Treatment Unsuccessful

Rick:

So sorry to hear this and like everybody else - miracles still happen and will be praying there's one out there for you.  You are so faithful to this board and have been such a blessing to me and all the others.  Hang in there!  God Bless!

Jan (Basketcase)

I'm so sorry, and sad to hear about this terrible news.  My heartfelt thoughts and wishes go out to you.  

PATRICK

I am so sorry that you have such a burden to carry.  I hope that you are able to enjoy life for the time you have and that you find some peace and acceptance.  Payers and best wishes.

praying for you and your family.  I hate cancer......Ann

 Don’t give-up, I know it looks bad and I know you have already accepted the outcome but don’t give up. I am not sure why I am still here but back in 2006 when my C came back a third time I was only giving a 5% chance of surviving a year if I took chemo. I opt out of anymore treatment and asked my Wife to let me go home one more time before I died. I had a lot of people praying for me and for no reason the C just stopped growing. I did a biopsy about a month ago my ENT said I am sorry I have some Bad news the pathology report came back positive for NPC. I said oh no problem; it’s been that way for 8 years now. My C is still alive living in my sinus but not growing; anything can happen with prayer and I am praying for you my friend.

God be with you till we meet

Tim

Rick,

I have been wanting to reply to your post for quite some time, but just didn't quite know what to say, still don't. What I can tell you is that this disease has taken aloth of things from good people, and taken a lot of good people. I know during treatment there were times I wished I would just pass, and not have to deal with this crap, but alas that was not in my cards. I try to not be overly religious, but I do believe there is something for us after this life, and I am sure you have spent plenty of time considering that. I wish you the best, and may you and your loved ones find peace. Thank you for all the positive support you provided me during treatment, it really meant a lot to me,,,,, you are a good person,,,Godspeed....

You have my prayers.

Pam M said:

I Hate This

I'm asking for help for you.

I'm sorry I have not responded yet to your post.  I've been so busy with finding my mother an assisted living facility.

There are two camps out there Rick, niether of them is bad / better than the other, just different.  One camp says we feel horrible abou the news, prayers and blessing to you...the other camp says "hold on, we still believe in miracles and will be praying for one" ....as you probably guessed, I fall into the later

It hurts my heart to read your news.  Such a fighter you are ...before I hit post I whispered a prayer to grant "Rick a miracle and / or many more years of quality life with his family" ...it came from the heart and gut to the good Lord.

Keep us posted Rick ....you already know we care.

Tim

Roar said:

sorry for the news

Rick, i really dont know you but i read your post last night and was overwhelmed and didnt know what to say so i said nothing. that news can come to any one of us and it really hit home.i see you have been a long timer since 2010, but i dont know what you have exactly. i had thought that chemo was more of an insurance policy than a primary treatment for head and neck cancers. my thinking is that i am sure you have already done this but is radiation an option to shrink whatever the primary is? You are in my thoughts and prayers, and i pray for a miracle for you.

Good luck,

Ralph

Ralph,

i had thought that chemo was more of an insurance policy than a primary treatment for head and neck cancers.

Chemo will NOT kill primary cancerous tumors or nodes. It WILL kill microscopic stray cancer cells, so it is a good treatment as you say for insurance. Chemo is rarely held out as a curative treatment but usually pallative, meaning the outcome is to prolong the growth and to hopefully reduce but not eliminate the cancer. People can live for years on chemo since it keeps cancer in check but does not kill it off completely. don