fuck cancer

I had the rushing thing, too, onimo— I had to focus very intently, particularly whilst driving.

I must admit that "love you festival" is rather lovely, from a poetic standpoint— think of it as a festival of love for your wife, tho obviously that's easy to say from my standpoint.

Hoping these other ARs clear up and some good news happens soon. Radiotherapy was hell but a week or two after it was over, I felt like a different person— it was like night and day.

As always, rooting for you, onimo!

That's reassuring, thanks table!

Wishing you every success and victory, big and small, as you continue on your road to recovery, onimo!

Good luck, man!

given your symptoms are as frustrating as you enumerate, i'd like to thank you for taking the time and what must be considerable effort to work all this out on the internet for a group of strangers so that we can understand your experience and learn from it.

Sounds completely exhausting tbh, really hope you get some good sleep soon. Sending love!

Good luck with everything.

My father in law has needed of heart valve surgery for the last year, but it was delayed due to other health issues and then covid in March. His health deteriorated further and he just went to the ER because of how bad he was feeling and it ends up what he thought was a hernia is likely a sarcoma the size of a grapefruit. We're three hours away and my wife couldn't get in the hospital to see him anyway and he is too weak from the heart/other health issues to have chemo/surgery so things aren't looking good. So he's probably going to die soon, alone, and my wife won't be able to see him or give him a hug and it won't be listed as covid, but fuck this shit.

― Joe Biden Shot My Dog - Vols. I-XL (PBKR), Tuesday, December 8, 2020 9:31 PM (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink

Update: my father-in-law indeed has an untreatable sarcoma and is being released from the hospital to home hospice with my wife's sister. All things considered, this is good in that he won't be stuck living by himself like he has for the last nine months, but will be around kids, grandkids, and dogs for the last months of his life (and that is all there is going to be).

No definitive plans yet, but we will likely make at least one trip to my wife's sister (about a five hour drive each way) to see her dad before he dies. We have been extremely locked down, wfh, and safe, so exposing ourselves inside to a bunch of other family is certainly going to be anxiety-inducing.

I think we may rent an airbnb nearby for an entire week due to the distance involved, so we have our own place to sleep, and so we can spend more time with him, but this all certainly makes our previous precautions feel pointless on some level. Ugh.

― Joe Biden Shot My Dog - Vols. I-XL (PBKR), Sunday, December 13, 2020 8:42 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink

Update (from covid thread): My wife's father passed on Wednesday morning. We were lucky to visit him twice this year for a week each time, which was wonderful under the circumstances (and no one got covid). Despite his many health issues he was himself right to the end and only in the last week or so did he have the worst pain. It was good he went when he did. 72 is too young.

While looking through photos for my FiL's memorial zoom I got a call from my Dad telling me my Mom (age 69) had a seizure and was taken to the ER. Upshot is there appears to be a mass in/on her brain that is possibly/probably cancerous. On the heels of my father in law, who is not even in the ground yet, this is pretty rough.

So yes, fuck cancer.

Very sorry PBKR :(

Fuck cancer indeed

Thank you very much. I think I'm going to bed (hopefully).

College friend posted today from the hospital, he’s been diagnosed with leukemia (AML). He says they tell him his prognosis is hopeful, but he’s about to plunge into chemo. He’s a naturally upbeat guy and is putting a positive face on it but I imagine it is terrifying nonetheless.

Jesus, I'm sorry PBKR, that is so shit. A lot of love and strength from here.

So sorry PBKR

Fuck this horrible disease

What an awful time pbkr, I am so sorry.
absolutely fuck cancer

good luck to your friend, tipsy. a friend of mine had a different leukaemia. he's basically ok now (apart from Covid shielding) but it was a really tough time for a long time.

Sorry to hear PBKR and tipsy. Strength to you both.

Love and strength to your loved ones and you both, tipsy and PBKR.

Jesus, fuck cancer indeed.

I'm so sorry, PBKR and tipsy.

Fuck cancer. I hope everything works out OK.

Best to all of you <3

I know that it's the fuck cancer thread, but sometimes we can all use some good news here, so I just thought I'd share that my colonoscopy this week came back clean, and I won't have to have another for two years. I was very nervous, and of course the process is ungodly gross and hellish in a certain way, but I am very relieved.

<3 <3 <3 table

I have to have one of those every year now in hopes of avoiding the thread topic.

Fantastic news table

yaaaay tabes

table do you not get fully anesthetized for your colonoscopy? I've had a total of one (1) and they knocked me out and woke me up after and it was all in all kind of a nothing experience.

While we are on that topic: after procrastinating and not dealing with that for several years, I recently spoke to my new doctor, the one who was on call when I first had my COVID symptoms, who prescribed the box for me, and the result just came back negative.

Good to see some good news, table!

Seconded.

Fantastic news, table.

Table!!!!

That's great news, man

Very happy for you table.

Awesome news, table!

that is good to hear

good news table!

glad to hear it too.

Thanks y'all!

Mom had surgery last week to remove her brain tumor. Surgery went well, though there are the expected after effects (mostly language issues) which should resolve. She will be starting pretty intense radiation and chemo at some point as well. Baby steps.

Glad surgery went well, thinking of you and her!

thanks, tabes.

congrats on babysteps!

ah fuck. close family member has breast cancer. really hoping they can start treatment quickly. covid hasn't helped with all this, but they have had their jab a few weeks ago. I feel quite helpless not being able to do anything.

sorry to hear. one of my oldest friends has breast cancer, and is having surgery this week. luckily, the fact that she lives in a crazy polycule sex situation worked to her benefit— she caught it early.

That did make me smile :) best wishes to her. I think this was caught early too and survival rates are generally very good. Just hate the fact we can't jump in a car and go down there - or maybe we can, if they are willing to take the risk, I dunno, but when, it's a headfuck.

Good luck to everyone coping with this thing.

I'm not really coping at all at the moment. Hoping it's a blip rather than the shape of things to come.

onimo, I wish you strength/peace in dealing with your struggle.

sending good feeling your way, onimo

recovery is not linear progression, new heights await

Chin up, G. Here if you need me x