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Love Stories: What Breast, Bladder & Colon Cancer Awareness Have in Common
- By vtom · Posted October 14, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 12 replies
- Like everyone else - I am so aware of pink this month but I have had a different reaction. You see it makes me feel good because over 15 years ago I had the privilege of meeting the woman behind the "pink ...
New Prayer Request for Lenore & Herb
- By vtom · Posted September 9, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 9 replies
- Hey everyone: Back on August 19th our sweet angel Ginger started a prayer chain for Lenore and Herb. Lenore had her RC back in June - and with the exception of 2 weeks has been in ICU with an e coli infection ...
Two Great Books On Using Nutrition to Fight Cancer
- By vtom · Posted August 20, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 11 replies
- 14 year survivor suggested I post this information as a new discussion topic - here it goes . . . Last year at CostCo - I picked up a book called "Anticancer - A New Way of Life" written by David Servan-Schreiber ...
And the winner is . . .
- By vtom · Posted July 28, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 21 replies
- Okay game show contestants - it's time to reveal the winner for "Name That Stoma". (Please shout each word when you say it aloud - like they do on "Wheel . . . Of . . .Fortune." But before we reveal the ...
Day Three - Things Going Great!
- By vtom · Posted July 24, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 31 replies
- Hey everyone: Yesterday I was kept so busy it was hard to get on the computer as rehab got me walking and I had to sit still for two units of blood. I have had a lot of surgeries this year so I came into ...
It's Time To Play - Name That Stoma!
- By vtom · Posted July 21, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 51 replies
- Okay game show fans - its time to play "Name That Stoma" with your host Cheyenne! That's right Cheyenne - I am appointing you to be the host - but I also expect you to be a contestant! I was thinking ...
My PET Scan Shows Metabolic Activity In Uterus
- By vtom · Posted May 29, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 8 replies
- Hey everyone - First for the good news - the cytsogram shows my perforated bladder has healed so I am free from my ball and chain (catheter)! Unfortunately I just met with my oncologist and my PET scan ...
Guidebook to Bladder Cancer & Other Resources
- By vtom · Posted May 25, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 6 replies
- Hey everyone: When I was first correctly diagnosed with BC, I found a book online - The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer - by Dr. Marl Schoenberg - a faculty and staff member of Johns Hopkins. Through ...
Surgeon Recommendations in Atlanta Area
- By vtom · Posted May 22, 2009
- In Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network · 16 replies
- Technically - I am not newly diagnosed. However - I am in need for recommendations for a RC surgeon in the Atlanta area. After seven years of BC, I have decided to remove my bladder and have a full hysterectomy ...