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Cheri, So sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family can heal quickly. Please accept my deepest condolences... Jamie

Nancy, Thanks for your update, although the news isnt that great, at least your home...and we all know, there is no place like home. Hope you begin to feel better too. We were all worried and wonderin about you Jamie

Peggy, Great idea spreading the word about us. I wish every doctor, patient, lurker, member ect. would tell anyone with LC, and every caregiver about this site...FIRST....before everyone lurks on the internet running into scary statistics, and false info! Great Job! Jamie

Maureen, Sorry I dont have answers, but I will say that you will know during treatment what you can still do and what will be too much. Listen to your body though, sometimes its best to rest and relax. Welcome to the board, and wishing you the best of luck! Jamie

Wondering about Tbone too, where are you? Jamie

Laurie, I know Im a little late here, but just read this post first thing today. You have your hands full! I hope the thing with your mom subsides, and I hope your freind sees sunny days again too. Jamie

Amy, Darn it! I hope this is just a little set back, and the treatment works as well as last time. Wishing you guys the best of luck... Jamie

Im sure that it was devastating for your close friend to hear that you had this horrible disease after her husband, but I would think the initial shock and pulling back would have happened from the get go. Im not sure what to think about what is going on. Maybe try and step back and see if she calls, and if she brings up how you feel. If she does, I think its safe. If not, maybe ask her how she feels about all of this. Hope this helps... Jamie

Dave, Best of luck on that bone scan. I have 3 kids myself, and Im sure its just going to be a kid related injury...keep us posted! Jamie

Elaine, I dont want to say anything in comparison to what you have and will decide to do. All that I will say is that my Dad was "iffy" on further treatment. They told him he was inoperable, 3B, and they would not know how his body would react to treatment. He decided to do it, and is meeting the surgeon today. Not sure if things would have been any different if your decisions were different. I often wonder what would be different if my dad said nay on the treatment. I think the bottom line is that...YOU KNOW INSIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU. I think your decisions are best made by how well you live your life and how well you sleep at night. You know you more than anyone and as long as your comfortable with your decisions you know your doing the right thing... Jamie

So glad everything is fine! I hate it when I get that "feeling" that something is wrong! Good thing it was wrong! Now you can relax! Jamie

Fay thanks for the update...again, weve all been wondering Jamie

Hey everyone, thanks for the replies. I tried to stay off the board for a few days to keep my mind of cancer cause the wait was killin me, and thinking about it made it worse. My dad sees the surgeon tommorow, so wish us luck, and ill post to let everyone know how it goes! Thanks again! Jamie

Jane, Hope this is a false alarm, were all thinkin about you... Best of luck to your brother Jamie

Shelly, I too want to say how sorry I am to hear about your Dad. PLEASE if you need us, you know where we are. Even if you just need to talk. Read everyones posts, they all have wonderful things to say... So sorry again... Jamie

Sos sorry to hear about your Mom. First off, let me say that you sound like your willing to do anything you can to help your Mom, and that is great. As far as the expenses go, Im sorry that I cannot be much help. For your Moms oncologist, if hes a pessimist, GET A NEW ONE! You guys need someone with hope. Try not to believe what he says about how long one has to live...is he God??? No one can say how long someone will live. I wish the best to you and your Mom, you might want to think about registering as a member here. My dad was dx'd in Feb., and this site helps me more than you can imagine. My Dad is real young too, only 48. Keep us posted! Jamie

Sharon, So sorry about your friend Bill. My deepest sympathy. Jamie

Hi everyone...its time for Jamies stupid question of the day!!! Just kidding...anyway, Me and my Dad were just wondering... While my dad is awaiting his surgery appt. (not even scheduled yet), we started thinking that he hasnt had any treatment in over 8 weeks. His tests came back clean with the only cancer left in the tumor, not even in surrounding tissue, no mets, not even in the lymph's anymore. Our question is that his surgeon has been out of town and wont be able to see him till next week and then who knows how long till the surgery...isnt there a chance that this could spread out of the tumor again???? His last treatment was at the end of March. Were getting worried. He is scheduled at a very big busy hospital, and we hope that were not being pushed aside, or not being responded to quickly enough. Do you think this is too long between treatment and surgery??????? The last thing we need after overcoming so much this far is to end up back at the beginning. Thanks for any info, were once again worried out of our minds!!! Jamie

is this new? I havent heard about it...someone let me in on this!!! Jamie

Havent heard anything-but am anxious to hear...MO, or family...Let us know! Jamie

Thanks for the update Fay. Jamie

You need to give this board another chance. I for one didnt see your post. I think that you need to give more time for an answer. Sometimes I post and it takes a couple of days to get some posts, or sometimes a minute. You ARE in the right spot. I know that someone will answer your questions, sometimes Im on for a few days straight, then sometimes not at all for days. I do apologize for not responding to your post. I would have if Id seen it. Keep up with us- we do care. The amount of posts to read and respond to are overwhelming sometimes, espeically if people like me only come on every other day or so. Ive been on for over an hour, and havent even gotten through 1/2 the posts Ive missed. Jamie

Margaret, I dont have many answers for you, but I can tell you this. My dad had his 2nd PET a few weeks ago, and it came back clean. His onc. sent him to a surgeon, who told him that a PET isnt "for sure" and wanted more tests. (A CT and biopsy). My dad nearly jumped out of his skin. He was so sure he was gonna have surgery and the PET was right. They gave him a CT and the biopsy, and everything did come back clean. It seems the PET was right all along. Im not saying that it is true in ALL cases, but in ours, the PET was right from the beginning. I know though, it is more likley for a PET to give a false negative then a false positive. Although it does happen. Get a second opinion, and do the necessary tests. I hope the best for you. Jamie

Shelly, Please Please Please stay strong...we all have those days. You are so strong, and always giving me hope. I know it must be awful about your Dad. My gram, although didnt have LC, got dillusional. Its so hard, and scary for everyone. I know all you want to do is help. Im sure that those guys giving you a hassle are just scared too, and need someone to point the finger at. You know you did the BEST for your Dad. Stay strong, and please let us know how he is doing. Jamie

Becky, CONGRATS!!! Im sure he is adorable! We all wanna see a picture when you get one. I just got a baby too! A baby Pug! He's adorable. Ill post his pic. when I get it too! Congrats to you and your family! Jamie