Cancer

[Borillar]

I don't think there are very many people who haven't been touched in some way by cancer, either from having some form of it or knowing someone who does. My mother died from brain cancer. My wife had cervical cancer and melanoma. I had prostate cancer. Sounds like the treatments you had to endure were almost as bad as the disease. At least you're alive now and doing OK. I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy.

 

[strollingbones]

no drifter here in the small town next to me.....he was a total charleton

 

[Pop23]

there was a quack here for a while preying on cancer patients with stem cell transplants from sheep.....and people were paying thousands for the last false hope

Here at usmb?

I seem to remember that as well. Can’t remember who though

I drinks a bit

 

[DarkFury]

My boyfriend's dad died of lung cancer so sad. But he lived longer than they said he would and he used cannabis for his pain control ad it helped a lot.

I support medical pot!!!!
Works GREAT!!!

It helped with his appetite too and nausea.

Pain control it can't be beat! God I slept like a baby.

 

[DarkFury]

sadly there is no money in curing cancer

That's for damned sure. Far better to keep stringing the poor unfortunates along and soaking them for every dime. A friend was diagnosed with prostate cancer and his oncologist never once mentioned the CyberKnife that we have down in Reno. The asshole wanted to operate and then have multiple doses of chemo. I took my friend to the Cyberknife folks and they checked and lo and behold, they could help him. Six out patient treatments and he was done.

Is that like a gamma knife?

 

[strollingbones]

i never slept in hospital...the first 'procedure' i proceeded to vomit for hours.....the next one....they gave so much zofran ....i just remember in the bay..the nurse had shot after shot of zofran for the iv...and the shot where they go....okay honey we will talk to you later....

 

[westwall]

sadly there is no money in curing cancer

That's for damned sure. Far better to keep stringing the poor unfortunates along and soaking them for every dime. A friend was diagnosed with prostate cancer and his oncologist never once mentioned the CyberKnife that we have down in Reno. The asshole wanted to operate and then have multiple doses of chemo. I took my friend to the Cyberknife folks and they checked and lo and behold, they could help him. Six out patient treatments and he was done.

Is that like a gamma knife?

Why Reno CyberKnife | Reno CyberKnife

 

[Michelle420]

no drifter here in the small town next to me.....he was a total charleton

What a fucking parasite!

 

[Michelle420]

I had a friend who had skin cancer he beat it but it was an awful long struggle.

 

[DarkFury]

I had a friend who had skin cancer he beat it but it was an awful long struggle.

We get that a lot in Arizona. I have had two removed in the last few years.

 

[DarkFury]

no drifter here in the small town next to me.....he was a total charleton

What a fucking parasite!

Huh?

 

[Michelle420]

no drifter here in the small town next to me.....he was a total charleton

What a fucking parasite!

Huh?

Someone in her city took advantage of cancer patients giving false hope.

 

[DarkFury]

no drifter here in the small town next to me.....he was a total charleton

What a fucking parasite!

Huh?

Someone in her city took advantage of cancer patients giving false hope.

OH I have read about that stuff. Most of the time it South of the border. Yeah, that's way wrong.

 

[Sunni Man]

A little over 15 years ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer and it was also in the lymph nodes on one side of my neck. (never smoked cigarettes)

When I asked the doc my odds, he said 50 - 50 and used the basketball term, "full court press" to describe how it would be treated.

62 radiation treatments, lymph removal surgery on my neck, and several months with a feeding tube in my stomach. I'm a skinny guy already with an average weight of about 165, but I went down to 130 by the end of the radiation treatments.

Within 6 months I had gained my weight back, returned to work, and could eat any food no problem, even spicy mexican food. The radiation killed my saliva glands, so I must drink something about every second or third bite of food.

The whole ordeal was hell to go through.

But on the plus side, I've seen all three of my grandkids born, grow up, and start school. .....

 

[DarkFury]

A little over 15 years ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer and it was in the lymph nodes on one side of my neck. (never smoked cigaretts)

When I asked the doc my odds. he said 50 - 50 and used the basketball term, "full court press" to describe how it would be treated.

62 radiation treatments, lymph removal surgery on my neck, and several months with a feeding tube in my stomach. I'm a skinny guy already with an average weight of about 165, but I went down to 130 by the end of the radiation treatments.

Within 6 months I had gained my weight back, returned to work, and could eat any food no problem, even spicy mexican food. The radiation killed my saliva glands, so I must drink something about every second of third bite of food.

The whole ordeal was hell to go through.

But on the plus side, I've seen all three of my grandkids growing up and starting school. .....

Same cancers! I still drink tons of water. My saliva glands are just starting to work.

 

[DarkFury]

A little over 15 years ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer and it was in the lymph nodes on one side of my neck. (never smoked cigaretts)

When I asked the doc my odds. he said 50 - 50 and used the basketball term, "full court press" to describe how it would be treated.

62 radiation treatments, lymph removal surgery on my neck, and several months with a feeding tube in my stomach. I'm a skinny guy already with an average weight of about 165, but I went down to 130 by the end of the radiation treatments.

Within 6 months I had gained my weight back, returned to work, and could eat any food no problem, even spicy mexican food. The radiation killed my saliva glands, so I must drink something about every second of third bite of food.

The whole ordeal was hell to go through.

But on the plus side, I've seen all three of my grandkids growing up and starting school. .....

Mine was left side of the neck.

 

[Sunni Man]

Mine was left side of the neck.

Same here.

 

[DarkFury]

Mine was left side of the neck.

Same here.

I like arizona. My neck gets tight in the cold. Doc says radiation on the neck is hard on the discs.
And I have to wear a gotee instead of a full beard.

 

[MarathonMike]

My cancer wake up call was when it took a friend and co-worker who was very similar to me in almost every way including being an avid distance runner. He was in great shape one year short of retirement and was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. It was extremely aggressive, about 5% of the cases are this form. He was gone in 8 months.

I saw what he went through and I admire anyone who has to fight that beast. I hope you stay clear and keep swinging DF!

 

[DarkFury]

My cancer wake up call was when it took a friend and co-worker who was very similar to me in almost every way including being an avid distance runner. He was in great shape one year short of retirement and was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. It was extremely aggressive, about 5% of the cases are this form. He was gone in 8 months.

I saw what he went through and I admire anyone who has to fight that beast. I hope you stay clear and keep swinging DF!

I never heard of a runner getting it. Most of the time it's diet or cyclists.