| How often are you frustrated with your physicians? |
| a) Everytime I think about it. Seriously!!! I AM SO OVER HAVING CANCER! |
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25% |
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| b) Everytime I have an appointment and I realize this process takes forever. |
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0% |
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| c) I love the healthcare I'm receiving... no problems! |
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75% |
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Rockin Rn Rachele
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Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Gainesville Fl
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 Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: It's back. :( |
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Hi Guys,
Well, I'm back. I haven't posted in a while. But I just found out the cancer is back. So I'm back!
Other than that, things are going well! I have a new job in a new town. I tried to move away from the Cancer but it followed me! 
I've been doing absolutely great since March, and now... this!
So, I'll keep in touch. It's good to be back, I just wish I wasn't. Some really great people post here.
I have a new website!!! check it out!
www.christianandrachele.blogspot.com
Rachele
PS.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Currently unstaged, cervical chain (that's new!)
"Watchfully Waiting."
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ChemoMan
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Joined: 04 Jun 2008
Posts: 248
Location: South Australia
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: It's back. :( |
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Hi Rachelle
I'm so sorry to hear that its back. You sound remarkably cheery ! I have no idea what type of lymphoma you have but Im pretty sure you know what the drill is. I hope it all goes well and you are in remission soon. I had a look at your blog. I work with people who have autism so I know exactly what you go through on a daily basis, and for you to come on here and show such a brave face is remarkable. Good onya girl I was wondering did you post your story here ?
Cheers
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Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
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Rockin Rn Rachele
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Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Gainesville Fl
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: Hi Jim! |
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Long time no chat! I was thinking about you this morning. How are you doing?
Love,
Rachele
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Rockin Rn Rachele
New User
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Gainesville Fl
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: Hello ChemoMan! |
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Hi Dear!
Looks like you are doing well. I'm doing okay! I try to stay cheerful because it helps. It doesn't help me to get all upset -- although most days that upsettedness gets the best of me. Especially this week. Today I didn't get out of bed until 4:00 pm, which was about ten hours later than I wanted to get up! lol.
I work nights though at the hospital. I usually work Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon nights from 7p-7a, so this is (technically) my Sunday, so theoretically I can justify sleeping in on that angle!
This life is hard, but it's not everything. I guess the scariest part of "it's baaack!", is the fact that I'm a single Mom, of an autistic year old, and I work full time and (still) go to school full time (although now most of my coursework is online, which helps). My point is that, I can't afford to be sick. Last year I had a little bit more support than I have here in Gainesville. So I don't know what I'm going to do if I have to have extensive treatment.
But, perhaps after this period of "watchful waiting," they will just do surgery to remove the afflicted nodes and then some followup radiation, and then call it quites, so no big deal. But I don't know if I can handle a whole another year of on-again, off-again treatment. I did work most of last year through radiation, But, it was pretty hit-or-miss, and my former nursing manager was NOT understanding AT ALL. My current nurse manager is amazing, so I don't doubt that I'll have a job when I come back if I have to take some time off.
Anyway, I'm just not going to think about it for a few days because it's so overwhelming. I hope that everything is going to work out. But I believe that it will work out, because everything always had worked out before. My biggest concern IS my son's wellbeing. If anything happens to me....I'm all he has.
-Rachele-
PS. Talk to you soon!
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