There are several possibilities - belly bands, abdominal binders, and compression sports clothing. Belly bands are available in Target or any store with a pregnancy section. They provide medium support to the abdominal area. Even though these are made for women, they will easily fit a man (think of ...

In August of 2010, on a perfect summer day, I was told I was dying. I didn't really believe it at first. I was healthy, fit, young, with no history of cancer in my family. Then they showed me the images. There were tumors everywhere. How could someone who looked so well on the outside be so sick on ...

CRguy wrote:Sorry gotta go now
back into the workshop to get the theremin retuned to scream LOUD and Proud
for the World Junior Hockey Championships

And.....

CANADA BEATS GERMANY 4-1 !!!!!!

Bring on the screamin' theremin!

Now on to the Czechs!!!

JJ

Remember is really poison going into you system and after a while, your liver starts to talk to you. Me: Here's some nice Folfox for you. Yum! My liver: @#$%&*!!! Me: I know, but the doctors say it's gooood for you. It'll make you well! Really! (fingers crossed behind back) My liver: That [expl...

Did any of you with the pump ever experience some liver pain while getting your pump chemo? DH has been struggling a little with that and a 2 week long stint of morning sickness while the chemo works through his liver. He refuses to take anything and has tried a bunch of other tricks that don't see...

Gravelyguy wrote:Got a great early Christmas present yesterday. All scans and CEA look great!

And what an ABSOLUTELY GREAT Christmas present!

The road was long and hard, but you made it! Keep chalking up those milestones!

Juliej

Luckily the fluid came back as.... fluid. No bacteria just regular old fluid so good news. They're still having trouble finding the owning to the pump for access because he's still tender and still a little swollen I can't wait for that to be fully healed and maybe that will go smoother Fantastic n...

I'm due for my HAI pump removal too!!! :D :D :D They said it's just outpatient surgery (no overnight stay in the hospital). I believe they said it would take about an hour. The incision will be glued, not stapled. They leave a piece of the catheter in place (the tip that's in your artery) because th...

Thank you so much for sharing this. I think it helps to know that this kind of thing can happen and I’m not some oddball who is now at the edge of liver failure! Like you, I’ve been up and down but lately have been consistent or down; this morning I think I was only about 25, after a few days of 30...

Sunny afternoon near where I live. It was about 2 PM and that is not cloud cover but smoke. https://imgur.com/sbjbkp3 This one was from my friends place and it kind of shows how bad it has been recently. https://imgur.com/HOb5OUU Ugh. I felt my lungs constrict just looking at those photos!!! When w...

Wow! Your fitness level is amazing! If you make it into the upper 40's you'll be in the top 1%! You can blame those Soul Cycle people for the popularity of spinning classes, even though they aren't the same thing. Soul Cycle classes are held in a candlelit room. I don't need candles to get fit. :D W...

Lately, it has been generally lower than it has been several months ago with the same exertion levels. It was up in the 180s this past summer and it's mostly been in the 160s with an occasional trip into the 170s. It is likely that I am getting more efficient or stronger. It definitely sounds like ...

I agree with FightCRC: Dr. Skye Mayo at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Yuman Fong at City of Hope in Duarte, California, and (THE world-wide expert on HAI treatment), Dr. Nancy Kemeny at MSKCC in New York City. There are several of us here with HAI pumps, so feel free to ask questions. I, personally,...

He thinks this happened because he pushed himself to hard physically to get better quicker from surgery. Example: BEFORE surgery he would walk on the treadmill (during crappy weather) at 1-2 mph AFTER surgery he pushed himself up to 4-5 mph Whoa! That's a big change! Tell him he needs to go sloooow...

My instinct weeks ago was, "just get these drains out of me and I'll stop leaking." But of course the surgeon did not agree with my "instinct!" Meantime I have been praying for spontaneous healing so I don't have to worry about this any more!! Gina, I completely empathize with y...