Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 In a message dated 7/25/2005 10:35:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, wilkinsondjm@... writes: Hey guys, would you mind sharing what age you were when diagnosed? thanks tracysmithpdx tasmith@...> wrote: Phil was 43. Narice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 flipper759@... wrote: > > In a message dated 7/25/2005 10:35:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, > wilkinsondjm@... writes: > > Hey guys, would you mind sharing what age you were when diagnosed? > > thanks > > tracysmithpdx tasmith@...> wrote: > I was 63.... Jolene > > > Phil was 43. > Narice > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 flipper759@... wrote: > > In a message dated 7/25/2005 10:35:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, > wilkinsondjm@... writes: > > Hey guys, would you mind sharing what age you were when diagnosed? > > thanks > > tracysmithpdx tasmith@...> wrote: > I was 63.... Jolene > > > Phil was 43. > Narice > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 In a message dated 7/25/2005 10:58:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kayeskuts@... writes: my husband had stage2 cc and was 41 at time of diagnosis and that was 18 years ago....cancer free and doing great...and wouldn't you know I would have to out do him...I am stage IV. dignosised at age53...no symptoms at all..and believe me we watched...shocked when it was found...hugs,kaye Scary, scary, scary...that hubby was only 41 AND that you had no symptoms!!! Best to the both of you!! CANCER FREE...dontcha love that phrase??? Donelle Caregiver to Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 In a message dated 7/25/2005 10:58:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kayeskuts@... writes: my husband had stage2 cc and was 41 at time of diagnosis and that was 18 years ago....cancer free and doing great...and wouldn't you know I would have to out do him...I am stage IV. dignosised at age53...no symptoms at all..and believe me we watched...shocked when it was found...hugs,kaye Scary, scary, scary...that hubby was only 41 AND that you had no symptoms!!! Best to the both of you!! CANCER FREE...dontcha love that phrase??? Donelle Caregiver to Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I was 66. Nobody suggested before that about a colonoscopy or would have been found sooner. My Dr was so shocked I think he will remember now to have everyone get one earlier. Actually if I had not mentioned a slight constipation problem I would not have been sent for one. Cancer was the last thing I or even the Dr did think about. Hil Re: Kayeskuts/tracy I was 49 years old at the time of diagnoses. Ingrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I was 66. Nobody suggested before that about a colonoscopy or would have been found sooner. My Dr was so shocked I think he will remember now to have everyone get one earlier. Actually if I had not mentioned a slight constipation problem I would not have been sent for one. Cancer was the last thing I or even the Dr did think about. Hil Re: Kayeskuts/tracy I was 49 years old at the time of diagnoses. Ingrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Mine I found 2 years ago, was small bleeding, but I thought if I have cancer I'm going to seattle ( from Ohio) to see my daughter and have a nice vacation. we took a cruise to Alaska, don't regreat it. but really should have had it checked, didn't till next year, time they got around to the scope, and all was almost 9 months before starting something for it. maybe I wouldn't have had the nodes involved, but who knows, had 3 out of 9 . i was 66 then. had xray and chemo to shrink the tumer, for 5 weeks, got sick and stopped it at 4 weeks, had small bowel blockage, ended up in hospital to 8 days, got a bacterial infection in the port site, so had to take that out. so he could operate. have a colostomy, had to take 12 more chemo treatments, one every two weeks. down to 4 now, then off chemo for 4 to 6 weeks before he will do the take down(I guess you call it). put me back to gether. ha ha. that will be end of oct or nov. taking shots for white blood, had only one for the red blood. found out they make me sick for 2 days, thought it was the chemo, but finally figured out it was the shot.but it is keeping my white blood cells up, so guess i can stand to be sick for 2 days.found out the cost of each shot is $6,000.00. lucky with medicare and Ins. only cost us $50.00. Good Luck to all of us. - Hanky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Mine I found 2 years ago, was small bleeding, but I thought if I have cancer I'm going to seattle ( from Ohio) to see my daughter and have a nice vacation. we took a cruise to Alaska, don't regreat it. but really should have had it checked, didn't till next year, time they got around to the scope, and all was almost 9 months before starting something for it. maybe I wouldn't have had the nodes involved, but who knows, had 3 out of 9 . i was 66 then. had xray and chemo to shrink the tumer, for 5 weeks, got sick and stopped it at 4 weeks, had small bowel blockage, ended up in hospital to 8 days, got a bacterial infection in the port site, so had to take that out. so he could operate. have a colostomy, had to take 12 more chemo treatments, one every two weeks. down to 4 now, then off chemo for 4 to 6 weeks before he will do the take down(I guess you call it). put me back to gether. ha ha. that will be end of oct or nov. taking shots for white blood, had only one for the red blood. found out they make me sick for 2 days, thought it was the chemo, but finally figured out it was the shot.but it is keeping my white blood cells up, so guess i can stand to be sick for 2 days.found out the cost of each shot is $6,000.00. lucky with medicare and Ins. only cost us $50.00. Good Luck to all of us. - Hanky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Thanks for your history. We all have gone through the ringer, I too have a colostomy. Good for you for just perservering. I need to hear these stories. I am going through a big funk right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I am 55... diagosed at 52. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I am 55... diagosed at 52. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 what is the name of the drug that you mentioned as the " shot " ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Talking about the shot, you must mean me, for the white blood it is -Neulasta - for the red blood it is- Aranesp- only had to take the red blood shot once since I started this round, the second secession. take the white blood shot once every two weeks. day after the chemo. hope that plane can stop in Ohio to pick me up also. was 105 yesterday, suppose to get there again today. My Daughter in Seattle called said it was 77. guess i could go see her. ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 In a message dated 7/26/2005 2:08:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tasmith@... writes: Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. LOL! Yes, there are some advantages to having cancer. I get out of a lot of family gatherings that I really hated to go to before diagnosis, but always did. I also have a disabled parking permit! Yanno....that's something a lot of people might not know....that in some states if you are a cancer patient, it entitles you to a disable parking permit!!! Donelle Caregiver to Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 In a message dated 7/26/2005 2:08:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tasmith@... writes: Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. LOL! Yes, there are some advantages to having cancer. I get out of a lot of family gatherings that I really hated to go to before diagnosis, but always did. I also have a disabled parking permit! Yanno....that's something a lot of people might not know....that in some states if you are a cancer patient, it entitles you to a disable parking permit!!! Donelle Caregiver to Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Someone asked about age when diagnosed. I was 34 and diagnosed (05/2000) with Stage III Colon Cancer. 2 out of 42 lymph nodes positive. I had surgery (hemicolectomy) and 6 months of Chemo (5FU & Lec). I was in the group right before they started using Oxiplatin(sp?). My oncologist was flip-flopping on whether to add it to my chemo mid-season. She didn't but I've been NED for 5 years now and I'm turning 40 in October. I told my friends it would be in very bad taste to give me the black balloons and tombstone cake for turning 40, seeing as how there were a few doubts that I would make it 5 years ago. Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Wonderful!!! Congradulations on beating this thing!! Many more years for YOU!!! Ingrid > Someone asked about age when diagnosed. I was 34 and diagnosed > (05/2000) with Stage III Colon Cancer. 2 out of 42 lymph nodes > positive. I had surgery (hemicolectomy) and 6 months of Chemo (5FU & > Lec). I was in the group right before they started using > Oxiplatin(sp?). My oncologist was flip-flopping on whether to add it > to my chemo mid-season. She didn't but I've been NED for 5 years now > and I'm turning 40 in October. I told my friends it would be in very > bad taste to give me the black balloons and tombstone cake for turning > 40, seeing as how there were a few doubts that I would make it 5 years > ago. Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. LOL! Yes, there are some advantages to having cancer. I get out of a lot of family gatherings that I really hated to go to before diagnosis, but always did. I also have a disabled parking permit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. LOL! Yes, there are some advantages to having cancer. I get out of a lot of family gatherings that I really hated to go to before diagnosis, but always did. I also have a disabled parking permit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Disabled Parking tag -- Wouldnot do me any good anyway, as most of the spaces are always full at hospital anyway. And at Walmart forget it.. Kids used dad's or mom's car and park there. I have my favorite row to park, and if I get there early enough have good parking. LOL.. Jolene Grandmommyandme@... wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/26/2005 2:08:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > tasmith@... writes: > > Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. > > LOL! Yes, there are some advantages to having cancer. I get out of a > lot of family gatherings that I really hated to go to before > diagnosis, but always did. I also have a disabled parking permit! > > > > > Yanno....that's something a lot of people might not know....that in some > states if you are a cancer patient, it entitles you to a disable parking > permit!!! > > Donelle > Caregiver to Glenn > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Disabled Parking tag -- Wouldnot do me any good anyway, as most of the spaces are always full at hospital anyway. And at Walmart forget it.. Kids used dad's or mom's car and park there. I have my favorite row to park, and if I get there early enough have good parking. LOL.. Jolene Grandmommyandme@... wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/26/2005 2:08:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > tasmith@... writes: > > Add that to the advantages of getting cancer. When you do > > recover you can be spared with the " over the hill " parties. > > LOL! Yes, there are some advantages to having cancer. I get out of a > lot of family gatherings that I really hated to go to before > diagnosis, but always did. I also have a disabled parking permit! > > > > > Yanno....that's something a lot of people might not know....that in some > states if you are a cancer patient, it entitles you to a disable parking > permit!!! > > Donelle > Caregiver to Glenn > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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