biga17133

biga17133, welcome to WhatNext.

biga17133 - You were always an inspiration to all of us. Miss you.

Rip BigA, we will miss you!

Hi, biga! How are you doing? Miss your posts. Thinking of you.

Glad to see you here, are you doing OK?

Hi, biga! I just wanted to check in and say Hi and see how you're doing. Thinking of you.

I have not seen your posting in awhile. How are you doing. You are still on my prayer list

How bout you Big A? Comeback........CB talk.

Hi, biga17133. I'm joining the chorus of WhatNexter friends asking you how you're doing. We miss you!

Hi Big A.
Do you have to evacuate? Have you left yet? Will you be able to continue treatment where you evacuate to.
I have been praying for you

I was just thinking about you last night and praying you were doing well ... and here you are!!! It is so good to see your posts, my friend. You are always such a joy. I am so sorry the treatments are so harsh.

Hi, Marvin! How're you doing? Thinking of you. Hugs, Carol

@biga17133, I am always glad to see your name come up on the comments! How are you doing?

I have been gone from the site for a couple of years. I've relapsed and now I'm back reading here. I've read through your journey, you're an inspiring fellow. I hope you are still doing well. And I hope the ball game was a blast for you!

Big A, I'm assuming you enjoyed the trip to Cubs? Looks like it had everything you would need for a good time! Thanks for the pictures.

Had Chemo for 7 mos. every 3 weeks and the 1st week was the worst! Sometimes I thought it was not worth it. I kept moving forward and posted a sign that said "TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME" and that got me through the worst. week 2 and 3 I had to bust butt to get everything done before next bad week. I came out on the other side in remission for 6 months. Hang in, you can do it.

Hi biga17133, saw you were a WhatNexter of the month. It is always great to put a face with the name. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and opinions on the question page. My granddaughter has a build a bear also and drags it everywhere. She is 6. Wishing you continued better days ahead.

Hi biga17133, I haven't seen a post from you recently so I am checking in to see how you are doing. I hope all is well.

biga17133, I've been thinking about you a lot. I just wanted to say Hello and send you my very best wishes.

Biga please know that you are in my prayers.

Hi, Biga. Thinking of you. How're you doing? You have beautiful grandkids. I send you hugs from Brooklyn.

Hey Marven, just checking in on you. Praying you are doing okay and still taking that shower (bath?) by yourself.

Thanks for all your prayers and wishes as I expect I will need them all in the coming days and months. Next Thursday I am scheduled for a CT-guided fiducial marker placement (small gold markers) implanted direct into my liver tumor so they will be able to easily identify the exact location to aim the radiation. But, even before that occurs the following week I need to be at the hospital for two days of confirming CT-scans to be precise as to location verification as the liver tends to be mobile and not static and they need to have a finite path to aim the radiation. After all of this, the following week -- as planned as of today -- will have me back at the hospital for five days of focused beam radiation.. All this is on top of my every three week visit for the Keytruda. And, then it can be up to 5-6 months before we know if the radiation shrunk or better yet destroyed the liver tumor while the Keytruda is doing its job preventing new tumors growth. Boy, what an ordeal. So, let's all keep the faith and definitely be taking those baths.

Thanks for the "good luck" wave. Just finished my last fur rounds (three weeks apart) infusion of Keytruda (immuno-therapy drug) and on Tuesday go in for my full body CAT and brain MRI so feeling a bit anxious at this point as to results. Hope you are doing well as we fight against this enemy. Keep the faith.

biga17133, Have Faith in Your Dr's and Caretakers--I had sc lc about 5 years ago and have been clean to date--I just received my checkup cat scan and blood work and Thank God and my prayer chain and caregivers I am free-Next scan in a year--I never gave up HOPE - I had 4 chemo treatments and 12-14 radiation treatments-I had faith in GOD he would let me take care of my Wife and see my Grandchildren grow up-Mt Oncologist was a Saint and so were all the other Doctors and Caregivers with the number one leading, MY WIFE -NEVER GIVE UP - I am Praying for you

And how are you doing.

Hello my new friend, as i noted noted you elected to be one of my few, but select followers on this journey -- and I shall do the same for following you now. . I did note that as with myself, you are a Stage IV and also are on the immuno-therapy infusion drug, Keytruda for lung cancer and have been for six months. Thanks for your support and providing some details on the Ketruda effects and side effects you have exhibited.. Knowing this is helpful and I will be ever alert to see if/when these occur on my now so fragile body. I know the feeling as often for many of us It seems there is no real good news for as soon as some tumors shrink new ones occur and the fight must go on. I will be keeping my fingers and toes crossed as well as be praying that your March 2 MRI comes back negative. I have two more infusions scheduled before my next round of CT and brain MRI in April and am dreading the results. For me it all began two years ago when diagnosed and surgically removed from my scalp and then nothing showed on my follow-up scans for two years..and then...Stage IV (liver and adrenal gland). And just last month my dermatologist did a punch biopsy on a bump on my scalp, which came back as melanoma. My oncologist wants me to stay true to my every three weeks scheduled infusions "if it works on your liver it will also work on the tumor on your head." I so hope and so you can understand my dread on these next round of scans. Again thank you, let us stay connected and keep the faith.

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