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Jotto
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I will be praying for your fast recovery. Your a very strong individual and what a great attitude you have, this will bring you through anything. Your an inspiration for everyone.
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My journey with melanoma: http://www.cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=8547
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shuggy1972
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Location: New York
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Tony
I hope the surgery on the 21st goes well - let us know how you get on.
After that you can get mixing with that sterile water and the Leukine.
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tonester
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Hey Euan
Thinking about getting a permanent room at the hospital. You know, kind've like a vacation home. Only thing stopping me is that the fishing sucks, can't really get any rest, and waaay to many tourists. 
Tony
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tonester
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Got home from the hospital last night.
Had my lymph node dissection of the left pelvic and abdominal region. They ended up having to go a little higher than they initially thought.
This ones going to leave a Super Sexy scar!!! Got the twisted/stapled Frankenstein "look" going.
Have a JP drain tube that comes out just below my lowest left rib.
Currently not feeling too bad. The first 2 days we're the worst.
Glad to be home.
The hospital staff did a good job of taking care of me, but, there's no bed like your own bed.
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brainman
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Tony, glad to hear that everything went well. Let us know what the pathology report says.
I have a big dent in my head from my surgeries and biopsies so I look a little deformed myself. Fortunately, I am too tall for most people to notice  .
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Site Administrator and long-term cancer survivor
1992 Astrocytoma grade 2, left motor strip
2005 Recurrence this time said to be an Oligodendoglioma grade 3, same location.
My Story Part 1: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?p=7350
My Story Part 2: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=8029
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tonester
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Yep, will do on the pathology reports.
Almost forgot to mention. I had the most incredible muffin at the hospital.
Cranberry lemon.
I'm talking really tasty muffin. Never tasted anything like it.
Do know when I get to moving around a little easier, I'm hunting me down some more of those
muffins
How often do you hear someone say something good about hospital food?
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brainman
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shuggy1972
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Hi Tony
Just stopped by to see how the surgery went - glad to hear that you are out of hospital and on the road to recovering from that.
Cheers
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tonester
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Hey Euan
How you been? Is momma starting to show yet?
Things have been going alright for me. Had a doctors appointment today and the pathology from my last surgery looks good. They also removed the drain and about half (20) or so staples. I get the rest out next week.
Out of the 12 lymph nodes they removed only the 1 they initially went in for tested positive. Woo Hoo!!!!! I think we're getting ahead of this stuff.
Talk to everyone later.
Tony
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tonester
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Well I went in today and had the rest of my staples removed from my abdomin. Glad to see the staples go, were starting to ich like crazy!!!!!!!
Good news, I don't have to see the surgical oncologist for 3 months.
It's been a while since I've gone without seeing him weekly or bi-weekly.
Bad news the Radiology guys are ready to get going again. Not sure about having the radiation treatment anymore. They say there is a risk of permanent swelling in my leg due to the radiation.
I already have a little swelling in that leg because of all the lymph node dissections I've had done. I would prefer not to have to start wearing a compression sock all the time.
It just seems to me that because its never came back in the same area that I might not benefit from radiation treatment. Not to mention the risk of even MORE leg swelling.
I don't know, I've got some thinking to do.
Next step Leukine treatment. I find out more and think I start that next week.
Best of luck to everyone, and hang in there.
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tonester
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:26 am Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Well, just got back from the emergency room.
I guess 2 weeks and 3 days was TOO soon to get back to physical activity.
Sun came out today and decided to putter around the yard. Bad idea.
Top 3-4 inches of my abdominal wound ripped open.
Had to go in and have a new "zipper" put in to close the wound.
I've personally seen more of my insides than I ever wanted to.
Word to the wise, if they say take it easy, they mean take it easy.
Live and learn.
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tonester
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: Re: My Story |
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Hey Jim
Thanks man, that made me LOL
Hard headed, that's me in a nutshell.
My philosophy has always been that if grace and intelligence don't get it, switch to brute force and ignorance!!!!!
Everyone stay tough and hang in there.
Peace.
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