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Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 341 | I must admit I have minimal knowledge about the workings of something of this magnitude, but I do know enough to know that you guys rock. The little problems to me have just been that - little. This is a wonderful place and it really enriches our lives. Thanks Brian for making it happen and thanks Chester for keeping us here and dealing with the server stuff!!
Michelle, CG to husband (45), DX 2/08 Stage IVa Adenocarcinoma Salivary Gland (T2N2bMO)
Parotidectomy & ND 2/08, Tumor margins not clear, 4 of 30 nodes positve for cancer,
TX IMRT 39x, cisplatin 7x (completed 5/1/08),
PEG (4/22 - 7/9), No port. Currently in remission!
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Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Noticed a new problem.
It was possible before to click on the forum name at the top of the page when you were in a particular thread and get back to that forum list. Now you have to go back to the forum list and then re-enter that forum again.
I hope this is clear.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Thanks Chester.
All of the previous problems I reported seemed to have been solved by the switch (and your effort of course).
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 | [quote=Brian Hill]Nothing like a full days worth of work migrating the forum and 73,000+ posts from Canada to California.... And with that move, a new server without issues (that were causing the forum to not work properly). Chester makes it happen again. [/quote]
It's MUCH faster too.
18 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.
�Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.�
Stephen Hawking | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Even have new display colors as a bonus. Must be that California influence.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OP OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | For colors we were thinking of going with puce, olive drab, pink, and turquoise but it was a bit too California.
It's blisteringly fast because the forum is sitting on a dedicated server all by itself. More money, but because this is the heart and soul of the online OCF experience, deemed a necessity. Note the address at the top, there has not even been time to to alter things. One of the weird things about the internet is the illusion of the experience. Your on the OCF servers in Toronto, you decide to buy something, you don't likely notice it, but you leave the main site in Canada and you go to ocfstore.org a completely different web domain that we own. That server in California has security protocols that the main site server does not have. The trip is seamless, except for the astute who notice the url. Ditto now the web site forum. While you can jump back and forth between the main site and here, you are jumping to a completely different url and site ocfforum.org (right now represented by numbers) thousands of miles away from the main site.
What you should understand about this. It is secure, and safe here.
But this very theory is used by the dark side of people to hurt you. Phishing. You get an email from Paypal, your bank, or what ever. It's on what appears to be their page, with their logos and everything. It has the right fonts, the right language, and for all practical purposes you can't tell that it is anyone else. It says you need to change your password, and please click on this link, to go to the place to do so. The link actually says your banks name. But that isn't where the link takes you - if you are not paying attention to the urls etc. You get there, enter your information, and bam... some Nigerian has your account number and password and cleans out your account. Maybe even looks for other accounts of yours that you manage on line. You have just screwed the pooch in pilot talk. No turning back. Where you think you are, you may not be. Learn about phishing and other internet scams to protect yourself. The world is not a safe place, even if you never step out of your front door.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Thank you so much Brian and Chester.
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Thank you, Thank you Brian and Chester and those whose donations have made this possible. Love the speed and love that the "Go to first unread post" feature is back.  Hugs, Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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