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"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"

Ciboney1
  • By Ciboney1 · New reply 2:35 am
  • Journal · 29 replies
  • I have been missing from here for a while with not much to say; because of some issues here on the forum and because I have had some news I didn't want to hear ( as I know many of you have had the same ...

Dancing on the abyss

yesshecan
  • By yesshecan · New reply 12:49 am
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • Silent home. Cat sleeps. Dog sleeps. Cancer sleeps. PET scan came back with NED. Yet I am aware, so keenly aware that cancer can sleep and hide and edge forward when it choses. I dance on the abyss. Stare ...

I miss being able to lift my voice in song:(

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply 12:46 am
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Talking has become a great effort now, and who knows may lose it completely for a while again after the 19th...sigh. I think that is the scariest and saddest part of the throat cancer for me. I love talking ...

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

PeterPJB
  • By PeterPJB · New reply yesterday at 10:55 pm
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I was shocked at my elevated PSA readings over such a short period of time. in Dec 2008 my PSA was 1.5 and 5 months later 3.9 which lead to a biopsy in June 2009. Findings were a 3-5% concentration of ...

7 n0v 500am

levi
  • By levi · New reply yesterday at 10:11 pm
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • looking like slow day here wx nice 30 40s ...

Looking for someone been there done that throat cancer, rads, chemo

kevinsspot
  • By kevinsspot · Posted yesterday at 8:34 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • This is Paaatriot101 from the head and neck cancer group and I have opened this membership for my husband because he is going to need some help and support to get through my bout with throat cancer. Having ...

Getting ready for surgery

Corkster
  • By Corkster · New reply yesterday at 4:59 pm
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • I have been diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in the upper lobe of right lung. There is involvement of the second and third rib and nerves leading to my right arm. I am having surgery to remove ...

Sharing from my morning for all animal and especially horse lovers

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply yesterday at 4:41 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Thought I would share this from my morning with all you animal and especially horse lovers. Today I started wearing a mask when I go down to the barn and work around the horses and chickens and hay ...

Poooooop

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply yesterday at 1:56 pm
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • Well I guess I knew it wasn't going to be good news when the doc called hubby's cell and said to come in today to go over latest scan... SO we went. The cancer has spread beyond the tumor into a fatty ...

Cancer has returned

bizzyfingers2009
  • By bizzyfingers2009 · New reply yesterday at 1:48 pm
  • Journal · 31 replies
  • The fight is not over yet...Started back on chemotherapy 10/05. Carboplatin and Taxol. The road is long, and bumpy but I will make the trip ...

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

PeterPJB
  • By PeterPJB · New reply yesterday at 11:14 am
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I was shocked at my elevated PSA readings over such a short period of time. in Dec 2008 my PSA was 1.5 and 5 months later 3.9 which lead to a biopsy in June 2009. Findings were a 3-5% concentration of ...

horoscope for today :)

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • See what I mean, lol Libra By Rick Levine Today you may get a taste of the tough issues that you must tackle in the coming months. Luckily, you are not being asked to fix everything now, but it's not ...

I Need information

Diamante
  • By Diamante · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Hello!!! I Have stage IV lung cancer non small cells, DX in november 20 2007, this month will be 2 years of been in this roller coaster, after one beautiful year without a quimio, next monday I´ll began ...

News from the Back Deck 11-4-09

Beachbabe
  • By Beachbabe · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • Hey Everyone~ I was under the (very mistaken) impression that the end of summer would bring with it some 'down time'--has anyone seen any down time? It's been a pretty eventful few weeks since I last ...

:)

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • 1985 One cold winters Morning I dropped to my knees in prayer, Snow and Ice were at the window, I asked Lord ? Are You really there? I asked for a sign, I begged and I pleaded I made promises, if you ...

Health-focused market research opportunity in Boston

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted November 5, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • One of Inspire's partners, Schlesinger Associates, a national marketing research company, is looking for one male or female over the age of 18 who has been diagnosed within the past 2 years with non-small ...

Just an Update

paaatriot101
  • By paaatriot101 · New reply November 5, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

September 22nd 2009

Chuckr37
  • By Chuckr37 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • My surgery has been pushed back from 8am to 10:30am, I can handle that. I will head down and have a CAT scan on the way to surgery and before theu start hacking and cutting they will do the biopsy and ...

non small cell lung cancer

Corkster
  • By Corkster · Posted November 4, 2009
  • Discussion in Support · 0 replies
  • I have been diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer in the upper lobe of right lung. There is involvement of the second and third rib and nerves leading to my right arm. I am having surgery to remove ...

New JAMA report Oct 13, 2009

LAsky26
  • By LAsky26 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 22 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 ...

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