SandiD

Welcome SandiD, this is a great site to come to for support and to ask questions. Hope you are doing well.

Hi Sandi, I was just diagnosed with rectal cancer, sounds like yours. Was wondering how you are doing without your holding tank now, do you still have to live close to the bathroom? Did they give you the option of having a bag?

Hi received your message I am with a support group locally but it is only once a month I am looking for online support on a daily basis, or when I feel the need for it

Thanx for your answer regarding residual dilemmas. I'd completely forgotten (consciously) why I so seldom shop anymore. I can't "hold it" much at all and need to only shop at stores, hahaha, with a better class of rest rooms. You were lucky you got on Disability. I was turned down. I'm trying again the end of this month with new forms and new doctors.

Thanks for your helpful answer to my question about bras to wear after lumpectomy! I appreciate all the help and encouragement.

Sandi, thanks for the helpful comment regarding lumpectomy vs. mastectomy. I'm seeing a radiology oncologist on the 15th and will discuss the treatment and side effects. I'm leaning toward a lumpectomy. I like my surgeon and she takes time to explain and answer questions.

I'm so happy you mention this.

I've other health issues and hardly ever know which to blame for a symptom.:-)

Cheers and keep yourself well.

Hello SandiD,I am 3 mmonths out of treatments was woundering if you have any tips on growing hair faster..mine is about 1/2 inch.....thanks

SandiD:
I do NOT see how you could have possibly "overstepped" since we are living relatively parallel lives, as I also deal with degenerative disc disease, and complications from many a failed spine surgeries, I also worked my tail off to get through college, and return to work designing building, fabricating. and/or modifying electric power wheel chairs and other assistive devices for people who were like me and worse off only to have it all taken away when it was discovered that I needed 6 disc replacements w/hardware, cages, and future fusions. If that wasn't enough already, now I'm forced to deal with this cancer as well. Besides, "I" asked the question and I DO truly appreciate your response. I've not had a chance to talk with any of the team players in my cancer team as of yet, but will begin tomorrow. If it were not for the pre-cancer pain that I must endure, this would be a no brainer, I'd accept the challenge and kick its' butt as I've always done in the past. I believe, as does my wife and son, that I was born a true warrior of life. I have a wonderful, most loving relationship with my wife of 37 years, yes I married terribly young, and it's worked out GREAT, as well as my son and grandchildren. I guess I'm just so tired of having to do battle to remain in a world that can't possibly want me in it. God knows it's tried enough times to do me in and failed each time. I'm just at a total lose right now and don't understand why. The good 12 to 15 years I had while my pain doc was really treating my chronic pain was like a God's send, but as with most "good things" they all come to an end. So with that being said, thank you for your response, and yeah, I really could use a friend or two about now.