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Cancer Blog Entries Archived by Date
2020 (2)
June (1)
We lost another Warrior: I just lit a candle for Michelle..... Then, I read her last entry, from August 2019!!! She said sh...
February (1)
Just Saying Hi: HI everyone!!
I see that we lost another Warrior. 😥
When I read the 'Light A Candle' notificati...
2019 (1)
April (1)
Just Hello: **Clarifier**--I wrote my story. It is long. Like, I never write this much. But, maybe it can he...
2018 (4)
April (1)
What the Heck...: #1--Let me preface this note with this: I AM very grateful for being alive. Being able to work, ta...
March (3)
My dad's Parotid tumor. very rapid growing: My dad's Parotid tumor.
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My dad's Parotid tumor. very rapid growing: My dad's Parotid tumor.
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Lots going on....: WTF??? For anyone interested, my post is down yonder...and I don't know how to get it to where it ...
2017 (2)
September (1)
Happiness is Lots of Toilet Paper: Hello all,
While I read many posts from everyone, I have not posted an update for quite some tim...
April (1)
Blood: Hello all. I know I have't submitted a post in ... a very long time, but I do try to keep up on as...
2016 (2)
May (1)
The Five-Year Club: Hello all!!........Today, May 19th, 2016, marks FIVE YEARS from my LAST DAY of RADIATION (last Chemo...
January (1)
June: Our June, from "down under", has passed away. What a vibrant spirit we have lost!! My heart is hea...
2015 (11)
December (3)
Happy New Year : Wishing Jill and ALL BFACers a Wonderful New Year!! And, remembering friends of ours who watch over...
pray for my son please: Hi all. My oldest son, Patrick, (the one who crushed his leg and had three brain surgeries, three ye...
Update on What's Going On and Merry Christmas!!: Hello All!!
This is an update. I was just thinking, I have not newly ''supported'' anyone here (may...
September (1)
Chef Paul Inquiry: Has anyone heard from Paul (New York)?...
August (1)
Update: Hi all!. (TX Jeff, I know you 're listening. 😊)..... So, my Oncology appt. , July 23) went well...
July (2)
Thank you all: Hi Everyone!!
Well, my heart is heavy at Jeff's passing (Texas Jeff). I was so hoping to be ab...
Scary Three Days: On phone. Can't type. Soooo. Colonoscopy This past Monday, June 29. Polyp found in Sigmoid colon. r...
May (1)
Oncology Appointment: Wellll.....
Thursday, May 7th, at 1300, I have an Oncology appt. LOVE IT!! not really. HOWEV...
April (1)
Paul: Has anyone heard from N.Y. Paul?
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March (2)
Appointment Changes: Well, I cancelled my Colonoscopy to be performed at a later date; on a MONDAY, so I can prep at home...
Do I Love Tests??? Need Opinion ASAP: Answer: No.
I had a chest CT last Friday evening. Don't know results yet, of course. Have a...
2014 (15)
December (3)
Merry Christmas: Merry Christmas to all who celebrate Christ's birth!!! (I KNOW Jesus was born in November..) For...
June's Surgery: Hey, All!! Tomorrow is June's, from Australia, surgery!!!! Resection and all that.... Please ...
Thank You All: I want to thank everyone who sent advice, hugs, prayers, etc., after my last (all, really) blog. I...
November (3)
Do Not Know What To Do: This past Tuesday or Wednesday, I had a #2 accident at work and had to ask my Commander if I coul...
MY Update: Well, crap! I've wanted to write an update for a while but am flipping exhausted from the entire "...
Emily-SeeGirlLive: The last entry on Emily's page on Twitter, was that she was "breathing above the ventilator"--so her...
October (1)
Emily: Well, I was going to try to paste information from Emily's (SeeGirllive) Twitter account (I joined t...
August (1)
I Wish It Were Gas, CT, and Nether Parts: Hello all!! Happy August, 1/2-way through.
So, here is my update thus far. CT--chest only,...
June (2)
Flex Sig Results: I had the Flex Sigmoidoscopy yesterday, in Seattle--sans drugs. I had had one many years ago that ...
Flex Sigmoidoscopy Tomorrow: Flex sigmoidoscopy tomorrow at 10:00. I have almost canceled this several times. My colonoscopy wa...
April (1)
The UPside of things . . .: It just occured to me, on my . . 5th trip to the "Loo" (Martha's favorite word; maybe) this morning,...
March (2)
Ummm . . . Sunshine Please??: Well, I had my Oncology appt. at Seattle VA March 6th. I have been having more frequent pain and s...
Big Life Changes Coming: Hi all,
Well, I'm losing my job. My boss told me Thursday, but we (LPNs) have a meeting March 6th...
February (1)
Co-worker Update: I thought those of you "in the know", might appreciate an update on my co-worker. Her hair has bee...
January (1)
Clearing the Air: To anyone who may have been offended by my New Years comment, "May the Lord Bless you All", my apolo...
2013 (41)
December (4)
Happy New Year: Happy 2014 to all!!!
May the Lord bless you all . . . .
Carol
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Merry Christmas: Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014 to EVERYONE!!!! Bless you all! ;)
A little update on my co-worke...
Co-worker Chemo Update: "D" had her second round of chemotherapy last week. She is parading an assortment of stunning wig-...
Gut: I just feel like crap. Tyndall, if you see this will you ask your docs (those you work with) about 8...
November (2)
Appt outcome and my co-worker: Well, GOOD NEWS!!! (and, better, NO rectal exam! Woohoo!!--'cause I just had the scope last month)...
Appointment Anxiety: Tuesday, November 19th, at 1300 (1pm.) at Seattle Veteran's Hospital. Review CT, Bone Scan, blood ...
October (4)
Co-worker Update: My co-worker, "D" (fake name) RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY!!!! As usual, she looked terrific, with a ne...
Excellent Prep: "Bowel prep: Excellent" - -yippee. I was a tad worried as I wasn't as clear as last time (TMI). Sorr...
Roto-rooter Fluids: I thought I would be happy having not to drink gallons of Gatorade laced with Miralax because my new...
Checking In Get Coffee: Well, my title WAS 'Rollin' In the Deep', but some computer glitch thought I wanted to switch from B...
September (6)
Co worder Update: I took a chance and called my co-worker this morning. She answered the phone!! She had just left h...
Bullshitters: In my line of work I run into liars and fakers all the time. They take time and energy away from ...
My CoWorker: I don't know what is going on. She didn't answer my text last week, after I backed off for several d...
JMills: I'm just so worried about Milli (I call her "J") that I want to freaking CRY!! Dammit!
Martha, yo...
OOPS Appt faux pas : Well, guess what?? First, for those "newbies" who wonder if there will be poo issues down the road...
Waiting for Results: I've got the pre-test-result jitters. Sept. 10th, at 2:30.
...
August (3)
Co worker Update: Thank you everyone, for your comments and prayers for my co-worker, "D". What I know right now: ...
Urgent Prayer for Coworker Please: Hi all,
My co-worker, 'D', (after her VERY FIRST mammogram. She's my age) has been dx with breas...
Nothing Major: This past Tuesday I met a Pulmonoligist at the Seattle VA. He was nice but I do not understand whe...
July (4)
Diet Coke over Whine: So, for anyone who read the "Whine Fest" entry I wrote last night, if you resonded, thank you, but I...
Doc visit : So,
I met my new Oncology doc at the VA yesterday. She is getting her Fellowship. I like her....
VA Oncology in Seattle Manana: Tomorrow, July 9th, is my first appt with a VA Oncologist--AND, to, hopefully, find out what the thr...
Happy 4th: I'm late with this greeting since the day is nearly over, but I had a good excuse. I had to work (...
June (5)
Moving On But Don't Forget: A couple of days ago Sarah Friedman popped into my thoughts. Strongly. I see that she has been rem...
Prayer Please: Because of this sore throat, shortness of breath, and heavy chest that just won't go away (four mont...
VA Oncology: I received a call early this morning from the VA's Oncology scheduler!! (I teared up-from gratitud...
June 3 CT Results: Something's on my lungs . . . .
Three nodules. . . uh, let me get my notes. Yes, three nodules. S...
Update: June 3rd I had my chest, abdomen, pelvic CT at. . . the VA!!! It should save me SO MUCH money!!...
May (4)
Zach Sobiech Video: Have any of you seen the video on YOUtube of Zach Sobiech singing his song, "Clouds?" It's a mus...
Spouting Apology: This is more an apology to Angelina Jolie than anything. I spouted off yesterday. I believe ever...
Happy Mother's Day, Auntie's Day, etc: Happy Mother's Day!! Auntie Day!! Grandma Day!!
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Night from Hell and all that: Two nights ago I wished (almost) I were dead. I arrived home from a 6-hour drive, visiting my dad ...
April (3)
Sarah Friedman: I just cannot freaking believe she is gone!!! I can't stop crying. It's not fair!!!
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Blessing The World: My knee hurts. Badly. Two+ weeks ago, after successfully jogging the lengths of the local track ...
Checking up on people: Has anyone heard from Bgw(Barb1)? Her last post was March 2012 . . . . She was starting a regimen ...
March (3)
Call your surgeon: Yep, that is what they told me when the nurse called yesterday morning. So, it made me think. I do t...
I called the doctor today: Well, I called the doctor's office today, after getting home from work. My next labs, CT and Med. ...
Candles: We lost another member, Kim. Please light a candle for her and pray extra hard for her kids and fa...
February (2)
Update: I stopped the local chiropractor two weeks ago. After calling L & I, I went to my "old" cp in Oly. T...
How To Choose What To Treat : First, I LOVE the Big Bang Theory!!!
Okay. Last week I received a card to notify me of my CT...
January (1)
What to say: If there is anyone on here who had a kid with brain tumors please speak up. Preferably, adult kids.
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2012 (40)
December (6)
Happy New Year Everyone: Hi Everyone!! PST (U.S.) we are 45 minutes away from 2013.
Thank you all for your comments and ...
kid update: Yesterday, doctors cleaned out the infected sinuses of my son. They did not replace the fatty tissue...
Parent venting/apron strings: Thank you for the hugs and Merry Christmas wishes! I especially needed it today. My son, the one ...
Merry Christmas:
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
First, thank you Jill, for starting and continuing, th...
Merry Christmas: Merry Christmas to EVERYONE here. It is impossible, I think, to know just how many of us are on thi...
New diet: While luxuriating in my bath-and wondering if my thighs are really that fat or is it magnification f...
November (3)
Port No More: Got my Power Port removed today!! So, here I am "resting" on good meds. :O I plan to keep on top o...
Patrick: I found out an hour ago my son Patrick, the one who had two brain surgeries in July, has another tum...
Doc visit: Yay!!! My blood work is good and I can NOT see the doc for SIX MONTHS!!! There was some debate on ...
October (5)
Doctor Plan: I've decided that, since it is getting to the end of the year and, after another $100 bucks out of ...
DJ: I know many of you already are, but we need to rally around DJ. According to his entry yesterday, h...
Thinking of Everyone: I was off the Internet for a few weeks. I changed providers. The one I did have I told to keep their...
Documentary to watch: 'Money-Driven Medicine.' Watch it. I checked it out from my local library with a little cynicism,...
My Plan: I've canceled my November blood draw and Oncology appt. (BTW, while cancelling I noticed the allot...
September (3)
Who runs the Internet: I was just writing a reply to Michele's news about her "awesome" doctor visit and "sent" the reply. ...
"Normal": Bloody stools
Weird, mucousy/bloody drainage
Near constant pain---in the butt: LOL!!! LITERALLY!!!...
Not going to go every 3 months: My Oncology f/u was a couple of weeks ago. White count is still down a bit, but holding steady.
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August (1)
Heavy Sighs: I've been gone for -well, since July 7th. My butt hurt REALLY BAD for three weeks!!! Some "biopsy"...
July (3)
No Cancer: My butt hurts like hell and the plumbing is stopped up, but NO CANCER on the rectal biopsy I had Tue...
Happy Independence Day: Happy 4th to ALL OF YOU, your families, pets, etc.
I love you all!!! And know, you get a prayer fro...
Bx tomorrow: So, I called the surgical center and the doctor's office early this morning to cancel my bx schedule...
June (2)
Michelle: Has anyone heard from Michelle? She had stage IV colo-rectal cancer, last entry in January after the...
My son: My eldest son, the one who fell off a cliff two years ago and crushed his leg, has to have a tumor r...
May (4)
Oink Oink: I just ate 2-1/2 (ate the other half a couple days ago) LINDEN'S chocolates, and am contemplating th...
Update: I started thyroid medication yesterday, Sunday, 5/20/12. My oncologist didn't want me to yet. She wa...
Thyroid: Endocrinologist says I don't have thyroid cancer. He thinks I have thyroiditis (which I learned abou...
Mother's Day: Happy Mother's Day to all moms!!! (caregivers too. You act like moms)...
April (2)
Alaskan Cruise: I need your opinion!
Last year my father wanted to take all his kids on a cruise (he's not wealt...
Gwyn's passing: I just found Gwyn's blog (Willumpony-sp?). And subsequent Memorium.
I have been thinking about h...
March (3)
Latest News: I saw the surgeon last week. After torturing me, he told me, "I don't think I need to check your bo...
Girl Scouts: The Girl Scouts are going to kill me before the cancer does.
Do they not have any empathy-or sy...
Mt. Hood: I spent four days at Mt. Hood (Oregon) with my dad. He had to use up one of his time shares, so, dar...
February (4)
Recent PET/CT results: As of last Wednesday everything is fine down "south." BUT . . something showed up on my thyroid. S...
PET update: I just sat on a sewing project filled with pins!!
Okay. Oncology appt to day to review recent PE...
Apologies: If I offended anyone by making a comment about the occupy movement and/or my recent reference to "li...
Where's the Doss?: Okay, this is weird but I know many of you can understand my . . (need?)to tell you all something.
...
January (4)
It snowed: My last entry was January 18th talking about possible snow. What a flippin' nightmare!! Olympia (WA...
Clarence: If Clarence (the cat) does not stop these surprise attacks (think, Kato in The Pink Panther series),...
First Snow: Today we had our first snow of the season. So, tomorrow morning will be interesting on my way to wo...
Please tell me this is normal: Last evening, just before going to bed, I sat on the floor and started to do some sit-ups. After on...
2011 (63)
December (6)
VA appt.: Tomorrow I have my first appt. with the VA. I registered back in March, right after dx. I wanted to...
MERRY CHRISTMAS : I just want to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone here!!!!! If you don't believe in Christmas, well, H...
Photo update: I had to delete the photo of Sassy. Too depressing. I hope y'all don't think I'm mean for it....
Blood donation and cancer: Today I called the blood bank because they sent
yet another letter thanking me for donating in the ...
Stretched to the Limit: You all are my saving grace. You all give me hope and a reason to try to see good in things.
G...
Good report: Good report at Oncologist's yesterday. Yay! I had been having some pretty intense pain for over a we...
November (2)
Sassy: Remember Sassy? My(the kids and I)cat? She passed away yesterday afternoon. We buried her next to he...
Pluggin Along: Hi everyone.
I hesitate to post because I have been dealing with REALLY bad shoulder muscle spasms...
October (7)
My cat Sassy: Sassy is our family cat. In "people years" she is somewhere between 96 and 102. In cat years, she is...
A patient: Yesterday afternoon, during a unit meeting, I found out a patient I had taken care of Monday, passe...
Flex Sigmoidoscopy: Yesterday, in the mail, I received the pathology report for the biopsies the Gastroenterologist took...
Muscle Tone: Has anyone out there lost muscle tone after chemotherapy? And, is the dry skin forever? Just wonderi...
Bills: I just opened my mail and in it was a bill from a collection agency. $88.94. From something back in...
Lessons: I forgot to add in the previous post that there is a lesson here, for me. I think. In regards to my...
Bluebirds, Peanuts, and Comcast: I am BACK!!! First, let me say that I have been praying and thinking of ALL OF YOU during my no inte...
September (1)
Peanuts, shots and everything else: So, a friend said squirrels or birds--or some critter probably put the peanuts in my small (really s...
August (4)
Plants: Guess what? TWO tomatoes are growing on my plant!!! I'm a first time "mom". I'm so excited!! And...
Nursing: This morning I am fried from the past three days at work. The nursing supervisor called at 05-someth...
Indian Burn Clarification: I used the term "Indian Burn" to describe the pain in my gut. I said I used to perform it on my big ...
Post tx PET/CT results: WELL . . .
I've ignored posting my Med. ONC f/u results because I didn't feel like it. I will te...
July (7)
Tired of everything: I am tired of everything, and I've just "started." (compared to many of you)
Thursday last, PET/C...
Tired of everything: I am tired of everything, and I've just "started." (compared to many of you)
Thursday last, PET/C...
Waiting: Waiting for my Oncology appt. scheduled for 7/21. Thank you all for you thoughts. I'm a bit disappoi...
No Carbs Today: Today is PET/CT "eve." NO CARBS!!! They are all that is on my mind! (it's a control issue, I am c...
Helen Reddy: Does anyone here remember Helen Reddy from the 1970's? If not, LOOK HER UP!
"I Am Woman" should...
I want to think of something ELSE!: I want to think of something else, other than "What will my next PET/CT say?
The surgeon and ra...
Chemo Brain . . Really?: Happy 4th everyone!! I know it's now nearly passed, but I'll say it anyway.
Two months ago-or m...
June (7)
Cat Barf: Okay, I am here trying to read posts so I can be supportive, and our 16 y/o cat is BARFING AGAIN!! ...
Four weeks out: I am four weeks (one month anyway) post-treatment tomorrow. Boy, you all sure know how to boost som...
For the Dads here: HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all of the DADs here on the blog!!!
Love and hugs and smiles!!!
Carol...
OUCH!: So, I haven't been able to go to the pool for about six weeks. When round #2 of chemo approached at...
CBC is in good shape: I had a CBC today. Two weeks post treatment--well, almost three weeks post #2 chemo. There are a few...
Dr. Zhivago: Don't watch Dr. Zhivago.
Not while you are in active treatment-or just completed.
Yesterday, ...
Water off today: So, the city is relaying some pipes that run under I-5 today. (they've been working on it for a whil...
May (3)
Wonderful People: You all are such wonderful people. I caught up with reading posts because I was absent for a while....
don3frying: Okay!!! I am able to (obviously) log into this account, so am going to close the NEW one, "don3fryi...
Week 5: Week 5 is not fun.
The effects of radiation has caught up with me and has slowed my pace. I spend...
April (9)
Week 3 Gone: Thank you to everyone who wrote notes of encouragement.
My WBCs are back to normal range. Yay!! H...
Week Three: Hi and thank you to everyone who wrote after my last post. I haven't logged in since, because I tend...
Pregnancy Ended: Maybe that's not such a good title, but by the end of my four days carrying a fanny pack with an inf...
Chemo Pump: Today was TREATMENT TIME!! Mitomycin by a quick infusion then hooked up to my 5fu pump-the pump rem...
Countdown: I begin treatment day after tomorrow. I was home sick today with a migraine. Bad, bad. It isn't gon...
Start Date: Tuesday, April 12th at 09:00. That's the start date. Chemo pump and radiation.
Right now, my tho...
Good Music: I think my pity-party of the past week is over . . . (do I hear applause??)
I was praying on my ...
Frustration: Okay,
I wrote a post, but decided to write about what is really bugging me. I posted a good port...
Positive vibes: I just want to tell everyone that I say prayers and try to send good thoughts your way EVERY DAY. T...
March (15)
Waiting Game: My chemo was supposed to begin 3/28/11. I met the Rad Onc. that morning, so, no, chemo didn't start....
New port …: Got power port today, any tips? How long does the pain last?...
Fatigue: First, KUDOS to all of you road WARRIORS!!! :)
Thanks for the comments. I'm just really, super-du...
Iron: Had my first infusion of Iron sucrose IV. I've administered Iron Dextran to people, not the sucros...
Staging: BTW, my cancer is "1-2". The doctor said only surgery can really define that. Therefore, I "rounded ...
Operation Kill Zone: Hi all-and thank you all.
Yesterday was #2 meeting with my Oncologist. Game Plan day.
"GOOD" NE...
Exercise: I swam this evening for the first time in two months. I decided I don't want to feel like a Marshma...
More thoughts: After reading about Travis' "Baboon Butt" and people's comments about burns, loss of limberness (ne...
Life signs on my plant: I have a plant that a patient's wife gave me about three years ago. Therefore, this plant means a l...
Colonoscopy Results: Good news! My colonoscopy this morning revealed NOTHING NEW, only the tumor found by the surgeon du...
Hi All: I'm on tear-alert the past three days, and don't feel it ending any time soon. lol!! (not really)
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I hate clouds: Dare I whine about the weather?
I live in Western Washington so shouldn't say I hate clouds; but...
First doctor visit: Thursday was my first meeting with my Oncologist. I like her and she seems thorough, so that is one ...
'night all: I was asleep (earlier than usual, which is GOOD)got two phone calls, and here it is late. Oh well.
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Things I think about: I am wondering how those of you who have been through treatment for anal cancer fared as far as affe...