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In reply to the discussion: I've fought the cancer to a standstill. Took about 10 years. No more treatment. Just monitoring ... [View all]
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(697 posts)33. Wonderful news!
So happy you have some peace now from this.
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I've fought the cancer to a standstill. Took about 10 years. No more treatment. Just monitoring ... [View all]
marble falls
Jan 2024
OP
Congrats!! Hopefully going that long means it more than likely not come back.
walkingman
Jan 2024
#1
It's still only four years after the last surgery, but we decided whatever we did medically: it would more ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#12
I went through the BCG cycle twice, and had the boosters. It was determined that my cancer wasn't responding to BCG ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#41
i had a cath in me for about a year. wound up in the icu with a infection and a high grade fever of 102 the last
AllaN01Bear
Jan 2024
#94
Life is tough, but we geezers are even tougher. We can hack it, especially with the wall at our backs ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#95
Yannie - I woke with a start this morning realizing I didn't thankyou for those times I messaged ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#53
It was truly a fight. I saw so many guys at VA I could have been, not make it.
marble falls
Jan 2024
#15
It was tough and like the Stones sang, I had my moments of doubt and pain. Self pity, in my case ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#22
What a blast - saw Runt, Pretenders, Caravan (not on the list) and several others I might have been ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#42
That's great! $2 drafts, Lol. Probably that good old 3.2 beer that all the college kids drank.
Diamond_Dog
Jan 2024
#74
Where do you find this stuff! I caught him in '70 or so. Numbers Band and Glass Harp were regular acts upstairs ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#78
Roxanne was a big hit in NE Ohio, they got a record deal and they didn't really have a big enough repertoire ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#84
I used to tell my wife: I'm starting to feel good, time for them to do something for my health to make me feel bad ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#47
If the previous 10 hadn't been spent, I'd have checked out five years ago. I wouldn't get the next or more ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#45
Started walking on clouds today after we got the the results from tests I had yesterday with a report on the cancer ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#46
Getting that nagging beast off my shoulder is a huge relief. But I will an eye peeled.
marble falls
Jan 2024
#51
Somrtimes we are a tribe, sometimes a small villiage, but we are always a family.
marble falls
Jan 2024
#54
This only proves how fortunate I am. I am sorry about your voice, but it means you can appreciate it in ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#59
I've wanted another Pea Coat for years, so I checked out the cost on a real deal Navy coat from the manufacturer ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#62
No such luck - my wife has much needed chores to be done. We're decluttering. But I am grateful for the wish!
marble falls
Jan 2024
#64
Thanks. there were some rough times and times even opening the computer was too much to do. ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#72
I am sorry so many get cancer but tratment has improved so much. So much learned so much more to learn.
twodogsbarking
Jan 2024
#67
It's amazing how quickly treatment advanced in just the last few years. I really believe they will turn most ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#69
What a fighter. Her name is so close to my daughter's name. It's just no joke when they say "it could be you".
marble falls
Jan 2024
#87
Fantastic news: go ahead and go out in the sunshine and breathe the cool air and dance,dance,dance.
flying_wahini
Jan 2024
#73
Please rethink this. That was my diagnosis on the bladder cancer. I had my bladder removed at 70 ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#88