#5691 07-13-2005 04:50 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | Please send us some of those good positive vibes guys!
Pete will be having his TWO YEAR from finish of treatment scan tomorrow.
This has been the magic number for me.
I have always told myself, if we can just make the 2 year mark, the odds go WAY up!
He and I have such different personalities, he is the eternal optimist, " I don`t know what you`re worrying about Marica , it is not coming back".
I on the other hand am a basket case until we get the results.
Of course it has to be a Thursday, near the end of the week. They better have these results in Friday or I won`t be responsible for my frame of mind over the week-end.
This may be the only time in our marriage when I am willing to let him be 100% right [I]
I will, of course, post when we get the results.
Cheers
Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
| | | 
#5692 07-13-2005 05:49 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | I'm with Pete. Not because he's a man, but the optimist in me says, "there is no other option".
Good vibes and prayers. All will be good.
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"
| | |
#5693 07-13-2005 05:52 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Marica, I do understand how hard it is sometimes to be the worrier when you are paired with an optimist, althouggh in my case I am the worrier and also the patient whereas my husband the optimist is the caregiver. I am sending very specific wishes out into the unoverse that Pete is 100% right, you are 100% wrong and you find it out before the weekend arrives and you have a fantastic weekend!
Congratulations on reaching that two year mark. I know that if I gdt there cancer free it will be a big marker for me too although my husband will think everything is long over by then.
Nelie
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"
| | |
#5694 07-13-2005 09:20 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Marica
Stop worrying, you would know if anything was wrong, you have worried everday for 2 years, nothing would get past YOU.. LOL
Sunshine... love and hugs
Helen
SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
| | |
#5695 07-13-2005 11:17 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Marica,
Indeed they do and he's going to have negative scan results (meaning they will NOT find anything that they are looking for). If his regular ENT exams have all been good then this is merely a formality.
On the PET scan, the results are almost instantaneous - just look for the black spots (indicating irregular glucous uptake)- ignoring the bladder of course. They still require interpretation by the radiologist.
Gary Allsebrook
***********************************
Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
________________________________________________________
"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
| | |
#5696 07-13-2005 12:00 PM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 | Hello Marica
Positive thinking is the only way to go - no negative energy anywhere near you! Sending best wishes to you and Pete.
Love from Helen
RHTonsil SCC Stage IV tx completed May 03
| | |
#5697 07-13-2005 12:11 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 50 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 50 | Dear Marica,
I am sure you will hear positive news. You and Pete are very special people. You were so kind to me when my husband Doug was recently diagnosed with stage IV SCC base of tongue. I took your advice and learned to appreciate one day at a time. He had his chemo and radiation from May to June of this year and returned to work July 3rd. I know that he has alot of follow up and treatment, but we can get through anything together now and as long as we are together that is the important part. Anyway, I want to thank you and give you all my love and support for wonderful results. Please keep us posted.
Regards,
Virginia
Caregiver to Doug T4N2cM0
Virginia
| | |
#5698 07-14-2005 10:36 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | Thanks Guys
I really appreciate the good wishes. You are all so kind.
Pete has his scan today and had a major bout of vertigo during it , poor thing. He is still feeling kind of sickly.
I will let you all know the results asap.
Thank`s again.
Cheers
Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
| | |
| Forums23 Topics18,255 Posts197,155 Members13,342 | | Most Online1,788
Jan 23rd, 2025 | | |
|
