Hi Kimmicita -- my husband had a very similar experience to yours. He had ulcerative colitis since her was 11. He hadn't had a colonoscopy in awhile and he started feeling really crappy, and his doctor brushed it off. He was diagnosed when he (my husband) insisted on getting a scope and they discove...

While NFL players are wearing pink, Major League Baseball supports Stand Up 2 Cancer. Bravo! (And c'mon Boston, get going!) Well -- I have to agree and disagree with you -- agree that it's great to see them supporting SU2C, but disagree on the other -- go Cards! :mrgreen: I think I saw a huge SU2C ...

I'm so sorry for your loss. I love that he left you a message, that was beautiful. I lost my dad this past May to pancreatic cancer, so if you need someone to talk to, feel free to send me a PM. It's so hard for us daughters to lose our dads.

Don't forget the ever popular - "you are really brave." Uh, like I have any other choices! This is definitely mine, though from a caregiver perspective, not a patient. This year has been particularly crappy -- my dad died of pancreatic cancer, my grandmother died and my dog died (I sound ...

That's wonderful! As my people say, Mazel Tov!

You're all obviously a lot stronger than me as I always seem to be (Secretly) terrified and/or in tears! We are so early into a life after chemo and all I just want to do is see into the future. I'm struggling really... I don't know about you all but I've also 'lost' some people who I thought were ...

Hi Smiley -- I'm a stage III wife too! (Hey, maybe we could start a reality show, or a show like Footballer's Wive$). My husband was diagnosed stage IIIC at age 34 in March of 2009. So far, everything is clear. At first, especially around scan time, I was super anxious. It does get better as time go...

Just adding my two cents (and I'm a caregiver, so I realize that I have a different frame of reference). My husband was diagnosed with stage 3c, 15 out of 36 lymph nodes involved. There was no question that he would do the chemo. You keep mentioning "crippling" side effects, which I think ...

My favorite was when, soon after Scott was diagnosed, I was out to lunch with my mom and a friend and her mom. My friend's mom has Celiac disease, and REVELS in it. She actually said to me, "You have NO idea what it's like to struggle with Celiac." Yes, I'm not the one with cancer, but I'm...

continued thanks! This site has become and addiction for me and I don't know yet if that is a good thing or a bad thing :) I know there are people out there who are cancer free for many years. I want to get past my reversal surgery this summer and be able to move past this event. I think getting ri...

This evening was a day of reflection. Eight years ago on the third Monday in April, three months before I was diagnosed with rectal cancer, I completed my second Boston Marathon. At that time, I knew I would not be back to run it again - yes it was fun, but the training it takes to qualify, and the...

Scott just passed his 4th year since diagnosis and so far NED. He will have his next scan in the fall, so keeping fingers crossed.

Hi Scotty...my husband (also named Scott :mrgreen: ) was diagnosed 3C in 2009. He's doing great now. His last scan was clean, so that is 3.5 years out! Chemo can definitely be tough, but he powered through it. Only missed one day of work. Now, maybe this is a guy thing, but he recently had a bad col...

Not really anything significant to add, but my husband just got diagnosed with psoriasis last week.

Glad to hear the surgery went well! He will adjust to life with the stoma. It will take a bit of getting used to, but after that, he will barely notice it's there.

Kol HaKavod and Refuah Shleimah to your dad.