Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

[Guest guest]

Dear Marcia,

I am so sorry to hear about your thyroid cancer. You will be in those special

thoughts. And best of luck to Ben with the sinus surgery. You have more than

enough on your plate. Positive vibes headed your way for sure.

love,

M

[Guest guest]

Marcia - I am so sorry that you have to go through all of that and still

worry and care for Ben. Please make sure that you take care of you. If the Dr.

feels YOU need the surgery ASAP do it. Ben needs you! Heck, maybe Ben's

surgery can be moved up.

Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 11 and 7)

with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have

coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT "

my new favorite quote is

Any idiot can face a crisis -

it's day to day living that wears you out.

Anton Chekhov

[Guest guest]

I would appreciate lots and lots of good thoughts from now until next

Tuesday. I will be going in for several biopsies on the lymph nodes in my

neck. I am now beginning to get a bit anxious. I had thyroid cancer,

resulting in a total thyroidectomy in 1992. There was extensive lymphatic

involvement. In the years between then and now, I have had radioactive

treatments to " treat " and try to ablate the metastatic cancer. This year,

when having my blood tests/body scan, my thyrogen markers showed that the

disease is spreading. Recently, I had an ultrasound which showed diseased

lymph nodes and diseased tissue in the thyroid bed. I also had a CT scan of

my lungs, and they are clean. The good news is, the metastatic disease

seems to be limited to my neck area (it can spread to bones, lungs, etc.).

My doctor is recommending I have a radical neck dissection surgery to remove

all of the lymph nodes on the right side and all tissue remaining in the

thyroid bed (if the surgeon thinks he can get it), followed up by a

radiation treatment. At the very least, I will be having another radiation

treatment.

If I do have the surgery, I will want to wait until after Ben has his sinus

surgery, which is sheduled for April 8th. Please think good thoughts for

him that day. I worry because of his extensive history, but we have been

assured he should do fine.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

> Dear Marcia,

> I am so sorry to hear about your thyroid cancer. You will be in

those special thoughts. And best of luck to Ben with the sinus

surgery. You have more than enough on your plate. Positive vibes

headed your way for sure.

>

> love,

> M

Ditto what said. I will put some special thoughts in that a

break comes your way.

Are you from Gahanna OH? I saw someone mention Gahanna. My boyfriend

grew up there. He grad HS in '98.

Beth almost 25 No CF Seattle

[Guest guest]

DEAR MARCIA,

I am so very saddened to see this. You are such a wonderful person. I know

you are doing all the right moves, etc with the docs & the tests.I am

holding you up in my thoughts & will also have all my friends do so as I

meet with them tomorrow. Your a real love. You so deserve the best of

all............ Have a good weekend, knowing your greatly loved.

LOVE & HUGS< GrandmomBEV

Re: Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

Marcia, please keep us posted on this, as we keep you in our

hearts and hopes! Love, n Rojas

Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

I would appreciate lots and lots of good thoughts from now until next

Tuesday. I will be going in for several biopsies on the lymph nodes in my

neck. I am now beginning to get a bit anxious. I had thyroid cancer,

resulting in a total thyroidectomy in 1992. There was extensive lymphatic

involvement. In the years between then and now, I have had radioactive

treatments to " treat " and try to ablate the metastatic cancer. This year,

when having my blood tests/body scan, my thyrogen markers showed that the

disease is spreading. Recently, I had an ultrasound which showed diseased

lymph nodes and diseased tissue in the thyroid bed. I also had a CT scan

of

my lungs, and they are clean. The good news is, the metastatic disease

seems to be limited to my neck area (it can spread to bones, lungs, etc.).

My doctor is recommending I have a radical neck dissection surgery to

remove

all of the lymph nodes on the right side and all tissue remaining in the

thyroid bed (if the surgeon thinks he can get it), followed up by a

radiation treatment. At the very least, I will be having another

radiation

treatment.

If I do have the surgery, I will want to wait until after Ben has his

sinus

surgery, which is sheduled for April 8th. Please think good thoughts for

him that day. I worry because of his extensive history, but we have been

assured he should do fine.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

Marcia,

All sorts of positive thoughts for both you and Ben.

Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

I would appreciate lots and lots of good thoughts from now until next

Tuesday. I will be going in for several biopsies on the lymph nodes in my

neck. I am now beginning to get a bit anxious. I had thyroid cancer,

resulting in a total thyroidectomy in 1992. There was extensive lymphatic

involvement. In the years between then and now, I have had radioactive

treatments to " treat " and try to ablate the metastatic cancer. This year,

when having my blood tests/body scan, my thyrogen markers showed that the

disease is spreading. Recently, I had an ultrasound which showed diseased

lymph nodes and diseased tissue in the thyroid bed. I also had a CT scan of

my lungs, and they are clean. The good news is, the metastatic disease

seems to be limited to my neck area (it can spread to bones, lungs, etc.).

My doctor is recommending I have a radical neck dissection surgery to remove

all of the lymph nodes on the right side and all tissue remaining in the

thyroid bed (if the surgeon thinks he can get it), followed up by a

radiation treatment. At the very least, I will be having another radiation

treatment.

If I do have the surgery, I will want to wait until after Ben has his sinus

surgery, which is sheduled for April 8th. Please think good thoughts for

him that day. I worry because of his extensive history, but we have been

assured he should do fine.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

We will be thinking many good thoughts for you Marcia.

Dawn mom of 4, 8 and under, the youngest wcf

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[Guest guest]

MArcia,

I am a little late, but I will keep you in my " thoughts " . I hope all goes

well for you and Ben.

Vondie

[Guest guest]

May I join Marcia in those positive thoughts, Marcia, for you and Ben?

n Rojas--or as my sister used to say--keep your chins up!

Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

I would appreciate lots and lots of good thoughts from now until next

Tuesday. I will be going in for several biopsies on the lymph nodes in my

neck. I am now beginning to get a bit anxious. I had thyroid cancer,

resulting in a total thyroidectomy in 1992. There was extensive lymphatic

involvement. In the years between then and now, I have had radioactive

treatments to " treat " and try to ablate the metastatic cancer. This year,

when having my blood tests/body scan, my thyrogen markers showed that the

disease is spreading. Recently, I had an ultrasound which showed diseased

lymph nodes and diseased tissue in the thyroid bed. I also had a CT scan of

my lungs, and they are clean. The good news is, the metastatic disease

seems to be limited to my neck area (it can spread to bones, lungs, etc.).

My doctor is recommending I have a radical neck dissection surgery to remove

all of the lymph nodes on the right side and all tissue remaining in the

thyroid bed (if the surgeon thinks he can get it), followed up by a

radiation treatment. At the very least, I will be having another radiation

treatment.

If I do have the surgery, I will want to wait until after Ben has his sinus

surgery, which is sheduled for April 8th. Please think good thoughts for

him that day. I worry because of his extensive history, but we have been

assured he should do fine.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

Marcia, I have five friends and six family members who have beat

this one--highest hopes to you via cyberspace! Love, Love, n

Rojas

Re: Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

Dear Marcia,

I am so sorry to hear about your thyroid cancer. You will be in those special

thoughts. And best of luck to Ben with the sinus surgery. You have more than

enough on your plate. Positive vibes headed your way for sure.

love,

M

[Guest guest]

Marcia,

All good thoughts heading your way. I hope everything goes well for

you, and goes well for Ben's upcoming surgery. This cancer stuff is

scary; I can't begin to imagine what you must be going through

waiting for tests and surgery.

On our end, yesterday I came home from work and found a notice that a

certified letter was waiting for me at the post office. This morning

I went to pick it up, all ready knowing what it was and dreading it,

but still, I wasn't prepared for how much it upset me. It was a copy

of Larry's death certificate. was with me because he was

mailing his portfolio to Oregon to apply for grad school. I didn't

tell him what letter I was picking up until after I'd already opened

it and sealed it into the envelope to send to the life insurance

company.

On the walk back from his apartment, I was just very bummed out that

this happened to Larry, that it was totally preventable if caught in

time, and again felt sad and guilty that years ago I didn't nag Larry

24/7 to get him to see a doctor. I know he wouldn't have listened no

matter what, and he readily admitted that several times before he

died, and he always regretted that his stubborness got in the way of

common sense.

But life goes on... is making plans to go to grad school,

is preparing now to go back to college (she stayed out last

semester and this current semester due to her dad's health). She's

changing her focus, wants to train to become a medical assistant. Go

figure, the kid whom I can't get to swallow a vitamin pill every day.

And for those who hadn't heard... I'm moving from Chicago to Phoenix

at the end of April. I'm getting married!

Kim

[Guest guest]

You signed your name " No CF " . Does your boyfriend have CF? If so,

> how is he doing?

> Marcia

No he does not. I met him online because we share the same birthday

March 10th. I was searching the internet and came across this yahoo

group. I joined in Jan 2003 just to read a little about CF. I had

heard of it but wasn't really sure what it was. I ended up liking

the people here and felt the cause was worth supporting, even if its

just through educating myself. I have never met any one with the

disease as it's not that common. Well its common enough to have more

than one CF patient per hospital but is probably less common than my

brother's birth defect of Spina Bifida (1 per 1000 births?). Anyway,

this is actually one of my favorite groups on the internet and I

have read every post since I joined. I have learned about CF but I

have also learned about magnesium and a zillion other things.

Besides CF I also read journal updates of ill children through

Caringbridge personal websites. These children have cancer,

Fanconi's Anemia, Krabbe's disease etc....and many are/will be/have

been in hospital and needed bone marrow transplants.

So I keep lots of people in my special thoughts everyday.

Beth 24, Seattle

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/27/2004 6:18:03 PM Central Standard Time,

mks65roses@... writes:

Marcia

I will have good thoughts for you and Ben!! Have you had a second opinion on

this surgery for you? I think it would be a good idea! It just sounds like a

real evasive procedure I think I would like to know what another doctor would

do. Just my 2 cents worth. Deb A

[Guest guest]

GREAT thoughts & love & best wishes coming your way . Your abound in my

special thoughts as well

LOVE & HUGS, grandmoMBEV

Not CF, but positive thoughts needed

I would appreciate lots and lots of good thoughts from now until next

Tuesday. I will be going in for several biopsies on the lymph nodes in

my

neck. I am now beginning to get a bit anxious. I had thyroid cancer,

resulting in a total thyroidectomy in 1992. There was extensive

lymphatic involvement. In the years between then and now, I have had

radioactive treatments to " treat " and try to ablate the metastatic

cancer. This year, when having my blood tests/body scan, my thyrogen

markers showed that the disease is spreading. Recently, I had an

ultrasound which showed diseased lymph nodes and diseased tissue in the

thyroid bed. I also had a CT scan of my lungs, and they are clean. The

good news is, the metastatic disease seems to be limited to my neck area

(it can spread to bones, lungs, etc.). My doctor is recommending I have

a radical neck dissection surgery to remove all of the lymph nodes on

the right side and all tissue remaining in the thyroid bed (if the

surgeon thinks he can get it), followed up by a radiation treatment. At

the very least, I will be having another radiation treatment.

If I do have the surgery, I will want to wait until after Ben has his

sinus surgery, which is sheduled for April 8th. Please think good

thoughts for him that day. I worry because of his extensive history,

but we have been assured he should do fine.

Marcia