Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 okay, well I should have tried it before I spoke because mine did not show up on here but my sig did show up on the test email I sent to myself at my office......so, maybe someone can help us both!!! Donna Wilkinson wrote:Ingrid, in case Deb isn't up....I just tried it from my private email which I post from. You can go to " options " in the upper right hand corner. Open that and look for " signatures " . You can then put in your text and don't forget to hit the " save " button in the lower left hand corner. Don't know what posting from the board is so can't help you there. Hope this helps Dear. Ingrid Lowe wrote: Deb, I post from the board and not my private e-mail. Can you do a signature from the board or can that only be done from private e- mail? And if so how do I get that done? Thanks Love, Ingrid > > Hi all > Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how I try to reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my signature here is our story for those of you who dont know it > > Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe, > started having lower right sided abdominal cramping , when it first started would only happen when he got out of bed first thing in the morning it was bad enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5 min and then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the meantime we had just signed up to get life insurance as a good friend was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 , and we thought OH WOW what would we do if that happened to us , little did we know this would become in fact a reality for us. > While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to start being taken out of our bank we had been doing our own doctoring ,via the internet , and decided he either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah right colon cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we were. > Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a long road of tests, oh no not for cancer, for everything but! > The pains were getting worse by then and lasting longer, and happening more frequently > After being treated for ( mind you he had none of these things) stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS, and even Heartburn( that was at the Emergency room one night ) finally the doc admitted he had NO IDEA what could be causing this , so set him up for a colonoscopy. > On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick) non drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our then 13yrold daughter and 5yrold son , husband of 14yrs underwent his colonoscopy , it was all done in 20 min and I thought wow that was FAST. Then the doc came in, and told us he was unable to perform the colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely blocking his colon, they still dont know how he was able to use the restroom at all , . he underwent colon resection on Sept 27th 2004, they removed all of his sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39 lymph nodes were also removed 3 lymph nodes tested positive involved , with the lining and the lymph nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when asked the statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months without chemo to 22months with chemo, we were devastated > Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical site until Jan 2005 > He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004 > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005 > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005 > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on liver found > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED! > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000 > Last treatment was June 6th, 2005 > At which time the doc said you know I think ya may beat this!!! > All Ct scans since have been negative, > Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease anywhere! > I was concerned cause he has been experience reoccuring bouts of diarrhea , so it may be something that his no shortened colon doesnt like to eat. > As a side note , Joe had been suffering from neuropathy extremely bad in his hands and feet even now 4 months after chemo. > He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI thinking maybe cancer had spread there , Joe said ya could have kicked him in the groin and it would have hurt less , to hear those words again. > HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!! > They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal , called a syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent surgery for this ) > > So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the chemo , the other part is caused by the syrinx > > Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of work / and on the brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work , healthy and full of life. > Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring another day to enjoy life. > > Deb > > > > 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept, > resection on Sept 27th 2004 > found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved > open wound from infection until Jan 2005 > Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004 > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005 > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005 > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on liver found > April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Thanks Donna, I hope someone can, I have searched around a little on the board's posts. There surely must be a way but I have not found it yet. Since it is late I guess I am too tired to find it. LOL Hopefully someone will dirict us. Thanks Anyways, Love, Ingrid d > > > > Hi all > > Well yall asked for an update and since no matter how I try to > reword it Yahoo wont let me add it all to my signature here is our > story for those of you who dont know it > > > > Last April my then 33yrold husband Joe, > > started having lower right sided abdominal cramping , when it first > started would only happen when he got out of bed first thing in the > morning it was bad enough it double him over, but only lasted 3-5 min > and then subside, this went on for a few weeks , in the meantime we > had just signed up to get life insurance as a good friend was > diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 , and we thought OH WOW > what would we do if that happened to us , little did we know this > would become in fact a reality for us. > > While Joe was waiting for the insurance premiums to start being > taken out of our bank we had been doing our own doctoring ,via the > internet , and decided he either had IBS or Colon cancer, yeah right > colon cancer? In a 33yrold ?????? hahahahah ,how naive we were. > > Joe finally went to the docs , and now we started on a long road of > tests, oh no not for cancer, for everything but! > > The pains were getting worse by then and lasting longer, and > happening more frequently > > After being treated for ( mind you he had none of these things) > stomach infection, spasmatic colon, IBS, and even Heartburn( that was > at the Emergency room one night ) finally the doc admitted he had NO > IDEA what could be causing this , so set him up for a colonoscopy. > > On September 16 2005 , my healthy ( never gets sick) non > drinking , non smoking , workaholic, father of our then 13yrold > daughter and 5yrold son , husband of 14yrs underwent his > colonoscopy , it was all done in 20 min and I thought wow that was > FAST. Then the doc came in, and told us he was unable to perform the > colonoscopy due to a cancerous tumor almost completely blocking his > colon, they still dont know how he was able to use the restroom at > all , . he underwent colon resection on Sept 27th 2004, they removed > all of his sigmoid colon ,top part of his rectum ,all of his > abdominal wall lining where they had found mets , 39 lymph nodes were > also removed 3 lymph nodes tested positive involved , with the > lining and the lymph nodes involved this made him a Stage 4, when > asked the statistics we were told Joe would have 6 months without > chemo to 22months with chemo, we were devastated > > Joe had an open wound from infection at his surgical site until Jan > 2005 > > He also had a Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004 > > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005 > > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy > Valentines > > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005 > > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on > liver found > > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS NED! > > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000 > > Last treatment was June 6th, 2005 > > At which time the doc said you know I think ya may beat this!!! > > All Ct scans since have been negative, > > Latest one was Oct 10 and No Evidence of Disease anywhere! > > I was concerned cause he has been experience reoccuring bouts of > diarrhea , so it may be something that his no shortened colon doesnt > like to eat. > > As a side note , Joe had been suffering from neuropathy extremely > bad in his hands and feet even now 4 months after chemo. > > He was sent to a neurologist who ordered an MRI thinking maybe > cancer had spread there , Joe said ya could have kicked him in the > groin and it would have hurt less , to hear those words again. > > HOWEVER that scan came back free of cancer!! > > They did however find an oddity in his spinal canal , called a > syrinx,( our 14yrold daughter just underwent surgery for this ) > > > > So his neuropathy is only partially caused by the chemo , the other > part is caused by the syrinx > > > > Today is Oct 23 , 2005, after surgery/chemo/9 months off of work / > and on the brink of death (literally ) Joe is back to work , healthy > and full of life. > > Do we know what tomorrow will bring? God willing it will bring > another day to enjoy life. > > > > Deb > > > > > > > > 33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept, > > resection on Sept 27th 2004 > > found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved > > open wound from infection until Jan 2005 > > Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004 > > Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005 > > 5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy > Valentines > > Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005 > > Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on > liver found > > April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results > > April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS > NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000 > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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