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Naked Happy Dance with NED

Patrusha
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Jul 18, 2007 - 12:03 pm

Well, I had a CT scan, blood work, and colonoscopy last week and all came back negative. My surgeon did my colonoscopy and she said she wouldn't have been able to find my surgery site if there wasn't a staple in there denoting the spot!!! Yeeehaa!

My CEA remains below 1. So cool.

The only downside is that I might have crossed over into diabetes as my fasting blood sugar was high. My husband is diabetic and I've been testing my morning fasting sugar and it is high every day. Ugggh. I had always had gestational diabetes with my pregnancies and figured the day might arrive when I'd cross over into diabetes, but I was kinda hoping to avoid it. I'm doing a test tomorrow to determine if I am diabetic or not.

Anybody have any thoughts on whether chemo can injure the pancreas and bring on diabetes? I am just curious.
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christeleb
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Jul 18, 2007 - 12:23 pm

I don't have any info on effects of chemo on pancreas but congratulations for the NED!!Christele
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betina61
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Jul 18, 2007 - 3:43 pm

So happy for you Patrusha,enjoy life, I will be doing my colonoscopy and scans next month,and already getting nervous and worry, I want to visualize being in late september dancing with our good friend. Ned
Patrusha
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Jul 18, 2007 - 4:42 pm

Good luck to you, Betina! I'm sure NED is just waiting to take you for a twirl!
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jams67
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Jul 18, 2007 - 5:02 pm

It'a always great to hear about NED's social life.
Maybe with you and your husband on a the same diet it won't be as hard to plan meals. Even if you aren't diabetic it is still a healthy diet.
Good luck on your glucose testing.
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KathiM
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Jul 18, 2007 - 10:05 pm

YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA!!!

NAKED HAPPY DANCE!!!!

HUGS, Kathi
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Limey
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Jul 19, 2007 - 12:17 am

Congrats Patrusha. your hard work paid off. May you have many many more opportinities to dance naked. Keep up the good NED work.
Limey
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alta29
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Jul 19, 2007 - 12:46 am

wwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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vinny3
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Jul 19, 2007 - 11:51 am

Your dance with NED is wonderful news. I'm not aware of chemo affecting the pancreas as far as promoting diabetes. However, stress can be a trigger. If you do have it we will hope that exercise and diet will be enough to manage it.

Dick
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