Wife Beat Breast Cancer and Now Beating Brain Cancer (1 Viewer)

[bcat01]

That sucks the big one. Here's hoping you just have some random benign thingie bothering you.

Hoping it is just some blood in there. Reading up some false positives come from IBS, Hemorrhoids, ulcers, etc and meds like blood thinners (which I do take).

My doctor advised against it due to false positives.

 

[odin33]

I was also advised even if it came back as positive, not to get too worried, as false positives are a real thing and we'd schedule a colonoscopy. Thankfully I dodged that bullet.

 

[Chadstroma]

I was also advised even if it came back as positive, not to get too worried, as false positives are a real thing and we'd schedule a colonoscopy. Thankfully I dodged that bullet.

I just really didn't want people going up my butt... now I can't wait for them to go up my butt so I can get the anxiety over with

 

[odin33]

I was also advised even if it came back as positive, not to get too worried, as false positives are a real thing and we'd schedule a colonoscopy. Thankfully I dodged that bullet.

I just really wanted people going up my butt... now I can't wait for them to go up my butt so I can get the anxiety over with

Yeah had a fissure back there several years back (most pain I've ever felt) that required surgery to fix. Nothing like getting wheeled back to the OR with your backside sticking up in the air knowing a dozen or so people get the pleasure if viewing.

Fingers crossed it's nothing more than a short term inconvenience for you. Lord knows you could use a break.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Nothing like getting wheeled back to the OR with your backside sticking up in the air knowing a dozen or so people get the pleasure if viewing.

Get a tattoo around the heart of darkness that says, "Welcome aboard, ladies!"

 

[Dr_Zaius]

I was also advised even if it came back as positive, not to get too worried, as false positives are a real thing and we'd schedule a colonoscopy. Thankfully I dodged that bullet.

I just really didn't want people going up my butt... now I can't wait for them to go up my butt so I can get the anxiety over with

I had a positive Cologuard result earlier this year. The good news is that if you look at the statistics from the company your chances of having cancer are quite low even with a "positive" result. This knowledge didn't really stop me from worrying about it, particularly since I had a melanoma removed earlier this year so was feeling a bit snakebit on the cancer front. They ended up finding two large precancerous polyps, which were most likely the source of the positive result in my case.

As I'm sure you've heard through the grapevine by now, the actually colonoscopy procedure is really not bad at all. The not eating the day before and the prep on the other hand are not great.

 

[AAABatteries]

I just really didn't want people going up my butt... now I can't wait for them to go up my butt

SIG IT!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I just really didn't want people going up my butt... now I can't wait for them to go up my butt

SIG IT!

So quotable.

 

[jamny]

Obviously with all your going through it's not easy to just think, "It's probably nothing" but hang in there Chad. Hopefully it's not another challenge you'll have to face.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Thinking of you Chad. False positives are very common…..I’ve been there. And it was still scary. Hang in there.

 

[Chadstroma]

Done with them going up my rear.

No cancer. So that is good. 3 polyps removes which will be tested.

I swear they started bringing me out of anathesia when they were still up my rear. Not happy about that.

My wife says I am loud and mean coming out of anathesia.

 

[fatness]

My wife says I am loud and mean coming out of anathesia.

THAT'S the Chad we know and love.
j/k
Glad to hear the negative results.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Done with them going up my rear.

I'm guessing this is a good sentence. I hope to never have to say it.

Good times and good news.

 

[El Floppo]

Done with them going up my rear.

I'm guessing this is a good sentence. I hope to never have to say it.

Good times and good news.

Wait.... (re-reading)....

Go on?

 

[rustycolts]

Chad, I know exactly what your going through. My wife beat both breast and ovarian cancer. Shortly after she kicked breast cancers *** she had a heart attack. I've been basically a caregiver for the past 5 years. Believe it or not its gotten me closer to god.

I know how you feel about the house and yard. I finally hired a neighborhood kid to do mine. As far as the house goes I do the best I can I'm more of a surface cleaner while my wife was a pro. Still feel a little guilty about that. Don't forget to take some time for yourself if only a few minutes. I go fishing sometimes for about an hour just to get my stuff together. My wife and I are praying for you brother.

 

[Chadstroma]

My wife says I am loud and mean coming out of anathesia.

THAT'S the Chad we know and love.
j/k
Glad to hear the negative results.

I obviously do not know how to spell either. My wife has a bit of sadistic streak in her because she ENJOYED me having to do the prep and go in for the procedure. So, embarrassing her with my being loud and mean is karma in my view.

 

[Chadstroma]

Done with them going up my rear.

I'm guessing this is a good sentence. I hope to never have to say it.

Good times and good news.

Well... with the polyps removed, I guess that means I have to go back sooner than the 10 years. How soon depends on the testing of the polyps to see if pre-cancerous or not. Overall, not the worst thing in the world to go through. The prep sucks. Waking up before they were fully done sucks (and I promise I will be sure to tell the guy next time to make sure I don't wake up until I am in the recovery room in a way that might border a threat). Not something you like to go through but I have gone through worse in medical things. I will say that I do feel 'cleansed' a bit.

 

[Chadstroma]

Chad, I know exactly what your going through. My wife beat both breast and ovarian cancer. Shortly after she kicked breast cancers *** she had a heart attack. I've been basically a caregiver for the past 5 years. Believe it or not its gotten me closer to god.

I know how you feel about the house and yard. I finally hired a neighborhood kid to do mine. As far as the house goes I do the best I can I'm more of a surface cleaner while my wife was a pro. Still feel a little guilty about that. Don't forget to take some time for yourself if only a few minutes. I go fishing sometimes for about an hour just to get my stuff together. My wife and I are praying for you brother.

Man.... that is a stretch. I feel you brother. How is she doing now? Is she in treatment now? I just took a moment to pray for you guys and will keep you there.

Was the heart attack maybe connected to the treatments for cancer? It is a lot that they have to go through for it. I know it stresses the body and I wonder if that could end up stressing the heart to that point.

My back sucks. I still need to go do my MRI for it as the Xrays said I was a degenerate (well, there was a bunch of medical stuff in it about my back but all I got out of it was that I was a degenerate). Just too much going on. It limits me so much. The last time I cleaned out small bathroom, I was out of commission for the rest of the day could barely do anything for almost a week. My daughter really should step up and do more cleaning around the house, my older son is starting to take over the yardwork doing the mowing now but I need to teach him how to edge and do other stuff. We cleaned out half of my garage this late spring with my kids (really just my older son as the other two were near useless). My goal was to clean out the whole garage but I just was done by the time we got half done. Then things are pretty busy where doing the other half never happened. I am hoping to get back into the gym regularly and hoping that strengthening my body in ways that I protect my back, will end up making my back stronger and I can do more. But that is easier said that done.

With God, I have been stubborn (for those who know me well that is not surprising at all). I have continued my prayers mostly evolving around my wife and kids and praying for others that come up that are in need in some way but other than going to church for things involved with the family or kids (which is always Catholic and I am not Catholic) I haven't been to church except this last Sunday. The event from last week really moved me and I got up and went to my church and will go again this weekend as well and plan on making it a habit again. I plan on figuring out where one of my 10 bibles I have (not being funny, I intended to go into full time ministry as a kid) and start spending time in it regularly again.

 

[rustycolts]

Chad, I know exactly what your going through. My wife beat both breast and ovarian cancer. Shortly after she kicked breast cancers *** she had a heart attack. I've been basically a caregiver for the past 5 years. Believe it or not its gotten me closer to god.

I know how you feel about the house and yard. I finally hired a neighborhood kid to do mine. As far as the house goes I do the best I can I'm more of a surface cleaner while my wife was a pro. Still feel a little guilty about that. Don't forget to take some time for yourself if only a few minutes. I go fishing sometimes for about an hour just to get my stuff together. My wife and I are praying for you brother.

Man.... that is a stretch. I feel you brother. How is she doing now? Is she in treatment now? I just took a moment to pray for you guys and will keep you there.

Was the heart attack maybe connected to the treatments for cancer? It is a lot that they have to go through for it. I know it stresses the body and I wonder if that could end up stressing the heart to that point.

My back sucks. I still need to go do my MRI for it as the Xrays said I was a degenerate (well, there was a bunch of medical stuff in it about my back but all I got out of it was that I was a degenerate). Just too much going on. It limits me so much. The last time I cleaned out small bathroom, I was out of commission for the rest of the day could barely do anything for almost a week. My daughter really should step up and do more cleaning around the house, my older son is starting to take over the yardwork doing the mowing now but I need to teach him how to edge and do other stuff. We cleaned out half of my garage this late spring with my kids (really just my older son as the other two were near useless). My goal was to clean out the whole garage but I just was done by the time we got half done. Then things are pretty busy where doing the other half never happened. I am hoping to get back into the gym regularly and hoping that strengthening my body in ways that I protect my back, will end up making my back stronger and I can do more. But that is easier said that done.

With God, I have been stubborn (for those who know me well that is not surprising at all). I have continued my prayers mostly evolving around my wife and kids and praying for others that come up that are in need in some way but other than going to church for things involved with the family or kids (which is always Catholic and I am not Catholic) I haven't been to church except this last Sunday. The event from last week really moved me and I got up and went to my church and will go again this weekend as well and plan on making it a habit again. I plan on figuring out where one of my 10 bibles I have (not being funny, I intended to go into full time ministry as a kid) and start spending time in it regularly again.

I wondered if her cancer treatment had anything to do with it but the doctors assured me it didn't .She was very lucky in a sense because she did not have to have chemo but did have 24 radiation treatments. So really don't know what caused the heart attack other than bad life choices the same ones that caused COPD she has. We actually just got back from Shands Hospital up in Gainesville she had to have a surgery for a hernia in her chest cavity.

Sometimes I wonder about Gods plan for us. When all these bad things happen to my wife. A woman who would give the jacket off her back to a homeless person I saw her do it. It was a jacket I paid 200 bills for at a NASCAR race. Who never has a bad word for anyone and then there's me an ornery old cuss who nothing bad ever happens too. I just don't get it.

I'm not a real church guy either but we can all talk to God and believe in our own way.

 

[Chadstroma]

Chad, I know exactly what your going through. My wife beat both breast and ovarian cancer. Shortly after she kicked breast cancers *** she had a heart attack. I've been basically a caregiver for the past 5 years. Believe it or not its gotten me closer to god.

I know how you feel about the house and yard. I finally hired a neighborhood kid to do mine. As far as the house goes I do the best I can I'm more of a surface cleaner while my wife was a pro. Still feel a little guilty about that. Don't forget to take some time for yourself if only a few minutes. I go fishing sometimes for about an hour just to get my stuff together. My wife and I are praying for you brother.

Man.... that is a stretch. I feel you brother. How is she doing now? Is she in treatment now? I just took a moment to pray for you guys and will keep you there.

Was the heart attack maybe connected to the treatments for cancer? It is a lot that they have to go through for it. I know it stresses the body and I wonder if that could end up stressing the heart to that point.

My back sucks. I still need to go do my MRI for it as the Xrays said I was a degenerate (well, there was a bunch of medical stuff in it about my back but all I got out of it was that I was a degenerate). Just too much going on. It limits me so much. The last time I cleaned out small bathroom, I was out of commission for the rest of the day could barely do anything for almost a week. My daughter really should step up and do more cleaning around the house, my older son is starting to take over the yardwork doing the mowing now but I need to teach him how to edge and do other stuff. We cleaned out half of my garage this late spring with my kids (really just my older son as the other two were near useless). My goal was to clean out the whole garage but I just was done by the time we got half done. Then things are pretty busy where doing the other half never happened. I am hoping to get back into the gym regularly and hoping that strengthening my body in ways that I protect my back, will end up making my back stronger and I can do more. But that is easier said that done.

With God, I have been stubborn (for those who know me well that is not surprising at all). I have continued my prayers mostly evolving around my wife and kids and praying for others that come up that are in need in some way but other than going to church for things involved with the family or kids (which is always Catholic and I am not Catholic) I haven't been to church except this last Sunday. The event from last week really moved me and I got up and went to my church and will go again this weekend as well and plan on making it a habit again. I plan on figuring out where one of my 10 bibles I have (not being funny, I intended to go into full time ministry as a kid) and start spending time in it regularly again.

I wondered if her cancer treatment had anything to do with it but the doctors assured me it didn't .She was very lucky in a sense because she did not have to have chemo but did have 24 radiation treatments. So really don't know what caused the heart attack other than bad life choices the same ones that caused COPD she has. We actually just got back from Shands Hospital up in Gainesville she had to have a surgery for a hernia in her chest cavity.

Sometimes I wonder about Gods plan for us. When all these bad things happen to my wife. A woman who would give the jacket off her back to a homeless person I saw her do it. It was a jacket I paid 200 bills for at a NASCAR race. Who never has a bad word for anyone and then there's me an ornery old cuss who nothing bad ever happens too. I just don't get it.

I'm not a real church guy either but we can all talk to God and believe in our own way.

As my FIL says (A retired but still licensed Doctor) most Doctors don't know crap and you need to get second opinions all the time. We are lucky having him as a built in second opinion. We have been lucky with the doctors for my wife. My experience on doctors has been hit and miss. My old primary was great but he just retired. Not sure about my replacement.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I will say that I do feel 'cleansed' a bit.

So- deep cleaning. Amiright?

 

[Chadstroma]

I will say that I do feel 'cleansed' a bit.

So- deep cleaning. Amiright?

Pretty sure the deepest you can get.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

You can get some professional bead jigggling from a whole bunch of Catholic nuns. They do seem like very nice people.

One example - some Ursuline sisters. Just Google catholic nuns prayer request. FInd a local branch and sign on.

Lutheran nuns are also available.