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Procedure or Surgery | Ultrasound, CT, PET scan, interventional radiology needle biopsy
Ultrasounds and CT were as expected- quick and easy. The second needle biopsy had to be CT guided with an interventional radiologist due to the lymph node being located right behind his carotid, and the procedure lasted about an hour. He reported minimal discomfort after the procedure. The PET scan took about 2 hours, and…
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Is all of the coronavirus overload of information making you freak out? Have you run out to see if y
Our blog post today is meant to steer your mind away from it and hopefully calm that last frazzled nerve. Ms. Jane has put together a good one for us, take a look at it here>> http://bit.ly/2QqrP5A
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I have just been diagnosed, I am trying to make long range plans for our family, assuming this runs
My doctors have said that this doesn't appear to be anything they can't control. That is assuming nothing goes wrong during this process. My question is how long has it taken most of you from the time of diagnosis to the point of having your last treatment? I am taking a giant leap of faith in assuming that there won't be…
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Why are we "social distancing"? This article explains one woman's view of it, but it could be any of
'I’m An Immunocompromised Terminal Cancer Patient. You Are Social Distancing For Me' Rachel Bradbury is a mother of three who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 41. My name is Rachel Bradbury and I’m a wife, mother of three, and volunteer worker living in Houston, Texas. Four years ago, at the age of 41, I went in…
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My doctor started me on thyroid medicine a couple years ago.
Lately, it has been increased twice. After the last time, I seem to not be sleeping well. Does anyone have issues sleeping while on thyroid meds?
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Do you need a project while you're isolated? Our blog post today has some ideas.
Destress your life by decluttering. Read our blog post here>> https://bit.ly/33Nra3N
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My treatment facility has just informed me that someone that works there tested positive.
Has this happened at any of your clinics?
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We have had a few questions emailed to us concerning treatment facilities, wanting to know if they a
The best place to get information about your facility, is from your facility. But, just as a survey, please tell us what is your facility doing during this issue? Still having treatments? What practices are being adopted?
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Home made Toilet paper- recipe makes sense
part 2 Soak the paper in a bucket or a tub of water. This will help remove the ink from the paper. Remove the paper after the ink appears to be 75 percent gone. Step 2 Place the paper in a large pot with a couple of handfuls of leaves and grass. This will help the paper fibers remain together. Fill the pot with water so…
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Renal Cell Carcinoma
It is now Monday, 3/23 at 11:20 p.m. I'm in the "questions" area and the latest, most recent post says "2 days ago". Does this mean the site is down? I've tried to refresh and it comes back the same. Please advise when you can.
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Home made Toilet paper- recipe makes sense
eHowCraftsPapercraftsOther PapercraftsHow to Make Toilet Paper How to Make Toilet Paper CAROLINE BALDWIN UPDATED ON AUGUST 30, 2017 Toilet paper (Image: cristinairanzo/Moment/GettyImages) VIDEO OF THE DAY Things You'll Need 8 large sheets newspaper, 1/2-pound copy paper or non-glossy magazine pages Bucket or tub Water…
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My doctor wants me to do a 'teleconference" checkup tomorrow instead of coming to the office
I'm good with that, just wondering if it's going to be productive. I can do a phone call, or a video call if he wants, but they can't do blood tests over the phone line. I'm also wondering about the costs. Are they going to try to charge me for a full on office call for this? Has anyone done this?
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Has anyone been put on Kisqali?
It's a new drug for breast cancer. Just curious if there are any results yet?
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No visitors, nobody can go with me to the hospital for surgery!
My hospital just told me that when I have surgery in 10 days that nobody can go with me. They can drop me off at the front door and pick me up. Only those who are in the hospital already can stay. I believe I'm canceling my surgery I was getting a port put in but it can wait. I'm not going without any of my family there to…
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I get quite nervous during times of stress like this.
How do you stay calm and take your mind off of it?
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Do you look at the blog page regularly? We post new articles weekly, sometimes 2 or 3 times a week.
We usually post articles that are current and relative to cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors. If you ever have a topic in mind that you would like to see an article about, drop me an email and we will put it together. information on what we are dealing with is our fuel, we cancer patients have questions and need…
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Celebration | Drugs Reduce
It has been 7/1/2 years now but I winning my battle I have went down to just one drug when I use to have to take 4 different type.God is Good, I know that I will have to be on a drug for the rest of my life to keep things under control but right now I feel good and my hair has started to come back. I am blessed
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Scared
So it has been awhile since I posted about my husband. Well last year he was in clinical trial and had no blood transfusions for over a year. Just recently in the last 4 weeks he has had 8 pints of blood. He had abdominal aortic aneurysm, double pneumonia and two not one grandmall seizures. He has had it very rough. His…
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Return
Carm - I just wanted to say how great it is to see you again on the site. I trust that you are well. It's always been good to have someone so well versed in our quest against Cancer.
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Today's lesson I learned about being a laryngectomee.
I've noticed that liquid, whatever I drank last, tends to run out of my nose a lot. Especially if I bend over. I learned today that the sphincter muscle that used to keep things down in was removed so gravity takes over and whatever I drank last just flows back out.
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Lymph nodes showing up on a CT scan and the doctor says they are "nothing"?
I have been doing well for a couple of years now and recently had a checkup with a scan. My doctor said there were some lymph nodes that are showing up but they are nothing. I don't like that description, especially since nodes haven't shown up before, or if they did they weren't mentioned. So now I'm questioning if I…
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I'm still here
Yeah, I've MIA for a few days. Dragged my work computer home on Friday. Problem is, no internet until today. My cable company came and installed internet this afternoon, so I'm back. I'll catch up on stuff tomorrow... Ohio officially has a stay inside order. You can go out for essentials like groceries, pharmacy, food (our…
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My hands are becoming raw from hand sanitizers and washing, Are there any remedies ?
My hands are becoming raw from frequent hand washing, sanitizers and wiping down surfaces with clorox. I heard somewhere that hand lotion attracts germs ? I cannot get out to get an aloe vera plant? Any other suggestions
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My doctors appointments have been cancelled, deemed, "not needed"
I am doing better now, and would agree that I'm not where I was a few months ago. But still, for someone that needs to be at their doctors offices, I'm not sure how that is working. Are you able to see them when you need to?
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This tingling that has started mainly in my fingers and toes/feet is what I have been told is neurop
How long can I expect this to last? Is it short or long term? Revlimid.
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Immunotheraphy and Covid19
Interested to hear from those in Immunotheraphy treatment, what you may have been told about Covid infection while being in this treatment?, My belief is we are neither suppressed or compromised, but perhaps another layer of being protected by having a ramped up immune system?, Again no data to confirm.
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I am developing white stripes across the ends of my fingernails
Is this a normal reaction to chemo?
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In remission and working
What are your thoughts on working and this virus? I am in remission from AML and stem cell transplant. I returned to work as a Registered Nurse a few years ago. I had 4 years of photophoresis and am really nervous. What would you do? Take off work? Stay and work?
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Several hospitals in our area are cancelling surgery except for emergency. .
Has this happened to any of you yet? I have a surgery scheduled for the 31st to put in a TEP device in my throat that is supposed to help me speak. I haven't heard from the hospital that anything has changed, but I'm sort of expecting it.
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Our glitch on the site has been fixed, sorry for the inconvenience and delay in getting it fixed.
The questions that were asked during this time were not populating on the questions page, they were just going to the home page feed of whoever asked them. The Pinboard had a similar problem. Both are fixed and are working fine now. Please repost any questions you may have posted in the last two days so they will show on…
