23
    Sending big hugs...
    I know it must be discouraging...but you are strong and will beat this beast, whenever and wherever it is!!!

    I got MAD! How DARE something change my life so much, and scare the pee out of me!!!

    (I DID get a new head of hair, tho...and it's a totally different color...MUCH less grey!!! YEA! So maybe my mad DID make an impression, and the beast is trying to suck up...LMAO!).

    Hugs, Kathi
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #24
    Cheers
    Sorry I missed this post earlier. Here are cheers for you and hoping that things will get better for you.

    Hugs! Kim
  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #25
    Luv2lunch said:

    Joyce,
    Big hugs from me and
    Joyce,
    Big hugs from me and Mom. Two dogs sending cold nose kisses. Mom said she will say an extra prayer for you tonight.
    Feel better :)
    Linda and Ellie

    Thank you both
    Linda and Ellie, thank you for your warm thoughts and the prayers. It means the world to me. Take care, hugs back. Joyce
  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #26
    KathiM said:

    Sending big hugs...
    I know it must be discouraging...but you are strong and will beat this beast, whenever and wherever it is!!!

    I got MAD! How DARE something change my life so much, and scare the pee out of me!!!

    (I DID get a new head of hair, tho...and it's a totally different color...MUCH less grey!!! YEA! So maybe my mad DID make an impression, and the beast is trying to suck up...LMAO!).

    Hugs, Kathi

    Thank you
    Kathi, thank you for the hugs and encouragement. I will try getting mad! lol. My hair is growing back and is still gray. Oh well. :) Hugs, Joyce
  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #27
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Cheers
    Sorry I missed this post earlier. Here are cheers for you and hoping that things will get better for you.

    Hugs! Kim

    Thank you
    Kim, thank you for your note, taking the time to respond and for the hugs. Today started out on a down note, thanks to all of you, has ended up on a high. Hugs back. Joyce
  • Kathryn_in_MN
    Kathryn_in_MN Member Posts: 1,252 Member
    #28
    Hugs for you
    Sending you a big cyberhug.

    I understand where you are coming from. I did 12 rounds of FOLFOX, clean scan and CEA normal. Then at the 3 month CEA check it was up. PET showed recurrance (or progression, as it probably was never really gone).

    So now I'm on FOLFIRI and Avastin.

    I'm glad you got a 6 month break. But it still sucks to have to do chemo again.
  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #29
    Kathryn_in_MN said:

    Hugs for you
    Sending you a big cyberhug.

    I understand where you are coming from. I did 12 rounds of FOLFOX, clean scan and CEA normal. Then at the 3 month CEA check it was up. PET showed recurrance (or progression, as it probably was never really gone).

    So now I'm on FOLFIRI and Avastin.

    I'm glad you got a 6 month break. But it still sucks to have to do chemo again.

    thank you
    Kathryn, thank you for the big hug, got it. I did 12 rounds of FOLFOX w/Avastin, tumors shrunk considerably but always there. 4 in liver, one was size of grapefruit a year ago. My CEA went from 645 a year ago to 8.0 and stayed there until a few weeks ago. I have been on Avastin alone since finishing my chemo in May. The 6 mo break was wonderful and I still feel great physically, today really through me for a loop for some reason since I have always known I would have to continue chemo and was thankful for the time I had off and all that had happened that was so good. After all these messages I feel much better and am praying my next CAT scan isn't too bad. Thank you, I read your story and like so many others here, you are an inspiration to me. Take care and here's a hug for you! Joyce
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #30
    *hugs* for you!
    Ah, Joyce. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. I'm sure you're scared and worried. I'm praying everything will be wonderful!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #31
    tootsie1 said:

    *hugs* for you!
    Ah, Joyce. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. I'm sure you're scared and worried. I'm praying everything will be wonderful!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Thank you
    Gail, thank you for your prayers and hugs. Enjoy your day. Hugs back, Joyce
  • vchildbeloved
    vchildbeloved Member Posts: 133
    #32
    JoyceSteele said:

    Thank you
    Gail, thank you for your prayers and hugs. Enjoy your day. Hugs back, Joyce

    Hugs are what I do best!!!!
    Hugs are what I do best!!!! Many to you my dear.

    Val
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #33
    more hugs
    Hi Joyce,

    Sending more hugs (and prayers) your way!
    You take care and do your homework- the local doc doesn't always know all that is out there, as I have discovered myself. Lots of good ideas were suggested to you-

    Hugs,
    Lisa
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    #34
    lisa42 said:

    more hugs
    Hi Joyce,

    Sending more hugs (and prayers) your way!
    You take care and do your homework- the local doc doesn't always know all that is out there, as I have discovered myself. Lots of good ideas were suggested to you-

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #35
    vchildbeloved said:

    Hugs are what I do best!!!!
    Hugs are what I do best!!!! Many to you my dear.

    Val

    Thank you for the hugs
    Val, thank you for the hugs and for taking the time to send them. Have a lovely day. Joyce
  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele Member Posts: 145
    #36
    unknown said:

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    Graci thank you
    For the hugs and the point that my Dr. did expect it to go up. He was not surprised and said we will wait to see what the CAT scan says. He feels in the context of things (coming down from 645) it is nothing. I trust him explicitly. Guess I tweaked big time when I got the news. Am feeling much better thanks to everyone here. Am so blessed to be on this board. Happy Weekend. Joyce

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