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Originally Posted by ClaraC
I took a road trip from Texas to South Dakota with my siblings, 2 years ago and bought paper maps ahead of time and put them in my car. They laughed at me. YOU BOUGHT PAPER MAPS? Did you also bring a butter churn?
Well let me tell you. In the Badlands, we had zero cell service and oh look what's in my glove compartment. Rand McNally maps. Shall I pull them out, or let y'all try in vain to figure out where we are headed?
People will never guess I ride a motorcycle when they look at me. I am very good with my hands, can fix things in the kitchen, garage.. I am a good cook and I have turned my backyard into an English cottage garden and food forest.
I am also a clean and neat freak. Oh, I am obsessed with white teeth. hehe
Ive mentioned it in a topic, but I doubt most saw.
2 years ago I was misdiagnosed with diverticulitis. When I woke up from a emergency surgery I learned that it was Colon cancer, and the tumor was the size of a fist. But pretty good odds of it being survivable. another surgery to install a port, and 12 rounds of brutal folfox chemotherapy later it looked like I had made it.
6 months ago we were discussing removing the port, but I said Id wait a bit more. Also my CEA numbers had bumped a bit. Still under what was considered cancer. 2 months later and they were higher. So..Colonoscopy, and a CT scan. Both clear. 1 month ago CEA has jumped more, So I get a PET scan.
That finds it. In my liver. My cancer has metastatized into my liver. its Stage IV cancer. 30% survival estimate from my Oncologist. Initially they schedule Chemotherapy to start, but the local Cancer board decides that the best method is surgery first. So they ordered a 3 phase CT scan, and then a MRI (that was a odd experience. I could feel it...inside sorta.
Anyways in a little under 8 hours I will start a 4 hour surgery to remove a few sections of my liver. Its the first step. then 4 days in the hospital, and then back home for 3 weeks of recovery.
Once I am recovered it will look like I will get 6 more rounds of Folfox Chemotherapy.
Fun fact-a small % of people will go bald for this one, it is fairly rare. My past experience says I will get to rock the bald look again.
Eventually one of you will get the actual last word with me on here, but 30% says it wont be for a long while. Best of luck!
I work out 6 days a week,,,,I have lung damage from 9/11,,,I have several people I know that died of 9/11 related cancer,,I spent a lifetime of helping people of all political backgrounds,races, and gender.
Thank you for your service and I hope you will have many more years of life with excellent physical, emotional, relational, social, financial, and spiritual health.
Ive mentioned it in a topic, but I doubt most saw.
2 years ago I was misdiagnosed with diverticulitis. When I woke up from a emergency surgery I learned that it was Colon cancer, and the tumor was the size of a fist. But pretty good odds of it being survivable. another surgery to install a port, and 12 rounds of brutal folfox chemotherapy later it looked like I had made it.
6 months ago we were discussing removing the port, but I said Id wait a bit more. Also my CEA numbers had bumped a bit. Still under what was considered cancer. 2 months later and they were higher. So..Colonoscopy, and a CT scan. Both clear. 1 month ago CEA has jumped more, So I get a PET scan.
That finds it. In my liver. My cancer has metastatized into my liver. its Stage IV cancer. 30% survival estimate from my Oncologist. Initially they schedule Chemotherapy to start, but the local Cancer board decides that the best method is surgery first. So they ordered a 3 phase CT scan, and then a MRI (that was a odd experience. I could feel it...inside sorta.
Anyways in a little under 8 hours I will start a 4 hour surgery to remove a few sections of my liver. Its the first step. then 4 days in the hospital, and then back home for 3 weeks of recovery.
Once I am recovered it will look like I will get 6 more rounds of Folfox Chemotherapy.
Fun fact-a small % of people will go bald for this one, it is fairly rare. My past experience says I will get to rock the bald look again.
Eventually one of you will get the actual last word with me on here, but 30% says it wont be for a long while. Best of luck!
That's awful - I sincerely wish you will not only survive, but survive into many years of great health and many moments of joy.
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