My cancer

[anne]

Glad to hear that your cancer is in remission

[gordiesgirl]

So glad to hear things are working in your favor, really nice to have you back at TQ. I will keep you in my Prayers. Please keep us posted.

[ERnurse]

Glad your doing ok now.


Rob

[journeyoftheanimals]

Thank you everyone for your kind replies. Yes my real life family was a huge support. My fiance came to every appointment except 2. My parents also took my son for a month so I could go through the therapy without having to worry about him. During the whole thing it seemed so unreal, still does feel kind of unreal. You hear about cancer all the time but never expect it could happen to you.

I know a couple of you said that if I am feeling down then I should hop onto TQ. I would like to say that TQ is one of the best and friendliest forums I have ever been on. I have never seen someone being negative to another member by calling them stupid or whatever. This place really is like an extended family.

Oh one more short note. After about 3 weeks of the therapy we decided to go to my parents to visit. I sat down and my son came over for a hug and it was one of the best feelings I have ever felt, I really really did not want to let go. But since he is 3 he was too busy playing with his toys.

[pris]

Originally Posted by journeyoftheanimals

Thank you everyone for your kind replies. Yes my real life family was a huge support. My fiance came to every appointment except 2. My parents also took my son for a month so I could go through the therapy without having to worry about him. During the whole thing it seemed so unreal, still does feel kind of unreal. You hear about cancer all the time but never expect it could happen to you.

I know a couple of you said that if I am feeling down then I should hop onto TQ. I would like to say that TQ is one of the best and friendliest forums I have ever been on. I have never seen someone being negative to another member by calling them stupid or whatever. This place really is like an extended family.

Oh one more short note. After about 3 weeks of the therapy we decided to go to my parents to visit. I sat down and my son came over for a hug and it was one of the best feelings I have ever felt, I really really did not want to let go. But since he is 3 he was too busy playing with his toys.

I would say that after going through what you have, a hug or kiss from a loved one means so much more. Here's to many, many more hugs from your son!

[Buster]

Remember that we are all family here and here for you also...Buster....

[helix-2000]

Contined success with your cancer remission.

[The TINMAN]

Hey Lefty Glad to hear your in Remission and hope that you pains will dissapear all together. Life is Wonderful as that Hug from your Son reinforces that. That is a Good Additude to count the Blessings Ya Have and not worry about what Ya don't. All Things You need in Life you will have and will be a blessing as long as you realize their value and that includes the bad things that may happen as there is a Positive in there somewhere if ya look hard enough. You have a Family here to and as others have said WE are Here For You!
Laughter is the BEST Medicine and will carry you through Difficult situations, I can tell you that from Experience. Keep Thinkin Positive and Cherish what You have especially your Family and Friends.I will keep you in My Thoughts and Prayers and Wish for You all things Good ! If Ya need Us .. We are Here and as was said, If Ya need to Talk Ya Can PM me to. The Folks here are friendly and Genuinely Care for It's Members. I have sen no better example of that then here at TQ. With all the good things about this site, I think it say's something Special about TQ that the members here can feel comforatable enough to open up about personal things and not have to worry about it ! Glad You Posted that !

[journeyoftheanimals]

Thank you again everyone. I think I am overdue for my cat scan. Was told to get a head to toe cat scan after 3 months and chest x-ray after 3 months. Will call tomorrow to setup the cat scan. I was in the hospital the other day for something completely unrelated and thankfully no big deal. But laying on the bed staring at the white celling with the florescent lights brought me right back to the thoughts of the radiation therapy. At the time it seemed......no...."I made it seem" routine. Some people get up every day and go to work or school. I just happed to get up every day and lay on a radiation table. So yes I laugh about it. I do sometimes refer to myself as lefty. The other day someone was cleaning the living room with my sons toys out there and said they had two balls. I very quickly responded with "you have more then me". I know I still have a wall up. I know what I went though, I know what I am still going to be going though with the rest of my life and routine checkups. But sometimes if you just laugh at it, it can make it less "real". Just another day, just another joke. Heck, what I have written here is more then I have talked about it in months.

Haven't really given it much thought I guess. This post made me realize a lot of stuff I guess. Sorry if I rambled at all or if some stuff was hard to understand. I just wrote as I was thinking. I am not going to read over this to correct anything. I think I will be copying this all down and printing it up for myself.


Thank you again to everyone and your kind words. I have said it before but will say it again. This forum is by far the kindest forum I have ever been to. I have never seen anyone at any time be mean to someone, make fun of someone (unless in a kind joke) or put anyone down. This site is truly a family. Thank you again.

[HaveFaith]

Your post brought tears to me. I keep thinking back to 1999 when I was hospitalized for double pneumonia. It all went to hell very quickly. I found out I had diabetes, which now I look back too I think the Salumedral (spelling) might have caused such high sugar readings. It is a liquid Prednisone. I had the same dr. 2x tell me my white blood count was too high, that I may have Lymphoma or Leukemia due to this med. It scared the hell out of me. Anyway after that they found a lump in my left breast and it was removed. It was not cancerous thankfully, but left me feeling a little less of a person. I would not let my hubby see me, I covered up with big shirts because it was noticably smaller than the other one. I cried everyday, I thought why would God do this to me? Back then I had different feelings about what happened, today I am thankful because the outcome could have been much worse. My mom came in to visit me in the hosp. and found me in tears. Her words were, Eileen "HaveFaith" things will be ok soon. I do believe her words helped me. So please when things are hard to deal with, havefaith, it will turn out for the best I am sure. Family and friends make all the difference so hold them near and dear, they will be there for you, and everyone is sure pulling for you. Take care and thanx for your post. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

~HaveFaith~