Friday Afternoon Fun

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John603
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Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby John603 » Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:19 pm

Here's something that clubbers can appreciate:


A man runs into the vet's office carrying his dog, screaming for help. The vet rushes him back to an examination room and has him put his dog down on the examination table. The vet examines the still, limp body and after a few moments tells the man that his dog, regrettably, is dead.


The man, clearly agitated and not willing to accept this, demands a second opinion. The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat and puts the cat down next to the dog's body. The cat sniffs the body, walks from head to tail poking and sniffing the dog's body and finally looks at the vet and meows. The vet looks at the man and says, "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead too."


The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead. The vet brings in a black Labrador. The lab sniffs the body, walks from head to tail, and finally looks at the vet and barks. The vet looks at the man and says, "I'm sorry, but the lab thinks your dog is dead too."


The man, finally resigned to the diagnosis, thanks the vet and asks how much he owes. The vet answers, "$650." "$650 to tell me my dog is dead?" exclaimed the man.... "Well," the vet replies, "I would only have charged you $50 for my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 was for the cat scan and lab tests."
John

Dx Stage IIIC (14 of 36 LNs +) Jan 07, age 42
Colectomy Jan 07
Folfox + Erb'x Mar 07
Recurrence in Lymph Nodes Feb 08
Folfiri + Avastin Apr 08
NED Dec 08
Recurrence in lungs & pelvic LNs May 09
Folfiri/Avastin May 09 - Nov 09
Erb'x/Irino Dec 09

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CRguy
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby CRguy » Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:36 pm

Thanks John, gotta keep the laffin' going on ! :mrgreen:

(( ps -took your advice from the exercise thread and did NOT do any of my own "lab" (bullmastiff) work, until the infusor is disconnected...thanks for that info too ! ))

Cheers
CRguy
Caregiver x 4
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
Review of my Journey so far

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joeyooser
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby joeyooser » Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:53 pm

Cat scan - good one.
Tim
Stage IIIc - 9/23 lymph nodes, poorly diff, 35yo father of 2.
Lap resection Jul 28 09 resulted in near-deadly leak
Finished chemo Feb '10; Takedown March '10;
Nov 2010 - carcinomatosis
May 2011 - Clinical Trial, failed out of trial, in hospice care

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cptmac
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby cptmac » Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:18 pm

Thanks for the cheers
cptmac
As long as you're alive, there is hope.
dx 7/04 stage IV
colon resection 8/04
liver resection 9/04 with HAI pump installed
Stage II trial w irinotecan as systemic and FUDR for direct chemo to liver via HAI pump
Cured since 9/04

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pollo65
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby pollo65 » Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:48 pm

Thank you, thank you etc. I have already shared it!




Polo65
CC 1/6/09
r. hemi-colectomy 1/7/09
32Ln biopsied, 28 positive
met to aorta
chemo 12 rounds
done 9/09 3 scans clear
1/11 1 met to aorta
micro cluster to peritoneum
4/11 / 9/11 scan clear
4/12 scan clear
10/12 scan clear
Iri+avastin
chemo break

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paula
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby paula » Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:16 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for sharin'
3/08 Stage IIIa, colon resection, 12 rounds folfox
5/10 recurrence; right lobe liver metastasis
Hepatic resection 6/10; HAI pump and 6 months folfox/FUDR
Currently NED

The world is unfathomably beautiful today

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hopeful
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby hopeful » Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:30 pm

:D :D :D Well at least there wasn't any "scanxiety" involved. I wonder if we can get that cat for my husband's scan next month? :D
Caregiver to husband diagnosed 11/09 stage IIIb colon cancer
Surgery 11/5/09
12 rounds FOLFOX beginning 12/18/09
Folfox finished 6/3/10
Last scan Jan 2015
NED since Dec. 2009

ams5796
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby ams5796 » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:11 pm

Oh John, I loved that joke. I needed a laugh today and you provided one!

Hope you are doing alright.

Ann
Stage 3C (or 4?) Rectal Cancer 01/07
2/10 lung mets
3/11 VATS
6/11 VATS
7/13 lung met
2/14 SBRT
NED 8/14
5/17 scan and MRI found treated spine met

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BrownBagger
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby BrownBagger » Fri Jun 04, 2010 5:17 pm

Thanks, John.
Eric, 58
Dx: 3/09, Stage 4 RC
Recurrences: (ongoing, lung, bronchial cavity, ribs)
Major Ops: 6/ RFA: 3 /bronchoscopies: 8
Pelvic radiation: 5 wks. Bronchial radiation—brachytheray: 3 treatments
Chemo Rounds (career):136
Current Chemo Cocktail: Xeloda & Erbitux & Irinotecan biweekly
Current Cocktail; On the Wagon (mostly)
Bicycle miles post-dx 10,477
Motto: Live your life like it's going to be a long one, because it just might, and then you'll be glad you did.

dianne052506
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby dianne052506 » Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:54 pm

Here's a guy in pain with a herniated disc and he's cracking jokes to cheer everyone up!

Did I ever say thank you to everyone for getting me through each round of chemo? If not, a big thanks, especially to anyone who can make me laugh.
Dianne
May 06 Stage IV CC: liver,ovarian mets
Oct 07 inoperable lung mets
Feb 08 - Apr'12 chemo
allergic to oxaliplatin, irinotecan
Aug '12-Feb'14 Genentech PD-L1/Avastin trial
Mar '14 -radiation to largest lung nodule
still recovering; looking at trials again

Surroundedbylove
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby Surroundedbylove » Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:50 am

Great joke to add to a great day - for my Friday afternoon fun I met Belle (NWGirl) for a great Hawaiian dinner near her home town. :-) Not a joke but sure fun to see a Colon Clubber in person!
Surroundedbylove

Rectal Cancer @ 43, '08
Clinical: T3,N2a,MX (IIIB)
6 wks XELOX & radiation
LAR, colonic j-pouch, & temp ileo '09
Surgical: ypT3,ypN0,ypMX (0 of 20 nodes)
FOLFOX; XELOX
Ileo Takedown ‘09
LARS for 10 years before learning it is finally being studied
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Re: Friday Afternoon Fun

Postby Sinfulsot » Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:56 am

How do dogs communicate?
By pee-mail and smellphone.
And now something so wonderful, you could get wonderful poisoning.


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