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This is my positive vibes and then have a beer thread. :guinness:
Keep us updated, Freshy.
This is my positive vibes and then have a beer thread. :guinness:
Keep us updated, Freshy.
The Fresh is gonna kick this thing right in the ass thread
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FRESH
The lesser half...
Well, thank you for that. I just got back from MD Anderson and got what seem slike the first good news I have gotten during this whole process.
The results fro my brain MRI, and my PET scan were negative for other cancer in my body. It appears to be contained within my lungs. that is a minor miracle in itself, as as theradiologist confided in me today that if my lever of cancer had spread "outside the box", it would not have been survivable for me. So, that's great news for me, and I still have my 20% chance at survival.
The next update was that we may be changing the aproach a bit. The radiologist after reviewing all fim on my lungs feels that, dueto the amount of involvement of the lymph nodes in my lungs and the extent/spread of thecancer, if I DID survive this cancer, there would not be enough heathy tissue left in my lungs to provide me with any decent quality of life. Therefore he wanted to talk to the oncologist about doing a couple rounds of chemo first, hoping to shrink theing a bit and give him a better opportunity to nuke the tumors without trashing all of the surrounding tissue.
So that is where we are at. I go to get surgery to get my port put in tomorow morning, and still planning at least on starting chemo on Monday.
The results fro my brain MRI, and my PET scan were negative for other cancer in my body. It appears to be contained within my lungs. that is a minor miracle in itself, as as theradiologist confided in me today that if my lever of cancer had spread "outside the box", it would not have been survivable for me. So, that's great news for me, and I still have my 20% chance at survival.
The next update was that we may be changing the aproach a bit. The radiologist after reviewing all fim on my lungs feels that, dueto the amount of involvement of the lymph nodes in my lungs and the extent/spread of thecancer, if I DID survive this cancer, there would not be enough heathy tissue left in my lungs to provide me with any decent quality of life. Therefore he wanted to talk to the oncologist about doing a couple rounds of chemo first, hoping to shrink theing a bit and give him a better opportunity to nuke the tumors without trashing all of the surrounding tissue.
So that is where we are at. I go to get surgery to get my port put in tomorow morning, and still planning at least on starting chemo on Monday.
Thanks Fresh.
You the man fresh!
FRESH
The lesser half...
I'm back from my surgery today. Got the port in my chest, and damn if this F-ing thing don't hurt. I don't have much fat or loose skin on my chest, and the thing feels like it's routed thru my chest muscle(pecs). MF-er! My typing is going to be even wore than norma because I'm only using the left hand. And they told me I can't drink tonite. Bastards.
FRESH
The lesser half...
Just got the call from my Onc. The new plan is a 6 hour dose of chemo on Monday, and then again in 3 weeks. Hard to understand when they were going to dose me daily, and now it is one day, wait three weeks, and then one day again. She said they would be using a different chemo drug for this approach. After that is over, they will begin the chemo and radiation in tandem. I have to go in and met with her to discuss specifics about the changes tomorrow morning. I'm so friggin confused at this point...........
leifdawg
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From what I understand, there are no two case that are exactly alike, so they try different methods and see what works for the individual.
See - that's where being fat and having bitch tits has its advantages!!!
Only using your left hand? I thought with the cigar club, you could go both ways! You know - amphibious!
I heard the Cigar Club recommendation in these situations was: just have em put it in your ass.
also, thanks for joining the thread, Charles Shackleford.
Fresh,
So very glad to 'hear' the good news about the lack of spread of the cancer. Was not aware of this thread until today and was a little concerned because I had seen no posts from you on EFO for a few days. Jukin was kind enough to steer me over here. (Ran across him last night in my back yard. The sly dog was trying to steal more women from my stable.)
I think Leslie Nielsen puts it best:
So very glad to 'hear' the good news about the lack of spread of the cancer. Was not aware of this thread until today and was a little concerned because I had seen no posts from you on EFO for a few days. Jukin was kind enough to steer me over here. (Ran across him last night in my back yard. The sly dog was trying to steal more women from my stable.)
I think Leslie Nielsen puts it best:
FRESH
The lesser half...
Thanks, tino.
Chemo Monday is quicly approaching, and my nerves about the whole thing are getting worse. I read and hear so much about chemo being largely inneffective and being mrore damaging than the disease itself. And that there are better, natural methods of battling cancer out there....make me question whether I am simply a lamb being led to slaughter.
Chemo Monday is quicly approaching, and my nerves about the whole thing are getting worse. I read and hear so much about chemo being largely inneffective and being mrore damaging than the disease itself. And that there are better, natural methods of battling cancer out there....make me question whether I am simply a lamb being led to slaughter.
Fresh, in the last 3 years, both of my in-laws were diagnosed with cancer (prostate and breast cancer) and both underwent chemo and radiation treatments. My Mother-In-Law was also a stage 3 patient and her cancer was considered extremely aggressive. In addition to the chemo and radiation she had 5 different surgeries as well. Both of my in-laws are now 100% cancer-free. (My Mother-In-Law just had a follow up exam this week as a matter of fact.)
The treatments they use now are far more advanced than anything they've ever had before. The success rates are very high. Don't let the crap you read and hear impact you too much against treatment. Sometimes the internet is a horrible idea - particularly when it comes to the medical field. Unplug the computer and let the experts guide you through this stuff. ("Doctor tino - paging Doctor tinopuno to exam room 1" -- ok, maybe we should go with YOUR experts and not the SC ones....
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Stay off the medical websites - they're a curse when you're sick! When I had my liver problem I was using the wide assortment of medical sites to learn as much as I could about my problem. At one point I was convinced that I either had a tumor or I was pregnant. Luckily I listened to the docs and underwent additional tests and found that the mass on my liver was just a vein cluster. As for the pregnancy, it turns out that I'm just a fat s-o-b!!
The treatments they use now are far more advanced than anything they've ever had before. The success rates are very high. Don't let the crap you read and hear impact you too much against treatment. Sometimes the internet is a horrible idea - particularly when it comes to the medical field. Unplug the computer and let the experts guide you through this stuff. ("Doctor tino - paging Doctor tinopuno to exam room 1" -- ok, maybe we should go with YOUR experts and not the SC ones....
)Stay off the medical websites - they're a curse when you're sick! When I had my liver problem I was using the wide assortment of medical sites to learn as much as I could about my problem. At one point I was convinced that I either had a tumor or I was pregnant. Luckily I listened to the docs and underwent additional tests and found that the mass on my liver was just a vein cluster. As for the pregnancy, it turns out that I'm just a fat s-o-b!!
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