One year anniversary

nwasen
nwasen Member Posts: 235 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Just got home after having cocktails with my ENT who found my cancer one year ago today! He is quite the treat, kind but very direct. About 10 years younger than me. During our anniversary celebration tonight he let it slip that a year ago he thought I was a goner with how huge my mass was...I found the hair on my arms stood straight up.
I am very lucky that not only am I alive but doing so well after treatments ended. I have very little dry mouth, can eat alot of what I want and am gaining some of the weight back that I lost.
I thanked him for his diagnosis, his candor and his steering me to the James at OSU Cancer Hospital.
This beast called cancer, can be beaten...I am living proof (so far)!!!
Peace
Nancy aka toughcookie

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  • lauralou55
    lauralou55 Member Posts: 12
    #2
    CONGRAGULATIONS!

    CONGRAGULATIONS!
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #3
    Happy anniversary.
    Wishing
    Happy anniversary.


    Wishing you many more happy and healthy ones!
  • jim and i
    jim and i Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #4
    Congrats
    Hope you have many more anniversaries.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #5
    Happy 1 year anniversary
    I hope and pray you will have 40 or 50 more just like it.

    Wishing you the best
    Hondo
  • Jimbo55
    Jimbo55 Member Posts: 590 Member
    #6
    Congrats Nancy
    One year past discovery and going strong. Excellent. Cheers.

    Jimbo
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #7
    Milestone
    Congrats, one year is a milestone...

    Best,
    John
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #8
    Happy Anniversary, Cookie!
    Here's to MORE anniversaries!

    Deb

    p.s. My ENT was pretty sure I was a goner too, but he never told me. He only told my G.P., who had called him with questions. Thank goodness for experienced Radiation and Chemo Oncologists, who have a whole lot better idea about the effectiveness of their treatments!

    Deb
  • ahamric
    ahamric Member Posts: 92
    #9
    My husband and I live east
    My husband and I live east of Columbus and also went to the James. They really do save lives there. We had Ozzer and Siddiqui. My husband has not yet hit a year but we know because of the Drs at OSU James we will see a year and then some. I am so glad you are doing well. Gives me hope : )
  • nwasen
    nwasen Member Posts: 235 Member
    #10
    ahamric said:

    My husband and I live east
    My husband and I live east of Columbus and also went to the James. They really do save lives there. We had Ozzer and Siddiqui. My husband has not yet hit a year but we know because of the Drs at OSU James we will see a year and then some. I am so glad you are doing well. Gives me hope : )

    Siddiqui
    Wow! my docs were Teknos (but I turned down the surgery), Nekki for chemo and my love....Dr. Siddiqui! I adore that doc. He had just come to the James from Detroit a few months before my treatment. I was scheduled with a different doc but then they switched it to him and I am so glad.
    My friends threw me a benefit in March and he and his family drove all 80 some miles one way to come and make an appearance and this was with him on call! His dedication and loving manner won my heart and I know saved my life.
    So great to hear someone else went to the James and had my fave doc.
    BTW I loved some of the techs too who did my 35 radiation treatments. I always try and see them when I go for my follow ups.
    Tell your husband to stay strong and that goes for you also. Are you going to the survivors shindig on the 18th on Olentangy River Road? If so, we should meet!!!!
    Peace,
    Nancy aka toughcookie
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #11
    ahamric said:

    My husband and I live east
    My husband and I live east of Columbus and also went to the James. They really do save lives there. We had Ozzer and Siddiqui. My husband has not yet hit a year but we know because of the Drs at OSU James we will see a year and then some. I am so glad you are doing well. Gives me hope : )

    Mount Vernon
    I grew up just north of Columbus.....

    John
  • ahamric
    ahamric Member Posts: 92
    #12
    Skiffin16 said:

    Mount Vernon
    I grew up just north of Columbus.....

    John

    We live in Pataskala.

    We live in Pataskala.
  • ahamric
    ahamric Member Posts: 92
    #13
    nwasen said:

    Siddiqui
    Wow! my docs were Teknos (but I turned down the surgery), Nekki for chemo and my love....Dr. Siddiqui! I adore that doc. He had just come to the James from Detroit a few months before my treatment. I was scheduled with a different doc but then they switched it to him and I am so glad.
    My friends threw me a benefit in March and he and his family drove all 80 some miles one way to come and make an appearance and this was with him on call! His dedication and loving manner won my heart and I know saved my life.
    So great to hear someone else went to the James and had my fave doc.
    BTW I loved some of the techs too who did my 35 radiation treatments. I always try and see them when I go for my follow ups.
    Tell your husband to stay strong and that goes for you also. Are you going to the survivors shindig on the 18th on Olentangy River Road? If so, we should meet!!!!
    Peace,
    Nancy aka toughcookie

    Thats so awesome..it's a
    Thats so awesome..it's a small world : ) I will talk to my husband and see if he's up to it. I think it would be awesome. Tracy was a blessing to me and my family.
  • nwasen
    nwasen Member Posts: 235 Member
    #14
    ahamric said:

    Thats so awesome..it's a
    Thats so awesome..it's a small world : ) I will talk to my husband and see if he's up to it. I think it would be awesome. Tracy was a blessing to me and my family.

    Tracy?
    Tracy with doc Suddiqui??? I love her. We keep in touch via email!
  • nwasen
    nwasen Member Posts: 235 Member
    #15
    ahamric said:

    We live in Pataskala.

    We live in Pataskala.

    I live in
    I live in Ashland, about 80 miles north of Columbus
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #16
    nwasen said:

    I live in
    I live in Ashland, about 80 miles north of Columbus

    Mansfield
    Very close...

    I was born in Mansfield, we were just there last October visting relatives...

    John
  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    #17
    GOOD FOR YOU
    Nancy, this is great news. I will hit my one year mark post TX on October 20th. Maybe I will invite my ENT out for a drink VS just getting the news in the little white room.

    Best!!

    Mike

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