Personally I think when we have been thru what we have it's only natural to have it on our minds most all the time. During all the stuff we have to do and appointments we have to keep and test we have to take and stuff we have to swallow and when we're supposed to swallow it, it has to be on our min...

I had my ostomy for only one year but one thing I had to make of was to make sure the area is dry.....dry....day. I got a rash too. Along with keeping it dry I had to make sure I changed every three day. I was trying to get more wear time from the flange and bags but it was not smart. I wore a two p...

I lost about 3/4th of my thick head of hair. I DID NOT cut my hair, I let it grow long. I bought a really cute straw hat at Target and made hat bands in red, navy blue and black out of ribbon. You can color coordinate your color according to you mood or outfit. My hair was probably shoulder length a...

I love this thread. I stopped reading posts at about page 9 or 10. I got the Big C in Oct of 2002, in March of '03 the pathology report said I was NED and have been ever since......my dad and my oldest brother had the same cancer as me. Quote "very near the sphincter muscle" for all three ...

Everyone has said what I want to say, but they said it better than I could. Scream all you want, we hear you. May God keep you and your family in His care.

Cathie

That's my question. I have never had really white teeth, but they are so yellow now. I'm 70 so getting my teeth whiten is not something I'm going to do. I'm just going to live with it. But I would like to know if that's one of the side effects.

Thanks

Cathie

CONGRATULATIONS.........keep it up. After reading your post, maybe it is the fact that your not willing to give up the things you love to do.

Cathie

Well here is my simple pain reliever, butt pain reliever I mean. I sit in the bathtub with the hottest water I can stand. The water is so hot it leaves my skin bright red, NO SOAP, just water. When I can't stand the heat any more I get out. I dry off and make sure, did I say "make sure" th...

Hi Skypup, Love the picture of your best friends in High School. I have my best friend and it been 52 years for us. We met when we were 14...we are now 70, where did the time go. The pictures of the dogs and the bear and mountain lions.....love them all. All the pictures made me smile. There's nothi...

Only you are the best judge of when and where to tell your children. Children will react differently. I agree that they don't always need to know all the details. But, again, your the best judge of how much information you give them.

Blessings

Cathie

Congratulations. We are both temp ileo people. It's been twelve years for me since I heard the big C word. My big C day was Oct 3rd or was it Oct 6th. I don't even remember now, but I am positive it was in October. Now at this point in my life cancer doesn't enter my mind every minute of every day. ...

September before my dx my friend from age 14 got in touch with me and we have been "sister less-sisters" since. After high school we naturally went our own directions. She moved to Illinois and I moved to the desert. We each had kids and life went on for both of us for almost 40 years. The...

I'm grateful for two fantastic kids and a fantastic grandson.

I'm grateful for my relationship with God.

I grateful that having colo rectal cancer gave me more than it took away.

I'm grateful that I survived.

Cathie

It is very clear just how much you love him. It very moving for me to read post like this.

God's blessings to you and your family.

Cathie

I've said many times this journey has given me more than it ever took away....

Blessings to all

Cathie