This can't be good. I have an appointment with dermatologist but they can't see me until May, is this normal. I call my oncologist about it they said I needed to see a dermatologist. I call my surgeon but they haven't got back to me. It's only about a quarter inch long and not very big around but ve...

Wow! Reading this old thread really brings back memories. I did eventually get some great counciling through my insurance. My wife got some via her church. The problems we have can not be fixed. We love each other even after 22 years if ups snd downs. I'm 65, I dont ever want another relationship. ...

8) I bid farewell to my little buddy today. It came out a lot easier then It went in. Emotionally all over the place today. Went antique hunting ( it's what I do for a living) found some great stuff. Wound up going to an AA meeting. Not convinced I'm alcoholic just convinced I don't want to drink. R...

Hello there...I've been lurking here for almost TWO years and have never posted until now..Your diagnosis is LIFE CHANGING and I'm happy to hear that you seem to be on the upswing. I'm 43 and married 20 yrs..approaching my 2 yr mark/NED and still I've never been more sure that the only person you s...

Wow! Reading this old thread really brings back memories. I did eventually get some great counciling through my insurance. My wife got some via her church. The problems we have can not be fixed. We love each other even after 22 years if ups snd downs. I'm 65, I dont ever want another relationship. I...

It's not all bad news. Due to gastric problems I've never been able to eat canned beans. I've also had problems for years with certain vegetables that would fire up my gastric system so bad I couldn't sleep at night. Since my ostomy I have had very little problem with it And since I have a filter on...

MissMolly, thanks so much for the information. I will look into that tapeless wafer. I discovered that paste was a waste right away. The biggest problem I have now is with a two-piece Coloplast because the band that holds the bag keeps breaking. I do add outer tape after one day just for extra prote...

Mine bleeds all the time. I had issues with the barrier come you can stic mine bleed till that time. I had issues with the barrier coming unnstuck until I quit using the powder. I do use a barrier ring. My biggest problem is intense itching .

I was so relieved when I was through chemo and radiation that I experienced a three-week natural High. I will look up every day feeling glad to be alive and worried about nothing. I just wish I could maintain that feeling because it's how I want to feel all of the time.

Yes, I can't even sit through a movie or drive for more than 45 minutes and it's been about nine months. I am also experiencing extreme pain on both sides of my hips , which makes sleeping very difficult. I have to take painkillers in order to make it through the night.

Congratulations, I never lost my eyebrows, as promised. I was looking forward to it as they weigh heavily on my mind not to mention forehead. LOL

I havent checked in here in a long time. One Year ago I was just beginning to get horrid reactions to chemo and radiation. I suffered a botched colostomy and a slow healing wound. Today, my energy is back, Im getting my port removed Wednesday and both my PET scan abd CAT scan show no cancer. I quit ...

Finally a light at the end of the tunnel, no pun intended. I had to have a colostomy twice. The first one was a problem from the get. Instead of being pinkish it was dark red. My surgeon thinks that it possibly got cleaned a little too aggressively. As time progressed it's color faded from deep red ...

I just had them switch me from dilauted to morphine. But the dilauted is a lot stronger It was causing weird problems for me when trying to transverse from dream state to reality. I'm thinking I need something less strong.

They are no longer my doctors. Unfortunately, where I live it means 100 mile drive each way to get anything else. The business was relatively brand-new. I only wish I'd known what idiots they were I would've made the trip.