Pyro wrote:Thanks for the words folks, I won’t know anything for sure until Tuesday. I think I’ve done enough chemo for a lifetime, but we will see.
boxhill wrote:Pyro, do you think three months is long enough to be certain? I seem to have read that for some people it takes 6 months.
Pyro wrote: I’m heading out to the beach for a few days with family to ponder life and not think about this for a while. I may not check in until I get back, damn this disease.
Pyro wrote:Well, results are in. 4 tumors about 3cm each in the lungs and a newbie in my liver about 2cm. I have a slight wet cough but that could be anything, Cea is now 36. I set up an appointment next Wednesday for FOLFIRI+vectibux with the understanding I might cancel b/c I really don’t want to do it. I’ve told myself for months I’d never do that chemical poison again but with this in my face I’m teetering. I told the Onc if I’m going to die, I don’t want to suffer (chemo) and die. She got a little emotional and told me she saw her dad go through it and colon cancer chemo was one of the hardest for the patients to handle. I’m physically strong enough to do the chemo, I know it, mentally though I’m not sure. I’m heading out to the beach for a few days with family to ponder life and not think about this for a while. I may not check in until I get back, damn this disease.
Pyro wrote:Well, results are in. 4 tumors about 3cm each in the lungs and a newbie in my liver about 2cm. I have a slight wet cough but that could be anything, Cea is now 36. I set up an appointment next Wednesday for FOLFIRI+vectibux with the understanding I might cancel b/c I really don’t want to do it. I’ve told myself for months I’d never do that chemical poison again but with this in my face I’m teetering. I told the Onc if I’m going to die, I don’t want to suffer (chemo) and die. She got a little emotional and told me she saw her dad go through it and colon cancer chemo was one of the hardest for the patients to handle. I’m physically strong enough to do the chemo, I know it, mentally though I’m not sure. I’m heading out to the beach for a few days with family to ponder life and not think about this for a while. I may not check in until I get back, damn this disease.
natelaugh wrote:A strategy I used to help my dad is use chemo to hold cancer at bay and hope a new med or technology break thru in 1-3yrs. Having hope can help to be mentally strong.
Nate.
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