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#22260 02-16-2007 03:18 AM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Member | OP Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 | Wow, I can't believe how many people are/have gone through the same thing I have. I had a tumor removed from my tongue and my lymph nodes removed. I did not require radiation or chemo. I had surgery just over a month ago. I feel fortunate after finding this site and reading about some great people that have had a lot tougher road then me. I feel a little guilty. Anyway, just wanted to say hello. WG | | |
#22261 02-16-2007 03:25 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 108 Gold Member (100+ posts) | Gold Member (100+ posts) Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 108 | Hi WG,
No matter what you did or did not go through, you are still a cancer survivor just like the rest of us on this board.
Welcome to a very caring club!
Jim
T3N2aM0 SCC right oral tongue. Partial Glosectomy, Modified Neck disection for 1 Lymph Node. Dec. 2002. 35 IMRT 2003.
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#22262 02-16-2007 03:49 AM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) | "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 | Hey, Welcome! No guilty feelings allowed...you got rid of the beast, fortunately for you with a few less hurdles.
Being cancer free doesn't completely free you from it's tentacles. You've almost certainly had some of the lingering side effects, both physical and emotional. With either, this is a great place to find someone who's been there before you and can help Wayne
SCC left mandible TIVN0M0 40% of jaw removed, rebuilt using fibula, titanium and tissue from forearm.June 06. 30 IMRT Aug.-Oct. 06
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#22263 02-16-2007 04:06 AM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 248 Gold Member (200+ posts) | Gold Member (200+ posts) Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 248 | WG, Welcome and I'm so glad that you caught your cancer early, it would be so nice if everyone could be detected early. WG I know exactly how you feel sharing this thread with Jim and Wayne reminds me of the scene from the movie Jaws when Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfus are drunk and showing off their shark bite injuries and I'm Roy Schneider looking at a small kitchen wound on his hand. Where else can you go where the people who have been thru the worst can uplift6 those who have not. I'm sure everyone agrees though that the toughest part we all have had is when the dr's said sorry you have cancer.
Mark D. Stage 3 Nasopharynx dx10/99 T2N3M0 40xrad 2x Cisplatin 5FU. acute leuk 1998.
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#22264 02-16-2007 04:43 AM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 | WG,
Welcome to the site. There are all different types of treatments here. And no one should feel guilty around here, not even a little. Glad you made it to this board, but I'm sad that you were diagnosed with cancer.
Tim Stoj 60 yr old. Dx Jun 06 with BOT Stage IV. Neck dissesction on 19 Jun 06. Started Tx on 21 Aug 06/completed 33 IMRTs and 3 CT (2 Cisplat & 1 Carboplat) on 5 Oct 06.
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#22265 02-16-2007 05:15 AM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Member | OP Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 | This is so cool! I mean, it's a crappy club to belong to but I feel better reading the responses and seeing all the support. You have made my day a little brighter and I am grateful. And yes, the day the the doctor pointed his finger at me and said, "you have cancer" is a moment that became an instant memory that will never fade, ever! Is there a pill out there that is harder to swallow then that? Thanks for the reponses, it really was a boost for me. WG | | |
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