Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I was stage 1, T2. I did radiation/xeloda since my tumor was moderately to poorly differentiated. It was a judgement call. I could have skipped both but there was that slight chance of recurrence that I did not want to happen. I have kids to think about. I don't know if I'd do radiation again. I had radiation damage to the small intestine which caused me to have to have a second surgery to fix it. At any rate, I wanted to hit the disease with everything I could to make sure it wouldn't come back. Radiation/xeloda is not fun but the alternative is worse. Miracles happen! Cliff H. > Does a person with stage 1 need chemo or radiation? > > _Bob236@a..._ (mailto:Bob236@a...) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Thanks for the info. Glad to hear you are on your way to recovery. It really helps to hear everyone replies. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Bob, TPN is total parenteral nutrition, which means all the meat and potatoes hang from the pole. I went home about a week and a half after surgery and was still pretty sore, but I was able to travel and do things I needed to do. I wasn't allowed to drive for a while and could only lift 10 pounds, but if I could get there, I could do it. I had pain medication for a while and only took it when needed, usually at night or if I was going on an outing. The incision was very long and it was pretty tender for a while, but there are lotions you can get that help with that too. I never could find it here so I just kind of ignored the discomfort. And that's all it was, discomfort, not pain. Right now I'm doing great. I've had scans every three months since stopping adjuvant chemo last July, had a colonoscopy a couple of weeks ago which showed nothing. The onc said Thursday all the blood work still looks great, so I'm just rocking along like I always did. I'll never get rid of the knowledge this will probably come back, but at this point I have no mets anywhere and am praying hard for it to stay that way, and living life the best I know how. You're apprehensive at this point because you have no idea what to expect, but you'll be able to do more than you might think. Just remember the sooner you get moving, the faster you'll recover. Don't overdo, but don't sit there like a lump either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Been eaten up by Facebook? ~*~Hugs~*~ ~*~Akiba~*~ -- hello all I am really behind on my emails. So if you think I'm ignoring you: I'm not... Just wanted to let you know.love to you all/Reb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Been eaten up by Facebook? ~*~Hugs~*~ ~*~Akiba~*~ -- hello all I am really behind on my emails. So if you think I'm ignoring you: I'm not... Just wanted to let you know.love to you all/Reb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Been eaten up by Facebook? ~*~Hugs~*~ ~*~Akiba~*~ -- hello all I am really behind on my emails. So if you think I'm ignoring you: I'm not... Just wanted to let you know.love to you all/Reb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 We have missed you, Reb, and then there is the time differenceas well, just to add to it all.Love to you and to , cats, et. al.,nTo: MSersLife Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 1:32:44 AMSubject: hello all I am really behind on my emails. So if you think I'm ignoring you: I'm not... Just wanted to let you know.love to you all/Reb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 We have missed you, Reb, and then there is the time differenceas well, just to add to it all.Love to you and to , cats, et. al.,nTo: MSersLife Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 1:32:44 AMSubject: hello all I am really behind on my emails. So if you think I'm ignoring you: I'm not... Just wanted to let you know.love to you all/Reb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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