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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #22
    Varmint5 said:

    Glad to hear this
    Winter Marie,

    So happy to hear that you have a plan in place. You have been on my mind. I have no doubt you can kick this down again. I'm glad your treatment never stopped working for you.

    Sandy

    Sandy
    I know, I expected to also get Oxyplatinin again, but he thinks the Xeloda and Avastin will do the trick. I've been lucky to be sure that I never had to stop any due to the treatment not working, so far!!!
    Winter marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #23
    jjaj133 said:

    Dear Winter Marie, I am glad
    Dear Winter Marie, I am glad you have a plan in place and I will be praying for a good outcome.
    I hope your next plan is to go a resort area.
    Hugs,
    Judy

    Judy
    Judy, Judy, Judy...may the resort area plan come up soon!!! Actually trying to plan a trip to Europe for next summer, just too many places I want to go, that I'm trying to narrow it down, I've been there before so I still want to visit the old haunts as well as NEW ones (England's on the list this time, but then there's Austria and Holland0 and well, you know it just goes on and on and on and I can't do them all. I'll plan this as my celebration trip of getting rid of these pesky tumors again!!!
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #24
    PhillieG said:

    It's a Plan
    Sorry to hear you're back on the chemo-wagon but I'm glad you have a plan...
    -phil

    Thanks Phil
    Plans are good, means future, eh??
    Thank you Phil for being there.
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #25
    SharonVegas said:

    Winter Marie,
    Glad you have
    Winter Marie,
    Glad you have a plan! For me, plans give me direction, like swimming for the shoreline instead of treading water in the middle of the ocean with sharks circling! Thanks for sharing and I'm sending good vibes and prayers your way.
    SharonVegas

    Sharon
    Definitely staying in the life raft!!! Thanks for the vibes and prayers.
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #26
    Lovekitties said:

    Dear Winter Marie
    I am glad that you now have a plan in place and pray that the chemo does well for you with little or no side effects.

    When I had my tumor surgery they took all the woman parts. I was told that it was precautionary.

    Very glad they moved up your consult and they can get you started soonest on beating this once again!

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

    Marie
    Yes, I wish they had taken them out the first time, but I understand after a 10 hour surgery why they didn't want to.
    So glad the consult was moved up too!!!! I don't think I could of stood the wait!!
    Winter Marie
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  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #27
    herdizziness said:

    Sandy
    I know, I expected to also get Oxyplatinin again, but he thinks the Xeloda and Avastin will do the trick. I've been lucky to be sure that I never had to stop any due to the treatment not working, so far!!!
    Winter marie

    Winter Marie
    I would like to support Ron's zipper idea....hahah good stuff.

    I wish you only the very best with your new plan Winter Marie....it sounds like a good one and you seem very confident that you can do it.....I know you can .....

    sending warm northern hugs....

    mags
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  • steved
    steved CSN Member Posts: 834 Member
    #28
    Ways forward
    I am glad yo ufound a way forward and have a plan that you feel confident in- that is half the battle. As was described by, I think, Ann about Pete's recent PET scan it isn't too bad- you just need to whip out that bit of the liver, get rid of the ovaries that you have no use for take a bit of chemo and hey, presto your back on track.

    In all seriousness it is nice to hear you remain postive about the plan. I too didn't find avastin and xeloda a bad combination to live on and it seemed to hold my cancer pretty stable (been off 3 months now and symptoms moving pretty quickly makes me realise it really was doing quite a good job). You have some pretty serious stuff to face but nothing that you and many here haven't had to face before so we know its doable. Keep positive and we can win this battle yet,

    steve
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  • tommycat
    tommycat CSN Member Posts: 790 Member
    #29
    Best of luck
    Agree with everyone here that a plan also spells h-o-p-e.
    You're going to do great, and many people are pulling for you.
    ~Tommycat
    PS: Love the zipper idea!
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  • Momof2plusteentwins
    Momof2plusteentwins CSN Member Posts: 509 Member
    #30
    herdizziness said:

    Judy
    Judy, Judy, Judy...may the resort area plan come up soon!!! Actually trying to plan a trip to Europe for next summer, just too many places I want to go, that I'm trying to narrow it down, I've been there before so I still want to visit the old haunts as well as NEW ones (England's on the list this time, but then there's Austria and Holland0 and well, you know it just goes on and on and on and I can't do them all. I'll plan this as my celebration trip of getting rid of these pesky tumors again!!!
    Winter Marie

    Winter Marie
    Love the idea of Europe next summer. I'm planning to go too. My grandfather came over with his family from Germany and I want to go see where we came from. My husband and I hope I get some clean scans so we can plan this trip and many more. We have been through most of US and about 10-12 cruises including Alaska and Hawaii. Now for the more expensive flights. Hope we both get our summer trip! Good luck with your treatment.
    Sandy :)
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  • Doc_Hawk
    Doc_Hawk CSN Member Posts: 685
    #31
    Prayers for success
    Winter, I'll be saying prayers for the success of your treatment plan and doing Snoopy's "Happy Dance" for you all the way!
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  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 CSN Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #32
    That is great that they are
    That is great that they are thinking about surgery. Survery is the one treatment that i have a lot of confidence in.

    I am praying for good results.
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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #33
    herdizziness said:

    Sandy
    I know, I expected to also get Oxyplatinin again, but he thinks the Xeloda and Avastin will do the trick. I've been lucky to be sure that I never had to stop any due to the treatment not working, so far!!!
    Winter marie

    Go With
    VELCRO™. It doesn't rust!
    Good luck with the plan...
    -p
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #34
    maglets said:

    Winter Marie
    I would like to support Ron's zipper idea....hahah good stuff.

    I wish you only the very best with your new plan Winter Marie....it sounds like a good one and you seem very confident that you can do it.....I know you can .....

    sending warm northern hugs....

    mags

    Mags
    I do so love seeing your picture,you look so serene and comfortable. Thanks for the northern hugs.
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #35
    steved said:

    Ways forward
    I am glad yo ufound a way forward and have a plan that you feel confident in- that is half the battle. As was described by, I think, Ann about Pete's recent PET scan it isn't too bad- you just need to whip out that bit of the liver, get rid of the ovaries that you have no use for take a bit of chemo and hey, presto your back on track.

    In all seriousness it is nice to hear you remain postive about the plan. I too didn't find avastin and xeloda a bad combination to live on and it seemed to hold my cancer pretty stable (been off 3 months now and symptoms moving pretty quickly makes me realise it really was doing quite a good job). You have some pretty serious stuff to face but nothing that you and many here haven't had to face before so we know its doable. Keep positive and we can win this battle yet,

    steve

    Steve
    Got you in my mind this weekend, and staying positive for you in this upcoming week and your surgery. Will be sending the best of vibes and greatest thoughts for a wonderfully uneventful surgery and PAINLESS recovery!!!
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #36
    Momof2plusteentwins said:

    Winter Marie
    Love the idea of Europe next summer. I'm planning to go too. My grandfather came over with his family from Germany and I want to go see where we came from. My husband and I hope I get some clean scans so we can plan this trip and many more. We have been through most of US and about 10-12 cruises including Alaska and Hawaii. Now for the more expensive flights. Hope we both get our summer trip! Good luck with your treatment.
    Sandy :)

    I was raised in Alaska
    so did that one already, and was married in Hawaii and then went back home (Alaska) and did the cruise and got to see places I never saw before up there, it was fantastic to be a tourist in my homeland and see things I've never seen before.
    I'm sure you'll be making that trip overseas, my family on my dad's side also came from Germany, and one of my niece's is a German citizen with family there. Here's to both of us on a summer trip!!!!
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #37
    PhillieG said:

    Go With
    VELCRO™. It doesn't rust!
    Good luck with the plan...
    -p

    Phil
    STAINLESS STEEL zipper, I'd hate the sound of velcro ripping apart on my body!!! LMAO
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #38
    tommycat said:

    Best of luck
    Agree with everyone here that a plan also spells h-o-p-e.
    You're going to do great, and many people are pulling for you.
    ~Tommycat
    PS: Love the zipper idea!

    Thank you
    I'm thinking the zipper idea wins!!!!
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #39
    Doc_Hawk said:

    Prayers for success
    Winter, I'll be saying prayers for the success of your treatment plan and doing Snoopy's "Happy Dance" for you all the way!

    Thanks Doc
    I appreciate them!!! Love doing a happy dance even more, so looking forward to that day!!
    Winter Marie
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #40
    janderson1964 said:

    That is great that they are
    That is great that they are thinking about surgery. Survery is the one treatment that i have a lot of confidence in.

    I am praying for good results.

    Yes
    I agree, cutting it out as my onc told me once, is the sure way of getting it (the tumor)out.
    Thank you for the prayers.
    Winter Marie
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  • Kathryn_in_MN
    Kathryn_in_MN CSN Member Posts: 1,252 Member
    #41
    Best wishes
    I hope all goes well with your plan and you can get back on the road to NED'ville soon.
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