I’m so sorry to hear thisPBKR; lots I’d love to you and your family ❤️
― ian, Saturday, 25 November 2023 21:26 (five months ago) link
love and condolences, PBKR <3
― Deflatormouse, Sunday, 26 November 2023 01:32 (five months ago) link
Thanks everyone for the kind words. Best of luck to everyone dealing with cancer or a loved one with cancer.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Sunday, 26 November 2023 01:52 (five months ago) link
My condolences to you and your family, PBKR. Glad she had all of you around with her.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 26 November 2023 13:36 (five months ago) link
Hugging you virtually, PBKR.
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 26 November 2023 13:43 (five months ago) link
I'm so sorry PBKR :(
fuck cancer indeed.
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Monday, 27 November 2023 03:44 (five months ago) link
So... y'all got any mote room at the cancer table?
Just in case we're not Facebook friends: endometrial cancer, it seems to be fairly well contained but they haven't tested my lymph nodes yet, I just had my first oncology appointment last week, I also have liver issues I have to worry about and they will also be biopsying in the next couple of months or so.
Yeah, still fuck cancer.
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 11:45 (three months ago) link
*more (I am typing this on my phone and it's 5:46 in the morning) (also, I've moved to where I could have access to Healthcare because I knew Texas was going to kill me and I've already had that proven once)
― We Live as We Dee, Alone (deethelurker), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 11:47 (three months ago) link
much love, dee xxx
― mark s, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 11:48 (three months ago) link
So sorry, Dee - hope the testing goes well.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 11:51 (three months ago) link
So sorry to hear this Dee. Hope it stays contained.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:09 (three months ago) link
Hope you can get the treatment you need ❤️
― steely flan (suzy), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:42 (three months ago) link
Sending love x
― blazin' squab (NickB), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:43 (three months ago) link
sending good feeling Dee!!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:56 (three months ago) link
Wishing you the best in your fight, Dee. Fuck cancer.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 13:11 (three months ago) link
so very sorry, Dee, and wishing you the best!
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 15:36 (three months ago) link
Good luck Dee <3
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 16:13 (three months ago) link
Sorry to hear this Dee, but I'm glad you're in a place that'll get you the care you need. Hope things get better.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:43 (three months ago) link
All the best!
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:58 (three months ago) link
Terrible.
“But what concerns us is what we’re seeing in the clinic every day: More young people, otherwise healthy with no genetic syndrome, being diagnosed with very advanced stages of gastrointestinal cancers.” https://t.co/YnyQqRGcgc— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) February 12, 2024
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 12 February 2024 17:48 (two months ago) link
I'm not 'young', I'm closer to 50 than not. However I was young to be diagnosed with colon cancer towards the end of last year. After successful treatment I've been referred to NHS Genetic Services to investigate what factors could have caused it
― treefell, Monday, 12 February 2024 18:33 (two months ago) link
The rise in 20 somethings is terrifying tbh.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 12 February 2024 18:41 (two months ago) link
Glad the treatment was successful treefell
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 12 February 2024 19:14 (two months ago) link
same, treefell.
I was diagnosed with Stage IIIb rectal cancer in December 2018, 34 years old, but for me, there was an obvious genetic component, as I have Lynch Syndrome, as does my mom, and it is suspected that her father had it, too, as he died young of colon cancer.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 12 February 2024 23:14 (two months ago) link
I'm still recovering from the surgery (which was more complicated than expected). The pathology report said I have clear margins so I'm officially clear of cancer. Which was an enormous relief as you can imagine. They are keeping a close eye on me in case of recurrence.
The initial genetic tests taken after the operation determined that I don't have Lynch syndrome. Three of my uncles had bowel or colon cancer and the one that was tested for it didn't have Lynch either.
It does seem possible that there's some kind of genetic thing going on when there's so many in the family with variants of the same cancer.
― treefell, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 13:11 (two months ago) link
Good news, treefell! Sorry it was rougher going than anticipated. Welcome to the NED club!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 14:48 (two months ago) link
Glad you're doing ok, treefell.
That article is disturbing for sure, it's on my list to talk to my gastroenterologist about the screening schedule. I hate the colonoscopy and I think I'm too high-risk for cologuard, but since I have (well-controlled) UC and have had another kind of cancer, I really don't want to let anything slide with colorectal stuff.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 15:04 (two months ago) link
How are you feeling Jordan?
And how is your mom table?
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:09 (two months ago) link
My mom’s doing fine, thanks for asking! One of the only advantages of having an ileostomy is that her body processes everything so quickly that she can house insane amounts of food. I have watched this woman, 5’2” and 110lbs, just absolutely demolish a 4 lb chimichanga.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:12 (two months ago) link
yeah, ileostomy sounds rough :(i'm really glad to hear she's doing okay though.
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:17 (two months ago) link
Colonoscopy was clear this morning :-)
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:59 (two months ago) link
That's great news, tabes.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:10 (two months ago) link
happy for you Table!
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:25 (two months ago) link
Yayyyyyy! I thought of you yesterday when the UK government made noise about registering Lynch’s sufferers for an NHS study :)
― steely flan (suzy), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:29 (two months ago) link
awesome news tabes!
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:41 (two months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:47 (two months ago) link
also thanks yall 🙂
really glad to hear table!!
― c u (crüt), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:49 (two months ago) link
Good news!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:50 (two months ago) link
<3 <3
― kinder, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:17 (two months ago) link
Congrats! great news
― treefell, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:39 (two months ago) link
sweet! how's your recovery going treefell?
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 17:31 (two months ago) link
Great news!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 17:38 (two months ago) link
Congrats!
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 17:46 (two months ago) link
Excellent news!
― ailsa, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:01 (two months ago) link
Doing great, thanks for asking. Feeling strong, gained back the 10+ lbs I lost during treatment plus another 5 or so that I could stand to lose (I guess the time for celebratory eating is over). Markers are good and hopefully I won't need re-treatment for another 5 or 10 years. :)
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:06 (two months ago) link
good to hear, Jordan!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:11 (two months ago) link
well that's great to hear, celebratory eating well earned imo! fingers and all else x'd that this is behind you for a good long while
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:13 (two months ago) link
re: celebratory eating, i absolutely demolished some pho with tendon and brisket about an hour ago. love having soup as first meal post-scope
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:15 (two months ago) link
thats great news tabes
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:19 (two months ago) link