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    Had A Good Laugh Today

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    As you know I have been trying to decide whether to go back to work part time. Social Security tells me I can do that. I have thought about it now since I signed up for my SS in August. The college has been trying to get me to return part time to do some things that no one else knows how to do but me. I am basiclly the only one that knows the key system since I was the one that re-keyed all the locks and did all the lock work. I would really like to work about 2 days a week to train someone on the locks.

    I got word from SS yesterday that I was approved. :D:D:D It only took me 7 1/2 weeks to get an approval. As of yesterday I had not decided about work yet. This morning I woke up and told my wife that I had slept on it and decided NOT to go back. I don't feel that I need to get out this winter and clear the walk way and parking lot.

    About 11:30 today my boss calls and ask for me. He said that home office had started my termination papers cause my Family Medical Leave ran out Oct 23. He did say that he could re-hire me from scratch but I would need to get a full release from doctor. I told him last week that if I came back it would be Nov 5 when I went to doctor and then I still had therapy to go to on Tue and Thurs and doctor appt at times so I would miss now and then.

    Yea Right. Start from scratch and loose 12 1/2 years senority. I don't think so. :lol: :lol: :lol: Anyway, I still did not tell him that I had SS but I laughed my head off after we hung up. I am not one to leave someone holding the bag like that and I will tell him one day next week. I know that I am a liability as far as insurance goes but to look for an excuse like that..... I sort of figured that this would happen so that is why I did not tell them about me apply for SS till I was sure I might get it. I was surprised that It did not take a year and a couple of appeals. Just wanted to share this...

    Bruce

    CT Scan Results

    in HOPE

    Posted

    I saw my Onc doctor today for my results. He said everything was looking real good for me. He said my only lung was in good shape. He also said that the CT showed a small cyst on my liver. I ask him if that was good, bad or typical. He said that was typical. He ordered a ultra sound for me in January. I wonder why he did not prescribe some treatment or medicine for it. He did not seem to worried tho. I do worry however that it may be the start of a met to the liver. Has anyone else ever experienced a cyst on the liver. I know women get cyst on their overies at times. I continue to pray for each and everyone of us each day.

    Bruce

    A Poem

    in HOPE

    Posted

    Here is a poem that I have from my high school days (which was 30 years ago). I thought that some of you might enjoy it. Perhaps you have a friend you would like to share it with. Thanks for allowing me to share it with you.

    Bruce

    Today

    Today is here. I will start it with a smile and resolve to be agreeable. I will

    not criticize. I refuse to waste my valuable time.

    Today has one thing in which I know I am equal with others ... time.

    All of us get the same salary in seconds, minutes and hours ... but not

    days.

    Today I will not waste time. I know the minutes I wasted yesterday are as lost as a vanished thought.

    Today I refuse to spend time worrying about what might happen. I am going to spend my time making things happen.

    Today I am determined to do the things I should do. I firmly determine to stop doing the things I should not do.

    Today I will begin by doing and not wasting my time. In just one week I will be miles beyond the person I am today.

    Today I will not imagine what I would do if things were different. I will make success with what material I have.

    Today I will stop saying “ If I had time, for I will never find time.’’ If I want it I must take it.

    Today I will act toward other people as though this might be the last day on earth. I will not wait for tomorrow.

    TOMORROW NEVER COMES.

    1st CT Scan Sience Surgery

    in HOPE

    Posted

    I am having my 1st CT on Tuesday. I won't know the results until Oct 23 when I go to doctor. I am not having any real problems at the moment but my back does give me pain at times. It comes and goes. I keep picturing in my mind when I took the orig scan when I was dx. The report showed that I had clean margins when my lung was removed. This back pain has got me concerned. I hope I am over reacting somewhat. The CT is chest/abdomen so I don't know if back will show or not. Could everyone PLEASE remember me in Prayer as I go take the CT and wait on results. Thanks

    Bruce

    Greiving *and* Disappointed

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Kris,

    I know what you are going through. My mom passed away in 2000. We discovered she had cancer at age 80. we never knew what type or what stage. Her doctor told me that at her age there was no use doing a biopsy etc. He felt there was nothing he could do if he found out it was cancer. She had fluid on her lungs that would come back as fast as he drained it. Out of a family of 6, I was the one that took care of her affairs such as upkeep on house and the grocery store etc. I was the one that fixed her up in her apt. the last year of her life. I was the one that took care of buying her burial plots and tombstone etc. My point here is your dad knew you were there for him and so does your mom. I would suggest you get some counseling and if possible get your mom to go with you. Take Care and I will be Praying for you and your family.

    Same old news

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    Sorry to hear that you are still having pain and short of breath. Mine and your case is almost identical in every way. I too am taking predinsone daily. I started out 3 a day but am down to one a day now. My pain is in my back and under my breast. Hope you get to doing better soon.

    Bruce

    PFT Test Tomorrow

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    My caseworker approved my SSDI last Friday. When she sent it to her supervisor for approval, her supervisor wants me to have a PFT test done. When I ask her about how long it would take for an answer on my claim she said only a day or two.

    I go tomorrow for the test. Could everyone Please pray for me that all will go well. My short term is scheduled to run out shortly.

    I am still in some light (but tollerable) pain and short of breath. I went to see my pulmanory doctor yesterday and he still is listing my diagnosis as NSCLC / Radiation Pneumonatis. My onc doctor has not really commented on it but only says it could be scar tissue from the radiation...etc. My radiation onc said that he did not feel that it was radiation pneumontis. I was back in hospital about 2 weeks after my surgery for guess what...yep pneumonia. My pulm dr said then he felt like it was not pneumonia but radiation leftovers.

    I have my 1st CT since surgery Oct 21 and like most of you are, I am scared to get it. Not really scared to get the CT but scared of the results. Last x-ray showed shadow on my only lung.

    Thanks everyone for listening and will be praying for all.

    Bruce

    FLU / PNEUMONIA SHOT

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    As the winter season is approaching us quickly, I am debateing whether or not to get my shot. I have not taken flu shot in over 25 years and never had a pneumonia shot that I know of. I always heard too many people say they got the shot and then got the flu. With only one lung I am wondering. Any thoughts on this. Does everyone else take the shot?

    Thanks for your input. Am praying for us all daily.

    Feel too good to be this sick

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

    Posted

    Hey David,

    Welcome aboard. Hate that you came under the circumstances but glad you are her. I too can relate to "feel to good to be sick." When I was dx in Mar 2003 I only was hoarse from shoveling snow at work. It would go away when I got inside out of cold. I had never had any medical problems in my life except to have tonsils out as a child. I am not one to run to doctor for a sneeze. Two of my co-workers stayed on me for a couple weeks. When is your doctor appt they would ask. When I make it I would reply.

    When I did get to doctor, he wanted a chest x-ray. He compared it to my last year exam and took it from there. The next 3 weeks, you guessed it, test...test...test. I had a tumor on my lung approx 7 cm. Surgeon told me he didn't know if he could get it or not so he felt he had no business in my chest area. Radiation and chemo followed at same time. I had no side effects to speak of. Two months later my surgeon smilled and said "lets get it out." He removed my left lung. That was June and all 4 my doctors are amazed at how we shrunk it and got it out and my recovery. I am doing well right now but have a ways to go.

    Again, welcome and keep us posted as to your progress. If we all put our heads together, we can help one another.

    Sensitivity to Cold Weather

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    An idea that everyone might consider is to buy an electric blanket. You prob need to get one with 2 controls so your spouse can have the amount of heat they want and you can set yours where you need it. Christmas is right around the corner so ...HINT. :wink: :wink: :wink:

    Sensitivity to Cold Weather

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    I had the same problem you have. I had my chemo/radiation until the middle of May and my surgery in June. My wife would put the thermostat on 73 and I would literaly shiver. At times I had to drag out my jacket in July - Aug. Of course I didn't do this if I could sneak and raise thermostat...He He He. Slipped and put thermostat on heat once and forgot to switch back before she got home.

    Large Cell

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    I have a friend that was dx yesterday with Large Cell . I have NSCLC so I can't relate to large cell. Does anyone have large cell that can tell me something about it? Is it fast or slow growing. I know SCLC is fast but again I never heard of large cell.

    Posture

    in NSCLC GROUP

    Posted

    Before I was diagnosed I would wake up in middle of the night with a charliehorse (leg cramp). Sometimes I would have one in both legs at same time. Doctor told me it was stress of being on feet all day. I also would tend to limp on my legs at times cause my knees were sore. After I had chemo/radiation all this went away. Might be a coinsidence I don't know. What I do know is I feel and look a lot better since my lung was taken out. Everybody I see daily says ...you look good and your color is back. Just wanted to share this since I could not sleep.

    Eyesight

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    I have a question. I had chemo and radiation together (Carbo/Taxol) to reduce the size of my tumor. I then had surgery to remove lung. Sience I got home from surgery (June 25) I noticed that my eyesight has been blurry. I prob need to change my glasses but was wondering if anyone else has experianced this. Will discuss this with my onc on next vist but hate to call early and ask him. Thanks for any info on this. I am just wondering if it could be side effect.

    Officially stage 4 as of yesterday

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    Janet,

    I have been following this discussion with great interest. I am not one to push religion on someone, but I can tell you that God does love us and altho the road may seem rough at times, He will never put more on us then we can handle. Sometimes he puts us in the valley so we can look up. If we stayed on the mountain top we would be looking down.

    Read the book of Job in the old testament. Job lost it all but in the end he came out on top.

    I had chemo and radiation at the same time because the surgeon said he did not think he could operate and do any good. I had no side effects from treatment that I could tell. I was tired but I was tired before the radiation/chemo so I can not say that was a side effect.

    When I was first diagnosed I came home from the doctor and gave my wife the bad news. I then looked at her and said " I am going to bed and forget it." I thought I had been given the death sentence. Many prayers went up on my behalf. People that I did not really know told me they were praying for me and a couple even offered blood if I needed it. Again these were strangers. After my surgery to remove my left lung was over, I had 4 doctors come to my room and tell me that it was remarkable how my surgery went. I was told before hand what to expect when I woke up. I was told I'd be in ICU with tubes in my side and a tube in my throat to breathe. I was told that I would be in hospitol for at least 10 days. The surgeon called the wait room and told my family that I was going to go to ICU. Now listen to this...

    After my surgery was over I did not go to ICU. I was in the recovery room 45 minutes before I woke up. I was laying there talking to the nurse about her baby that was due in about 3-4 weeks. I only had 2 tubes in me. One was my IV and the other was a cather to my bladder. I did have the morphine tube also. I went home on the 5th day.

    Why am I telling you this? I can't change your mind, that is up to you, but I can tell you that God does love you and cares about you. We can't understand WHY about a lot of things in life but one day we will see clearly. I am reminded of an old song...Farther along we will understand why, Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine, we'll understand it all bye and bye.

    I read your website with great interest. I can not believe the same person wrote the web site that wrote this post. You are turning everything on the webpage around. You were so strong and now you seem to be the opposite. You were ready to fight the cancer and now you are giving up.

    Sorry if it sounds like I am preaching to you but it hurts to know that you are going to let this cancer whip you instead of you whipping it. Hang in there and fight it. I lost my mom in 2000 and my brother 6 months before her both to lung cancer. And now me. I intend to fight it with all I got.

    As far as your SS disability goes, there is no waiting period for SSI. You are correct there is wait period for SS. I was told that I could go on SSI (no wait period) and then go to SS in 6 months. Of course you must qualify for SSI also. I did not qualify due to my short term disability at work. May be turned down for SS don't know yet. Have you checked for Medicaid in your state?

    I am going to close with this thought for you. GOD PLUS ME EQUALS ENOUGH. I hope you will reconsider your treatment.

    Will be praying for you.

    Bruce

    Prayers Please

    in HOPE

    Posted

    You will be in my prayers tonight as well as tomorrow. Hang in there and everything will work out for you. You are a tough lady and I know for a fact that prayer will pull you through. That is what brought me through. Will be looking for a post from Jack tomorrow on your progress. Of course if he is at the hospital with you then I'll look the next day. God Bless You.

    Bruce

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