Shamrock Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) Currently travelling well, though insomnia has kept me up tonite, find out test results tomorrow. Chemo not fun. Have been pretty positive, have had some slumps, lots of fatigue- way more than I ever thought. Any good news stories, some positives. Cheers. Edited January 9, 2019 by Shamrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Shamrock said: Currently travelling well, though insomnia has kept me up tonite, find out test results tomorrow. Chemo not fun. Have been pretty positive, have had some slumps, lots of fatigue- way more than I ever thought. Any good news stories, some positives. Cheers. Good Luck! My Mother-in-law was diagnosed in late November. They still have not been able to identify where it originated as it has spread throughout her body (although they believe it might be the lungs) , they have not identified the type or stage either. It's been frustrating not knowing any details after almost 2 months. She started a generic chemo a couple Friday's ago and has treatment scheduled for a spot on the brain this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I was diagnosed with melanoma 15 years ago. Was caught very early - fortunate. Thoughts and power to you Positives You learn a lot about yourself and what you can deal with / tolerate You develop an appreciation for simple things You will love your nurses / doctors (Take care of these folks as they have to work with this every day) When finished with your treatment you will be a proponent for research / treatment PM if you need to talk. Stay strong. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 My dad had non-Hodgkin lymphoma last year. They caught it early so no chemo, just radiation. 13 sessions, they killed the cancer. Cancer free after his two 6 month up check ups since then. Radiation made him tired and caused nerve pain in his foot. Lasted for a few months before they went away. Now he's back to normal. Just do exactly what the docs say. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Much love sent over your way--definitely not alone in the fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Stay strong. Will keep you in are thoughts and prayers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Shamrock said: Currently travelling well, though insomnia has kept me up tonite, find out test results tomorrow. Chemo not fun. Have been pretty positive, have had some slumps, lots of fatigue- way more than I ever thought. Any good news stories, some positives. Cheers. Best of luck to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 My grandfather beat stage 4 lung cancer in the early ‘70’s. Back then cancer treatments were nowhere near as good as they are today. They had to remove 1 entire lung and gave him about 2yrs to live afterwards. He ended up living for 25+ years. My great grandma had breast cancer (again, way back in the day). She had to have a breast removed and wasn’t given too long (again, back then rates of survival were much lower) but ended up living into her 90’s. More recently my cousin’s wife had cervical cancer. I want to say it was a later stage 3. She just had her 10yr check up and is still cancer free. About that same time my best friend’s dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in both lungs. He was also given a low survival rate. Had to have the top 1/2of both lungs removed and is still currently cancer free. He gets winded easy but other than that he’s doing well. Another friend’s dad just recently (within the last couple years) finished treatment for some type of cancer in his neck. He is cancer free and doing great. My boss recently has to have some cancerous growths removed and is doing well. Another good old friend of mine has had cancer 2-3 separate times now. I can’t remember exactly what the first type was. He was only in his early 20’s the first time, so it was a while ago. Most recently he had stomach cancer. I believe he just finished his treatments within the last month or two and is doing well. I know a few more friends and family member that have dealt with some type of cancer and made full recoveries. All the best to you! You will be in my thoughts and prayers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Yes, eventually I was able to divorce her. Oh, wait..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 My mother in law has had colon cancer and liver cancer. Surgeries, chemo, some hard times. That was more than ten years ago. She’s been leading a normal life for at least a decade at this point. I’ve also had other relatives who have had chemo and surgeries for breast cancer and have been cancer-free for decades. I can’t personally relate, but I know that some people beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 A tight, warm C may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 My old man had colon cancer..surgery..chemo...all good! I mean he died, but he was old and not from the cancer! But that's a pretty universal reality that we all gonna die 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 More chemicals. Docs are positive, maybe last cycle, surgery was positive. Doing well. I agree re: med. support. Positives: my kids have said that with my hairstyle they can’t tell if I’m loosing hair. I’ve dropped some weight. Met some awesome people, learning a lot about motivation. Wished Lance Armstrong’s story didn’t end up where it did... ...I can’t control what will worry me, but I will control how I worry... ... found more enjoyment in the Bills being where they are, probably who they are, the process of player development than expectation to be met by wins alone... much more mellow. I enjoy positive quotes. Enjoying reading. Not fussed about my work, workload. i dig out the MacBeth “screw your courage to the sticking place and you will not fail!” quote at times as well as an old digger (Aussie WW1 soldier) saying, “sometimes you have to fix bayonet and close with your enemy”- as a means of sometimes you just have to do some hard fighting. Thanks all. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 We will continue keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Keep us up dated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Personally I have no experience, but I have a few family members that have and are going through it. I really.have nothing to offer, but I hope everything works out for you. Technology is progressing every day. Hang in there and keep your chin up. Peace be with you through your journey. Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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