So....talk about.....CANCER SUPPORT THREAD !!

[Lunachick]

Knowledge is power right vert?

Thanks. I'll pick her brain for sure. But I'll be nice.

3goodeggs: I'm doing hypnosis and visualization techniques that I've learned before. Wow, they really help a lot. But I still gotta know what's going on before they do that to me. I'm also taking Liquid Life complete nutrition it has 12 vitamins, 17 herbs, 18 amino acids, 75 plant materials, CoQ10, Omega 3,6,9, mangosteen, pomegranate, noni, goji, Acai and Lycopene, biotin and loads more. I take a one oz shot every morning, makes me feel powerful. I'm working on things, just gotta know all the details all the time...

 

[bwebb7]

Chicken Slave

From: Brick, NJ
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View My BYC PageRe: So....talk about cancer...I HAVE AN UPDATEbwebb7 wrote:
Oh Lunachick,
I just noticed you are from Brick. I spent many spring and summer vacations there. My mom's sister lived there and she was always taking a couple of us kids to help out my mom. I still have allot of family there-it is a beautiful place.
My beautiful red-headed Irish cousin Mary lives there and is going through allot of the same things. She has had chemo and been in remission and sadly is back to chemo treatments again
She too has always been recognized by her beautiful red hair and smile! Her smile is always there and her beautiful hair came back too.
I visited her in October and she looked wonderful-shortly after our visit she got the news that it was back. I know she will win this battle!
I wish you the very best and will be praying for you. I know you will beat this thing!
God Bless and take care,
Bridget
Bridget, what kind of cancer does she have? I'm so sorry it came back......dang. Where abouts in Brick?

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She was dx'd with stage 4 colon cancer 5-5 1/2 years ago and fought a hard fight and when we saw her 2 years ago her CEA (serum) was negative~in remission. Shortly after we was there in October, she found that it had returned with a spot on her lung and liver. She is recieving chemo now to shrink so they can resect.
She lives back off of Cherry Quay near Tiller Lane.​

 

[Lunachick]

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She was dx'd with stage 4 colon cancer 5-5 1/2 years ago and fought a hard fight and when we saw her 2 years ago her CEA (serum) was negative~in remission. Shortly after we was there in October, she found that it had returned with a spot on her lung and liver. She is recieving chemo now to shrink so they can resect.
She lives back off of Cherry Quay near Tiller Lane.

That's off Drum Point Rd area right? I'm not too far from her. I'll be thinking of her and wishing she just has a short fight with this one and that she'll be fine again soon.

 

[HennyJenny]

Luna,
My Mom has been an oncology nurse for as long as I can remember and while I'm sure there are some out there that "hook you up" and walk away - I can never remember meeting any of the women my Mom has worked with who I would have thought were that kind of nurse. Before I knew whether I would get chemo or not - I was plotting a way to make my poor mother and her coworkers be my nurses

Oncology nurses are a special breed of cat - they must assess every person that comes in and give them exactly what they need emotionally as well as the medicine that will help them. My Mom has made lifelong friends of patients and their families. I hope that you will get a group of nurses as skilled and as kind as these. It's an amazing thing that they do for a group a patients that are sometimes struggling in every way. I suspect you will find nurses to be your "lifeline" in many ways as sometimes oncology docs are not stellar personalities - which sometimes goes with the territory of making the decisions they do I suppose. Take care.
Jenny

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Yup, you're stressing. That's why your weight, can't sleep, can't eat. Don't make me have to drive to Jersey to kick your butt. I'd have to kick it really hard because I would have to stop by and see family and I've already done that once this year. I can't deal with certain ones more than that!!

At the time I was going thru this crap I was already on an antidepressant (Effexor is great for hot flashes!) because I quit the hormone patch as soon as I was diagnosed. (no reason to feed somethingelse that may be there) Maybe you could ask the doc about it. Got to what out for some of the natural stuff out there as it can effect your treatment. Some herbs and chemo don't mix.

Most of the nurses at my center were great. One was so dang dingy that she made me crazy. You know the "Suzie Sunshine" type people that you just wanna smack?! I didn't smack her but my Service Dog snapped at her. She even annoyed Spook ( I work at a school that teaches the future stars of America's Most Wanted and it took the chemo nurse to make Spook snap!) They could deal with my silly, goofy husband, lol.

Hang in there hun this roller coaster ride is just getting started and WE are going to ride it all the way to the end!

 

[OrpingtonManor]

If anyone gets offended by my posts about this, do tell me and I'll be a bit more discreet.

Luna, I was away this weekend, and read this but couldn't post. My reaction was, this is your thread kiddo. Say what you need to. I'm not bugged at all. If there's anyone who is, they'll get over it.

 

[Lunachick]

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Thank you for that......I'm new to this, so I'm not sure what to expect with certain things and this is one of those things.......I hope I have an oncology nurse like your mom, they must be a special breed of cat

I do agree with that! I hope I get that good experience, it would be a wonderful thing. I also understand about the Dr's attitude going with the territory. I totally understand. It's their job....but nurses are a whole different thing......they REALLY CARE ABOUT YOU. And they're allowed to feel for you and they reach out to you. I had that experience at the hospital. I also gave a good word about the nursing staff there. You bethca I did.

 

[Lunachick]

Thank you Orp, for the vote of confidence, since I lack in that sometimes. That's why you're a good teacher.

Coyote -

Suzy Sunshine ! Thanks for the laugh. What did you bring to your "treatments" ? Just curious, I'm thinking of bringing some crossword puzzles, my "relax" CD, eh, I don't know. I keep thinking of when I walk in and if there are people there and you know they've been there already by the way they look, should I say gee, Hi I'm new here, or do they already know that because I have hair? It's this kinda stuff I'm thinking about. I'm getting my hair cut in a day or two, I'm resolved to it. Hey thanks for the herb-chemo thing, I'll mention it to the Doc and let her make me a list of what I should take or not and definitely get a list of the chems I'm going to get and we can do a trade off of info and work something out with nutrition or something.

This is so weird because I was always so involved with eating right and being very good about nutrition. Well, this will help me in the long run.......But my issue was hormones, not nutrition..........oh well, you try the best you can and hope for the best, it could have been a lot worse.

Do I sound like I'm committing to the idea? Slowly but surely I guess I am.

On a lighter note, my twin sis & I had a lovely day hiking in the park it was beautiful out 78 and sunny. All the trees are starting to bud and the signs of Spring are everywhere. We hiked for a good hour or so. We both got a little colour on our faces and felt good. Later on, we stopped at Lowe's to get some plants and a handsome guy gave me a smile and nod and that made my day.

 

[easttxchick]

So glad you had a fun day with your sister-they are such a blessing aren't they?
Don't worry about what to say or do when you go, all of the other folks have been in your shoes at one point or another.
As far as the handsome man smiling and nodding at you, it does make you feel good when they do that doesn't it? Nice little ego boost we all need from time to time.
I am still praying for you for peace, strength and complete healing.
God bless you, Luna.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

I took magazines and books and my MP3 player. But I was given a big dose of benedryl so I wouldn't have a reaction to the chemo and usually slept through all 5 hours of it. Take a blanket and one of those little neck pillows. My place didn't have TV's but another center I went to did. If you've got a portable DVD player, I'd take it.

Yeah most of them will know you are a newbie, but you probably won't be the only one. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Most folks are more than willing to discuss their cancer and how things go during and after treatments. My center has "Chemo School". We went a few days before my first treatment. Thought we were gonna get thrown out (DH's sense of humor is as bad as mine, lol)

Watch Soy in your diet. There is a big controversy going on right now that soy could be a contributor to some forms of cancer. Other studies say it's good for you. I'm allergic so I don't have to worry, lol. You may want to check your local health food store for some protein shakes. They want you to keep your weight up with things like Ensure--

I had one, can't remember the name, it was Tri "something" contained no soy and it wasn't bad tasting. I used to mix it with Orange Juice and it tasted like one of those Orange Creamcicles. Apple Juice with a sprinkle of pie spice, yum! Tastes like an apple pie!

If you are going to be taking Carboplaten your taste buds are gonna go to ............. It wasn't even in my system all the way yet (still hooked up) and ice tea tasted like crud! Lots of things that you love will taste crappy. Smells may bother you. I still can't clean out the litterbox because it sends me into a gagging fit. But then again, so does the smell of peanut butter.

It's like everythingelse in life, good or bad, it's all part of the journey.