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Finally Getting Better After a Week!
- By Barb723 · New reply 8:25 am
- Journal · 8 replies
- Hello everyone, I have not been on lately but I have been trying to keep up with everyone. I received my chemo last wed. I also got my vit.B12 shot and the flu shot. Everything was going ok until Sunday ...
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · New reply 4:28 am
- Journal · 30 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
- 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 ...
90 days from transplant doctor visit
- By joyrmttx · New reply yesterday at 6:04 pm
- Journal · 3 replies
- It's already been 90 days from my transplant date and time for rechecks at M D Anderson. My best friend Ruby took me back down to see the transplant oncologist and the lymphoma specialist. We had to start ...
Another good day for Bob.
- By medium · New reply yesterday at 9:55 am
- Journal · 4 replies
- Bob had another good day today. He had his second radiation treatment and his breathing is already a lot better. He has also eaten toast, icecream, and cake!!!!Yipee!!! Could you believe that something ...
Is this "normal"....mood swings
- By clkempf · New reply November 6, 2009
- Journal · 12 replies
- Not the kind we had once a month but the kind that make you cry and then angry ??? I am finding out I am biting my husbands head off daily and that is not normal for me..... just diagnoised with Stage ...
Positive thoughts working for Bob
- By medium · New reply November 6, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- All the positive energy and prayers are doing there job! Met with Bobs onc. and the radioligist and they have decided to do radiology on the hand and chest wall. The onc has also said that he will do ...
News from the Back Deck 11-4-09
- 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 ...
Bobs Day
- By medium · New reply November 5, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- To everyone who responded to my good friend Sandy's journal asking for prayers for Bobby . A HUGE BIG THANK YOU. Sandy is right we do feel loved. Bobby had a pet scan today and we have the dreaded meeting ...
Health-focused market research opportunity in Boston
- 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 ...
LEEP!
- By miss_kate · Posted November 5, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I had my LEEP done this morning. Pre-op jitters were definitely alleviated by the 5 mg of Valium I took about two hours beforehand. My anxiety peaked during the 10 or so minutes my SO and I spent in the ...
I walked for breast and lung cancer today
- By teacherN · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- Hi all, As a lung and breast cancer "survivor," today I donned my Komen survivor pink shirt and walked with three friends----with a tag on my back announcing I was also walking for lung cancer! Next year ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
hello everone
- By kmoogie · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Just an update on my mom, doing a little better she is in for her 3rd round of chemo on 11/3/09.. the 2nd round was quite tough with alot of vomiting. She is on antinausea meds, but those first days or ...
i think im losing my hair
- By kimikiwi1987 · New reply November 2, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- okay ive been on cyclosporine for like 3 wks now and i think im starting to lose my hair, its like one bad side effect after another.....when is this missory going to end....idk but i am glad im getting ...
tiny progression.....stable?
- By curlee · New reply November 1, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- had my lung scan and onc said stable. my largest tumor went from 1.9 to 2.1. is this stable? no mention of other tumors. will question further. am on xeloda for 3 months. i week on 1 week off 5 pills ...
80 days from autologous stem cell transplant
- By joyrmttx · New reply November 1, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
pain after chemo?
- By kolson · New reply November 1, 2009
- Discussion in Ovarian cancer · 8 replies
- I had my second round of chemo for ovarian cancer last week. I have a lot of pain in my joints and bones. Does anyone else experience this? My Dr. looks at me like am nuts. It is really painful but I ...
Venting
- By kat47 · New reply October 30, 2009
- Journal · 14 replies
- I went to my oncologist yeserday. I have to admit I do not ask alot of questions or complain about my pain much when I go see him, but yesterday I talked to him about new pain I am having. He opened up ...
communicating what you need
- By dleach · New reply October 29, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I think the hardest thing to do is ask for specific help. I think when everyone asks "what can I do" we often say nothing or say don't worry about it. Why are we so shy to admit we may need someone to ...
