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Marie,
You asked if you could survive this diagnosis and the replies have been interesting to say the least. The common theme seems to be "suck it up and put on your big girl pants". I am in agreement with that and I will add this:
A friend of mine died Septemeber 1st and she had a wonderfully "curable" cancer. Her CT scan report two weeks before she died was remarkable. It showed major reduction in all tumor areas, her treatment was really working. I had wished I had her cancer instead of mine, it was so "curable".
She died two weeks after her wonderful CT scan, she got sick, ran a temp that was not reducable, and infection took her over. She also had NO will to live throughout her treatment, she had no moxie, no family support and no hope.
The moral of my friends story is this:
people die from curable cancers too..I think the key to living is wanting to live..forget the diagnosis and get on with the fight. They gave Lance Armstrong a 15% chance of survival too.
Good luck, fight the fight!
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Debra,
You have come to a good place to learn, vent and find compassion. I am sure it is tough working in an oncologists office and dealing with your own cancer. I am a nurse, diagnosed a year ago and find it extremely difficult on many a day to deal with it. The best thing is to work (I went back full time three weeks post op from a thoracotomy...stupid, but it helped my mental health)!
There are no easy fixes and your life will never be as it was before cancer, but it is manageable. Treat it if possible as a chronic disease that you have to watch closely.
Enjoy everyday as best as you can and know you are not alone in your fight.
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I had it after I completed Gemzar..it apparently can cause radiation pneum. I was on a tapering dose of Prednisone for one month (started @ 60 mg daily). It worked, no more cough.
If the cough is still going on while on the Prednisone, check into a suppresant cough med to help.
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Your doing all you can. The others are the ones that have to deal with things in their own way....sometimes they just don't deal with it at all.
People are weird when it comes to doing what they can and you see a persons true colors in times of need. I had a real wake up call with people in my family when I was diagnosed.
Hang in there!
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love Boston Legal..Denny Crane is the best!
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I use to be scared to death to drive across this bridge that links our two States together. I would avoid it at all costs because it was too high and too open. The day I was diagnosed, I drove across that damn bridge because I thought if I had to fight cancer, I better get a lot more moxie about be and that was my alltime fear...funny, it doesn't bother me at all now, isn't it amazing what a little canceer will do for you?!
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correction: I often think of Debi's MRI and laugh..brain fart, don't know who Anne is.
Oops!
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What if they give you magnetic things for your refrigerator? Does this mean that your stuff has progressed and you'll need the phone number of the imaging place handy at all times?!
I often think of Annes MRI and just laugh!
We are entitled to be nuts sometimes, quit reading your films!
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enjoy the beautiful mountains and eat a bunch of junk!
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wonderful for you!
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Rah rah rah!!! Good for you!
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Leslie,
Sound like Arrow is one tough nut! Sounds like the mediction is kicking in. Hopefully Arrow will be around for awhile to chase some cats!
My thought is she will be a tough egg like her Mom.
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Debra,
You are in good hands here, stay strong and fight the fight.
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Hang in there, lots of hope and treatments out there for your Dad. Stay close to this site, it will be a blessing for you.
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I think that is nice to have an opinion on something..thats what put a spin on things...it seems sort of silly to get so angry that you want to leave a site that is helpful to you...can't we all just get along? (No wonder there is so much strife in the world)
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WONDERFUL NEWS FOR YOU!!!!!
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Hang in there with your Mom, I agree with everybody elses replys, forget the statistics..help her with her treatment and move forward!
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Best of luck to you, we are all nervous!
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I am just a new kid on this site but I wish the very best for you and your family. It is a tough road for sure.
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Yep, yep, I read the messages and agree with em all..as we all know, life is short...
However it pays the bills so grin and bare it or look for a new job..I have had my share of shi##y bosses and it seems as though they run in packs..
Sometimes the best thing to do is laugh yourself silly and get on with it!
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LuLu,
You have a tough job ahead of you and it will not be easy. My advise to you is to go with your Mom to her appointments so you both can understand what treatment is ahead of her. Keep her psychiatrist informed as well so he can keep a good eye on her. Sloan-Ketteering is top knotch, so you are in good hands. There are no easy fixes to this disease, but it is a tolerable thing and life can still be lived well.
The "new stage" is the worst part, lots of waiting, hoping and praying. Read the posts on this website and direct your Mom to them when you feel as though it would be appropriate.
Answers are abundant to your questions so ask away.
Wishing you all the best.
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I quit smoking ten years before diagnosis because I wanted to try and prevent lung cancer from occurring in me....so much for that mode of thinking. It bothers me tremendously when people say "geez, did you smoke"?
I see lots of people with unhealthy lifestyles who chose not to change what their doing and then boo hoo when something traumatic happens to them. At least I tried to head of this monster for a number of years before it got to me....now hopefully I can stay healthy enough to fight it off.
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Hang in there Kid, we have all been in your shoes (doesn't come easy to anyone of us). Most everyone I know has waited up to a month for exact mode of treatment. I did.
You have come to a wonderful place where all of us can give you a helping hand.
You will survive, just remember that!
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I just started watching Boston Legal this season and I am hooked..what a great, well written show..my question is why does Denny Crane say "Denny Crane" all the time? Does he just like the sound of his name or what?
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Marie,
Hang tough girl, the fight has just begun. You will survive this, I am sure. Chemo and radiation will be OK. When you have both at the same time the chemo is a "helping hand" for the radiation and it is used in lesser strengths..you will tolerate it fine.