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Journals
80 days from autologous stem cell transplant
- By joyrmttx · Posted October 26, 2009
- 5 replies
- It's hard to believe that I'm this far out from my transplant already. God is good! The toughest part is staying at home while my immune system is recovering. I can only get out when it's not crowded ...
Cool quote.........
- By kelsterlv · Posted October 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- Life isn't about weathering the storm, it's about dancing in the rain. A friend sent this to me, thought it was pretty cool ...
Chemo and Colds
- By Amy2012 · Posted October 25, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am supposed to be going for my next chemo this week, and I am not sure if any of you have had this problem, but my daughter caught a terrible cold last night, high fever, coughing, and I just started ...
A Hair Raising Event
- By Amy2012 · Posted October 25, 2009
- 10 replies
- This was quite the event. I had been thinking for weeks, well, more or less worrying about how my daughter would handle my hair loss. She's almost 5 and my hair had been coming out by the handful, and ...
Just an Update
- By paaatriot101 · Posted October 24, 2009
- 13 replies
- It Was a very busy week last week, with many trips up to Atlanta, and I have not kept up with the journal as well as I said I would:) Mostly I have been communicating with many wonderful people on the ...
I did it!!!!
- By kelsterlv · Posted October 24, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi Everyone!!! I am really proud to say that I did a 3 mile lung walk today at UNLV!!!! I was not sure if I would be able to finish and I did! I started a team for donations and one of my girlfriends ...
A CYST ON MY OVARY....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 24, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello everybody.... for those wonderful people who are keeping up with my posts...(LOL)...im just wondering if anyone can claryify this confusing situation....i was diagnosed with CIN1/HPV...so back in ...
HOPE ANYONE CAN HELP ME...
- By sonia40 · Posted October 23, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hello all once again as i mentioned before i am scheduled for my app in december..(re partial nephrectomy)....i just have a few symptoms that im dealing with and thought which better place to ask than ...
FINALLY GOT AN APP WITH A HOSPITAL....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 21, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello all i am soooo excited i just had to let everyone know the wonderful news...today i received a letter from 1 of the hospitals that i was on the waiting list regarding my kidney tumor....i have an ...
Interesting mix up!
- By LizardmyOli · Posted October 21, 2009
- 0 replies
- I saw the nuerologist the other day, last thursday and he said to stop 2 meds and one of those was trazadone and switch to another med. So thursday night I did just that and wham, I had this interesting ...
So Much and So Little
- By Amy2012 · Posted October 21, 2009
- 0 replies
- My husband was away for a screen writing contest in Hollywood this past week (which he WON for his genre, YAY!!!), and since I felt well enough, I pushed him to go, as it really was a chance of a lifetime ...
Its been ahwhile........
- By kelsterlv · Posted October 21, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello all, I have not been to this sight for several mos. due to biopsys and another surgery. I have started chemo and radiation, my lung cancer has metastsized to my lung lining, chest and they think ...
another morning,what's in or about my surroundings today?
- By starletjean · Posted October 20, 2009
- 0 replies
- well again I had another sleepness night,I am getting very tired.I however,woke up with a thank you because I am still feeling and breathing life.I know logically,this is going to wear me down to complete ...
WENT TO THE ER.....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 18, 2009
- 20 replies
- Hello to all you wonderful people and thankyou for responding my post and offering wonderful advice....as i mentioned in my post a couple of days earlier...my right kidney has been hurting that no amount ...
New JAMA report Oct 13, 2009
- By LAsky26 · Posted October 17, 2009
- 23 replies
- The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) released a new report on Oct. 13, 2009 regarding robotic vs open prostectomy. Anyone considering or facing this option is recommended to research this ...
Non small cell lung cancer 3B.
- By dmcarretta · Posted October 17, 2009
- 7 replies
- i was diagnoised with non small cell lung cancer stage 3b over a 12 day stay in the hospital this July. i was assigned a wonderful oncologist and i'm going to be starting my 4th round of chemo treatment ...
Sore, tired and MAD!
- By LizardmyOli · Posted October 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- Fridays are not good days to have medical problems in our town, Today I had some very strange symptoms from either an infection or the flu going around? One docs office called me back and told me to go ...
MY KIDNEY HURTS SO MUCH....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello all for any of you wonderful people who have read my posts in the past will know by know bout my kidney tumor (angiolypoma)...as i mentioned before it was only found by accident through an MRI....so ...
Not Sure Why
- By paaatriot101 · Posted October 14, 2009
- 15 replies
- Seriously I still do not understand why would an ENT doctor make a point of having a secretary call and offer to cancel my second opinion appointment with an oncologist? And then an hour later the doctor ...
A new journey
- By 71133 · Posted October 14, 2009
- 11 replies
- We have been on this cancer journey for about 19 months. He has had his ups and downs but I fear we are coming to the end. His will to live and fight is just about up. He can't seem to shake it... I put ...
