cancer survivors, check in.

[ulysses]

:)

[AlienGirl]

1. Checking in!

Fourth year of remission. Oral squamous cell carcinoma, T2N0M0.

Tucker

[ulysses]

3. tucker!

I was thinking about you. Glad you're here. :)

[AlienGirl]

9. Have you seen who I brought with me?

[ulysses]

11. the rat?

:)

[AlienGirl]

14. The RUG rat!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5043104

[ulysses]

29. LOL!

"get in bird cage" always gets my vote. :D

[mwdem]

2. Checking in..

this is still new to me. BC found in Jan, ending chemo this month.

[ulysses]

4. glad for the end of chemo.

How're you doing?

[mwdem]

5. Hanging in, thanks!

It's been a surreal experience, everything happened so fast. I'm feeling more like my old self now.

[ulysses]

7. glad to hear it.

:)

[Lars39]

8. I wish you the best!

I finished my chemo for BC a year ago Dec. :hi:

[mwdem]

12. It's not the best of times,

but you really appreciate the little things, right?:hi:

[Lars39]

16. Hair is good, Spring has been wonderful,

and chocolate never tasted so good.:)

I drag this out every once in a while to read: :D

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave, with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other,
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO what a ride!"

[mwdem]

17. Hair will be very good!

My wig is killing me!!

[Lars39]

18. I couldn't do the wig.

I wore knitted hats for the most part.
As soon as I got about 3/8 of an inch coming back in I ditched 'em. :)

[serryjw]

28. This June will be 14 years

DX with stage 3 in 1992. You can beat it..I did!

Any questions? PM me!

[KitchenWitch]

6. 19 year survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma checking in

Stage IIA - Treated with mantle and abdominal radiation.

[ulysses]

10. Hodgkin's here too.

26 years - A-COPP and radiation. They classed me at stage IV-B so that they could treat it more aggressively.

Glad you're here, KW. :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

13. I am glad you are here as well!

I was 22 (almost 23) when I was diagnosed. I have some fairly significant long term effects that make living rather interesting!

But ever day above ground is a good one.

:hug::hi:

[SaveElmer]

22. Bet those two Twin's Series wins...

Helped things along !! :-)

[KitchenWitch]

40. Sure did.

Overall 1987 pretty much sucked for me, but the Series win helped me get by.

[ulysses]

30. another good friend of mine

has neuropathy issues from Hodgkin's treatment with her hands that make it difficult for her to write. Side effects are interesting, yes. I was eleven when I was dxed - treatment at that age is why we had to adopt.

[KitchenWitch]

41. I was told that I would likely be sterile as well

because my ovaries were thought to be in the radiation field. I have given birth to two beautiful children (I wonder what happened to the 15 year old boy - who has now become the king of snark LOL).

[alarcojon]

15. Fighting Acute Myelogenous Leukemia as we speak

Hoping to becoma a survivor. Congratulations to all of you.

[Lars39]

19. Best wishes for you, alarcojon.

:hug:

[alarcojon]

20. Thanks, Lars

I'm donating my (long) hair to Locks of Love tomorrow and doing the skullcap/pimp hat thing for a while.

[Lars39]

23. That's neat!

I wish I had been able to donate. Watch out for sunburn on the dome. :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

42. That is so cool!

I am really pulling for you to get through this!

[mwdem]

21. Best of luck to you, alarcogon.

:hug:

[alarcojon]

24. Thanks, mwdem

[ulysses]

31. best of luck indeed.

You will become a survivor. I know AML is a beast.

[undeterred]

25. My dog is a 6 year cancer survivor- he is 13 1/2

His tumor was injected with IL-2 over the course of 3 months and his immune system was able to overcome the cancer, sparing him amputation or euthanasia, and helping to find a cure that can be used in human cancer.

Here's to Harry Dog! :thumbsup:

[ulysses]

32. that's too cool.

:toast: to Harry Dog!

[undeterred]

26. old DU thread: Cancer Survivor Stories: Post them here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3634346

[cally]

27. BC survivor

The doctor scanned my first mamogram and noticed something suspicious. It was very small and I'm extremely fortunate that he was the one reviewing the mamograms that day because most might have missed it. This was last June. I was lucky to catch mine early so I never had chemo. Radiation and surgery is horrible enough.

[REP]

33. 14 Years Cancer-Free (One Type )

I still have a sqaumous cell tumor on my leg that will kill me if I live to be 140.

I had cervical cancer when I was 26.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

34. Why don't they take off the squamous cell CA on your leg?

[REP]

35. Circulatory and Immune Issues

I have venous stasis in that leg, and the tumor is below the knee. I've also had repeated bouts of cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis on that leg. (I have two much more serious chronic health issues than a 2 cm tumor!)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

36. Sorry to hear about all those problems. Sounds like you have a good

attitude though. It really does count for a lot.

[REP]

39. I Try To - Whining Just Annoys The Cats (And Everyone Else)

:hi:

and the skin cancer is really no big deal - it's the least amount of cancer one can have and still say there's a cancer.

[Ava]

37. i just found out my uncle has cancer in the throat a few weeks ago

i sorry see the stuggle he is going through. the doctors are pretty sure he isn't going to make it, but he is on treatment

[ulysses]

43. I'm sorry to hear that, Ava

:hug:

[XemaSab]

38. My grandma had cancer

She was at my first birthday party when she noticed a pain low in her abdomen. She went to the doctor and he told her she had ovarian cancer. They did exploratory surgery and gave her the bad news: the tumors were huge and they were EVERYWHERE.

She was told she would be dead in six months.

She had nothing to lose, so she went to a faith healer. The faith healer used laying on of hands.

A week later she went to the doctor and the doctor did an examination and said "I need you to go see this other doctor this afternoon. I need to see if he's seeing what I'm seeing."

She went to the other doctor that afternoon thinking that the other doctor was going to tell her she was about to die. Instead the doctor said "Your other doctor asked me to look at you because he couldn't believe what he was seeing. We've both examined you and we see no signs of cancer."

They ran tests and the cancer was gone.

That was 28 years ago, and she's still alive today. The cancer has never come back.

[SOteric]

44. Checking in.

:hi:

[ulysses]

45. hey!

:)