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Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 24 | Geesh... Your boss sounds like a bit of a heartless scoundrel. Just my opinion. Start keeping a log of all the details (names, dates, times, conversations, etc.) in case you need to prove anything in the future. That being said, the best advice my lawyer ever gave me was "If it's not in writing, it's not 'real'." So, don't sign anything, and stick to your guns about having them put their promises in writing. Good luck!
Dana, Male, Age 52, DX 11/08
SCC right tonsil, Stage 3. RND, tonsilectomy, and PEG install done collectively 12/26/08, Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Post-TX PET clear 9/09, PEG removed 9/09, PEG stoma surgical repair 9/17/09. Dx renal cell carcinoma 11/09. Partial nephrectomy 01/10.
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Joined: May 2009 Posts: 113 | Margaret,
1st of all you have to be employeed for 12 months to fall under FMLA that is why they are letting me go a week prior to my 1 year so I dont fall under FMLA. As for the CIB VHC I already have it just dont want to use it till it is absolutely needed. Thanks though.
30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian)
SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09
Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread)
Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo
"On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time"
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | In other words they're firing you to avoid having to comply with Federal Law? Man, if I were a labor lawyer...
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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Joined: May 2009 Posts: 113 | That is correct Margaret! Totally cold hearted! What really shocks me is the President's wife just got diagnosed with breast cancer 2 weeks ago and he still has no sympathy! Everything happens for a reason I will just wait and see how everything turns out!
30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian)
SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09
Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread)
Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo
"On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time"
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I'm not an attorney but believe me I could take this to court and win us both a lot of money.
You say you listen to me yet you taunt me with "I'm off to hit the sticks". You need to be home eating like Jabba the Hut IMO. lol
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 $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: May 2009 Posts: 113 | lol, I have gained 2 lbs since treatment started! I am eating like a horse even though it tastes terrible! By the way shot a 87 yesterday! lol
30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian)
SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09
Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread)
Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo
"On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time"
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | There you go again, you porker.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | JIM you are safe and David is right, By law he can't let you go because of sickness. That would be a field day for any lawyer even a new one. LOL I would love to sit and listen to it too. There is bound to be a lot of stuttering in that courtroom LOL.
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Do you have vacation time? That may give you the week and a half you need.
Gary Allsebrook
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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)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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Joined: May 2009 Posts: 113 | Lol nobody is safe! No Gary I have no vacation time...you have to actually have a REAL job to get vacation time. Even though I knew my taste would be gone there is no way to prepare yourself for it! Everything tastes like garbage! I woke up this morning with the back side of my mouth and underneath my tongue getting sore! Been swishing caphasol and warm salt water with baking soda all day if that does anything! Back to the grind tomorrow am!
30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian)
SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09
Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread)
Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo
"On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time"
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