Re: My sorry little roller coaster ride

October 21, 2005

In a message dated 10/21/2005 7:37:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jayishome@... writes:

Thanks and Narice! I will still go run, but will only have one glass

of red wine tonight. Hemangioma. I will do a google on that. I hope that

is the case. I too was palated and my liver was " fresher than a teenager "

according to my doc. Last scan in April, I was NED. I chose another round of

chemo just to make sure. I so hope its hemangioma. I do drink a lot of

protien whey shakes, and I wonder if that could be the problem... Thanks guys!

Jay

Keep up the positive attitude, Jay....FIGHT!!! Will be praying for good

results as well as strength for you, sweetie.

Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn

October 21, 2005

Thanks and Narice! I will still go run, but will only have one glass of

red wine tonight. Hemangioma. I will do a google on that. I hope that is the

case. I too was palated and my liver was " fresher than a teenager " according to

my doc. Last scan in April, I was NED. I chose another round of chemo just to

make sure. I so hope its hemangioma. I do drink a lot of protien whey shakes,

and I wonder if that could be the problem... Thanks guys! Jay

Re: My sorry little roller coaster ride

Jay,

I'm so sorry you're feeling so bad now. When I first started this journey my

scans showed something on my liver, even though the surgeon had palpated my

liver during resection and said there was nothing there. The second scan the

spots were reported as " consistent with hemangioma, " which is I think more

common in women, but I guess could be present in men too.

Don't despair too much. I know it's easy to do and you deserve to feel sorry

for yourself, we all do it, some more than others. Just take heart and know

there are other possible explanations, and we'll all hope and pray this turns

out to be nothing.

Prayers for you, sweetie.

Jay Debaca wrote:

So sorry to see Joe S leave us. And my heart goes out to all of us.

Monday I had my PET scan, and today I saw Dr. Napoli.

Monday went really faster than normal, and they seemed to be more rushed.

Before the scan, I had done a 1 mile run and drank lots of water. The

technician reprimanded me for running. I snapped back and said not one person

ever said I could not exercise. I told him I did not eat for four hours as

required. Well he yelled back at me and said, " Dont talk anymore, or the

isotopes will settle in your throat.

Wierd.

I am crying now... dont know what the f*ck to do. I have two spots on my

liver. Doc said they are not cysts. I have to be scanned in another month, and

the port will have to stay in.

I was so hoping I could tell my father good news that I was NED. Looks like

he was right. Maybe our medical system sucks. He has been cancer free for over

15 years now, and does everything in Tradeau's book on natural cures. I just

bought the book.

I think I will run and then go get drunk. I feel so depressed now. Not sure

what to do.

Jay

October 21, 2005

Jay, I understand your emotions over this. I had spots show up in my

liver last January. But, by September they were gone except for one

small speck. There is always hope, Jay. My mom had colon cancer

almost 30 yrs ago. She had surgery but never had chemo. She has

also never had a recurrance. Just got her cea back today and it was

2.0. I do not know how this thing works sometimes. Does not seem

real. I had mets and developed a second cancer. Get a good nights

sleep. As my mom always said " Things always look different in the

morning " .

Jane

> I was so hoping I could tell my father good news that I was NED.

Looks like he was right. Maybe our medical system sucks. He has

been cancer free for over 15 years now, and does everything in

Tradeau's book on natural cures. I just bought the book.

>

> I think I will run and then go get drunk. I feel so depressed

now. Not sure what to do.

>

> Jay

>

October 21, 2005

Doesn't the liver filter out toxins which chemo most certainly is one?

I'm thinking these spots will disappear as the chemo gets out of your body.

I know after my last chemo they did a CT and made mention of ascites in the

groin area. My gyn/onc never followed up on it because he was sure it was " dead

gunk " from the chemo killing cells.

Yeah, I bet it is just " gunk " .

Go ahead and have a " Light wine cooler " . Or better yet instead, take a pain

pill, a nice hot bubble bath (yes, it is permissible for men to have them too!)

and just lay there and thank Creator for the healing He is doing right this

minute!!!

nancy j

My sorry little roller coaster ride