1 year out and my husbans is still ned

Hellooooo NED!
Wonderful news!

Deb

ALL THE BEST ON YOUR ONE YEAR
I know it has been an uphill battle for you, but look how all of the hard work has paid off.

Best

Mike

arndog64 said:

it's been a rough year!!!
Thanks everyone.. It has been a rough year and a half for my hubby. He is still on pain meds daily and he also takes meds for neuropathy, thyroid, heart medicine and he also takes a daily steroid for the inflammation in his body from the blood infection. That stuff makes him hungry. He went from 132 to 150 in the last 2 months. They are tappering the steroids down to the lowest level possible. I do not like the steroids at all. They make him nervous, edgy, can't sleep, weight gain. But on the positive side, he gets out of bed everyday.....

Great News
I was glad to see this - it has certainly been a heck of a year. You both did a great job hanging in there.

arndog64 said:

it's been a rough year!!!
Thanks everyone.. It has been a rough year and a half for my hubby. He is still on pain meds daily and he also takes meds for neuropathy, thyroid, heart medicine and he also takes a daily steroid for the inflammation in his body from the blood infection. That stuff makes him hungry. He went from 132 to 150 in the last 2 months. They are tappering the steroids down to the lowest level possible. I do not like the steroids at all. They make him nervous, edgy, can't sleep, weight gain. But on the positive side, he gets out of bed everyday.....

Soooo happy for you two
Great news isn't it. Awesome. Sue

Amazing.
Congrats to you both.

connieprice1 said:

Hi Linda, Glad to hear the
Hi Linda, Glad to hear the good news. My wife Connie has been NED for a year and a half. I guess we know what the "new normal" is now. Connie has not gained her weight back and I was wondering if steroids might be good for her. Of course she is already a little edgy, she also still does a little hydrocodone everyday which can make her a little hard to get along with. She told me once that I had changed since her diagnosis but I don't think I have. I wonder if all cancer patients are a little harder to get along with after treatment cause I swear I think she hates me sometimes. Either way, I am glad to hear Arndog is getting better and hopefully the side effects will become fewer. Wishing you both the best, Homer & Connie

Homer
I'm new to all of this 2012 but have had surgery and am 12 weeks out of rads/chemo with one NED CAT scan. I still take an occasional hydrocodone and I imagine on my bad days that my husband must think I hate him too...I'm very sorry to say that because I love him dearly and he has been right by my side through this entire ordeal. I get angry that things will never be just as they were B.C. (before cancer)and there is the fear of the unknown going forward. I still have allot of discomfort and waiting on dental implants, so frustrated. While I don't vocalize that, I'm sure there are times when it shows through and he is the one close at hand. We've been married 33 years and I think after reading how you feel, I'll go home tonight and try to be a little nicer.
I do take Lorazepam at night which does help take the edge off. Steroids worsened my mood. I can't speak for all cancer patients, but to answer your question, yes, I'm a little harder to get along with post cancer dx. Hopefully, that will not last.