FIRST DAY WITHOUT PAIN KILLER!

herdizziness said:

Father-in-laws

Our elders must have great genes, or it's because it's the slow growing prostrate cancer.  My father-in-law was diagnosed 22 years ago, they offered surgery or some sort of radiation thing, he choose neither, He still has the prostrate cancer and doing very well. He's 87 now, he's never taken a supplement, and  since his wife died of lung cancer, 15 years ago, his diet went to heck, he eats out a lot, drinks one shot of whiskey and one glass of his homemade wine each night (He's done that over 45 years) We've attributed his long life with cancer due to his strong homemade wine, LOL.  

Glad you are doing so well.

Winter Marie

In my opinion things like genes, diet, lifestyle only increase or decrease the chanse for an illness. Just because George Burnes smoked all his life and lived to be 90 something doesn't mean that smoking is not bad for you. It just increases your chance for getting lung cancer. People who never smoked get lung cancer too, just less frequently. There is nothing we can do about our genes and taking vitamins, good diet, good lifestyle can only increase your chance of not getting sick or recovering, but it is certainly not an insurance.

Also let's not forget that today's old folks are the best of the best. Because of the lack of modern medicine a few decades ago all the kids with disadvantageous genes or circumstances died early and only the strong survived to live today.

I wish I had more awareness earlier in my life, especially about putting myself first in every conflicted or compromized situation. I always stressed about everything, avoided conflict and put myself last. This sress was the greatest contributor to my cancer I believe. Well, I'm still trying to make corrections.

Laz

annalexandria said:

Sounds like a good sign to me!

Hope things just keep going in the right direction.  AA

Last night I had some pain that kept me up. I didn't want to take pain killers since I have been taking a lot for 2 months now. So I put some ice on my butt and thanks God it relieved the pain so I slept through the night. 

All the best for everyone and have a great weekend.

Laz

This cancer is so complicated, it's so hard to figure out. I'm still mainly without painkillers, but sometimes from out of the blue I get bad pain.

Is it something I eat, something I do? I don't know. Need to pay attention to these things and maybe some food brings it on.

I had 2 part time jobs, one with a really long commute and with a sore butt that's no fun. Thanks God at the place in town they offered me an extra day so as of the 17th of July I don't have to commute any more.

I get to spend more time with my daughter this summer since our relationship, which got messed up during our divorce is slowly improving. Her mom still feeds her that I'm pretending to be sick so I don't have to pay child support. That's a crazy thing to deal with too.

I start my 3rd week of Xeloda and radiation. So far not too bad. My stool is on the soft side, but not diarrhea. My anal area is a little sore, but my skin is ok sofar. I need to keep my hands and feet mosterized since they get dry. As a dentist I wash my hands 50 times a day and wear gloves all day.

Let's hope for the best for all of us.

Take care,

Laz