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cancer
i know alot of people have dealt with this issue, but i can't stress enough how important it is to not only stop smoking, but to get checked often.
my wife & i have been dealing with small cell lung cancer since april '05 and we thought we had it beat. well.... not even. it's back! in her brain. i'm not preaching to the choir, but i beg people to get checked!
my wife may not be here in a couple of months. she knows that. i don't want to read more threads like this! none of you want to have to post a thread like this. yes she smoked! now she knows it screwed her up. but if anything comes of it, it will be to STOP 1 person from what she is going through!
this isn't a sympaty thread. i hope it gets locked. i just want 1 person to say they quit because of it. we both want that as her legacy.
my wife & i have been dealing with small cell lung cancer since april '05 and we thought we had it beat. well.... not even. it's back! in her brain. i'm not preaching to the choir, but i beg people to get checked!
my wife may not be here in a couple of months. she knows that. i don't want to read more threads like this! none of you want to have to post a thread like this. yes she smoked! now she knows it screwed her up. but if anything comes of it, it will be to STOP 1 person from what she is going through!
this isn't a sympaty thread. i hope it gets locked. i just want 1 person to say they quit because of it. we both want that as her legacy.
Last edited by IB Tim; Jan 10, 2006 at 06:52 PM.
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tim & trike thanks very much. we aren't giving up...just accepting what can be the end-game. and hoping that this doesn't end up as a waste of typing time. we hope 1 young person does'nt start smoking, or a smoker quits!!!
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I'm 17, I made a mistake. I tried smoking last weekend with some people. Luckily, I didn't particularly enjoy it. Just want to let you all know, I'm not fixin' to start doing it regularly, or occasionally.
If I started smoking, I wouldn't be able to afford Gas money, and I love my truck wayyyyyyyyyyyyy more than smoke.
If I started smoking, I wouldn't be able to afford Gas money, and I love my truck wayyyyyyyyyyyyy more than smoke.
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Well, i don´t smoke, but seeing this thread assures me i took the right desicion, i´ll translate it to my mom so she reads it (we´re from Venezuela, and my mother is an occasional smoker), maybe she´ll quit smoking for good...
I hope your wife recovers, please keep us up to date will ya?
I hope your wife recovers, please keep us up to date will ya?
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spidk43 & encho are the reason i started this. so it helps someone stop or not start.
tps0424 & farmfoward, thoughts like yours warm our hearts.
we had the full array of tests yesterday CT, bone scan, x-rays. wont know results probably 'till early next week, and she stated getting radiation therapy on the new tumor.
i'll keep up dating and replying to the great thoughts coming from a great bunch of people. you have become a much appriciated source of support for 2 people you all don't know from squat. (a thank-you prayer for all of you)
carl & Nancy
tps0424 & farmfoward, thoughts like yours warm our hearts.
we had the full array of tests yesterday CT, bone scan, x-rays. wont know results probably 'till early next week, and she stated getting radiation therapy on the new tumor.
i'll keep up dating and replying to the great thoughts coming from a great bunch of people. you have become a much appriciated source of support for 2 people you all don't know from squat. (a thank-you prayer for all of you)
carl & Nancy
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update--- the bone scan is back. its in her hip. dudes and dudettes, i beg alll of you to take any health issue as if its life threatining. and please put down those cigs. you can't get it back when they say you have "cancer"
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tim, you speak as a guy that's dealt with it. i hope not. i hope no one has to deal with it as my wife has. archer1, all our prayers to you. God bless you in your recovery. larkin, feel free to pm me. if i'm wrong, then just thank-you for your concern.
carl & Nancy Christensen
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I have prostate cancer. I had surgery last July that was unsuccessful. In September, I started brachytherapy which is where they implant radioactive seeds into your prostate and wait for the radiation to run it's course. I've been told it takes 10 months to work. Waiting is stresful but, the doctors are hopeful. I'm going back for a checkup tomorrow.
What I'm saying is that I want to back up lenny and say 'Take your health seriously and be honest with your doctor'. I'm 40 years old. Most men who get prostate cancer are over 60 and they don't even regularly check you until 50. I guess I got a second chance by taking health care seriously. I spoke up about an embarrassing problem I was having which made him suspect cancer. I almost didn't. I waiting until I was about to walk out the door. If I hadn't I wouldn't have had the biopsy. I may not have found it until 50 or it may have been too late when it was found.
God bless Nancy during this difficult time.
What I'm saying is that I want to back up lenny and say 'Take your health seriously and be honest with your doctor'. I'm 40 years old. Most men who get prostate cancer are over 60 and they don't even regularly check you until 50. I guess I got a second chance by taking health care seriously. I spoke up about an embarrassing problem I was having which made him suspect cancer. I almost didn't. I waiting until I was about to walk out the door. If I hadn't I wouldn't have had the biopsy. I may not have found it until 50 or it may have been too late when it was found.
God bless Nancy during this difficult time.
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I am so sorry to here about cancer got hold of your wife.I just hope she pulls through all this soon . You are so right about putting down one cigarette and yes i have cut down lately and might as well go quitting.Our prayers are with you and your wife God Bless.PS. stay in touch with us ok ..take care