My doctor advised against it due to false positives.
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Wife Beat Breast Cancer and Now Beating Brain Cancer (4 Viewers)
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Chadstroma
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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
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odin33
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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
Footballguy
Get a tattoo around the heart of darkness that says, "Welcome aboard, ladies!"
Dr_Zaius
Footballguy
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
Footballguy
SIG IT!
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
So quotable.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Thinking of you Chad. False positives are very common…..I’ve been there. And it was still scary. Hang in there.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
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.
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
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I'm guessing this is a good sentence. I hope to never have to say it.
Good times and good news.
El Floppo
Footballguy
rustycolts
Footballguy
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.
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
Footballguy
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
Footballguy
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
Footballguy
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
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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
Footballguy
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
Footballguy
So- deep cleaning. Amiright?
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Pretty sure the deepest you can get.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
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.
One example - some Ursuline sisters. Just Google catholic nuns prayer request. FInd a local branch and sign on.
Lutheran nuns are also available.
tri-man 47
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A realization I’ve picked up in recent months is to view our challenges in the context of the Triune God. As to God the Father, we can accept His providence in our lives …even if we don’t understand the ‘why.’ As to Jesus Christ, His love is manifested in those around us (as evidenced here). As to the Holy Spirit, we can find strength, patience, and peace in the Spirit’s power. It was the Spirit, after all, that raised Christ from the grave (Romans 8:11). I hope that perspective helps to some degree. Bottom line, we can tap into a higher power and be at peace.
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Chadstroma
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I am pretty sure we are plugged in there already among the Catholic circles at least. We have, a couple of times, as an example, got a flood of letters which I take it is some sort of Catholic prayer circle where they encourage and send prayer letters.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
I have prayed more in the last three years than probably the last two previous decades. I actually attended church, on my own, for the first time in.... I don't know how long. I plan on going this Sunday as well. I am at peace already with all of this. The idea that it is beyond our understanding it something that I think I learned early with losing my little sister (she was born with a heart defect) and then later my faith.
I was pretty much at peace with the idea of me having cancer when the colonguard came back positive too. The thing that freaked me out was my children. The idea of a 14 year old girl and 12/9 year old boys growing up without their Dad was the only thing that I was really fearful of... even more so with their mother already having battled cancer twice. I did have the thought that if one of us had to go then I would happily be the one to go as my wife would do much better as a single parent than I would but for the sake of my kids obviously I hope we both are around until they get into adulthood. With the colon cancer thing just a scare though, I need to focus on getting healthier so I can do as much as I can to be around for them.
It is truly amazing that we have a God that can provide such peace and be so faithful even when we are so very much not so.
Chadstroma
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MRI on the brain today and visit with the neurologist. He shows the MRI's of right after surgery, the one in between then and no and today's. There was no MRI of the actual brain tumor as she could not have one due to the spacer implants.
It has healed up a lot. The first one he showed us basically a cavity where the tumor was. Then the next one how the cavity shrunk and then last one where no much of a cavity was visible and really only a 'thin layer' of scar tissue.
The secondary thing was looking for any other tumors and there was no sign of any that he could see but it will be looked over by a radiologist to double check.
So, all is good with that.
My Mom is currently in the hospital. The chemo is hitting her very hard. The PCP thinks it is too strong for her and is going to talk to the oncologist. CT/MRI scans don't show any other tumors anywhere so looking at stage 3. It is a very rare cancer which you would think is a bad thing but she is at a teaching hospital now so they seem to be eager for treatment and figuring it out as kind of like a teaching opportunity so I guess that is good. 5 years is the over/under I guess for this cancer but with my Mom's poor general health before this, I would bet the under easily.
Trying to get out there is complicated as all hell. My wife is low on PTO and has to use it for treatments so unsure how much she will have available. Unpaid time off is not feasible. Then figuring out her treatments, appointments, etc and how she will be feeling good enough to travel. Then there is that whole not wanting to be in the plane as her white blood cells are low currently. Driving is not a good option because of the time constraints and then it being in the winter. My one thought was a quick trip and then plan a longer/bigger trip for summer but that only solves some of the problems and creates others. It doesn't seem anything can be easy.
It has healed up a lot. The first one he showed us basically a cavity where the tumor was. Then the next one how the cavity shrunk and then last one where no much of a cavity was visible and really only a 'thin layer' of scar tissue.
The secondary thing was looking for any other tumors and there was no sign of any that he could see but it will be looked over by a radiologist to double check.
So, all is good with that.
My Mom is currently in the hospital. The chemo is hitting her very hard. The PCP thinks it is too strong for her and is going to talk to the oncologist. CT/MRI scans don't show any other tumors anywhere so looking at stage 3. It is a very rare cancer which you would think is a bad thing but she is at a teaching hospital now so they seem to be eager for treatment and figuring it out as kind of like a teaching opportunity so I guess that is good. 5 years is the over/under I guess for this cancer but with my Mom's poor general health before this, I would bet the under easily.
Trying to get out there is complicated as all hell. My wife is low on PTO and has to use it for treatments so unsure how much she will have available. Unpaid time off is not feasible. Then figuring out her treatments, appointments, etc and how she will be feeling good enough to travel. Then there is that whole not wanting to be in the plane as her white blood cells are low currently. Driving is not a good option because of the time constraints and then it being in the winter. My one thought was a quick trip and then plan a longer/bigger trip for summer but that only solves some of the problems and creates others. It doesn't seem anything can be easy.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
How about a train? A sleeper might help her travel.
It seems you can request prayers from the head office.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
It goes back to the time issue. The original plan was my sister, her fiance and my Mom were planning on coming out right about around this time by train. I think it takes about 3 days to make the trip one way so back to not having a lot of PTO.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I kind of figured that was the case. Sucks.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Two of the three polyps came back pre-cancerous. So, good thing I got it done... perhaps that is what the colonguard picked up. I will have to do it again in a couple of years. It seems the doctor who did it said 3-5 depending on how it tested out. My PCP said 7 in her message. I will be researching it more but as much as I did not love doing it, will certainly do sooner rather than later again.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Good deal. Preventing that crap is good stuff.
InDitkaWeTrust
Footballguy
If they found polyps, the recommended time in between is 3 years as per my GI doc.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
Getting updates from my sister and my Mom is really having a very hard time with the treatments. A lot of pain and causing a lot of other issues. She was hospitalized before and is back again there now. I added my wife to the group text that my sister was updating and I think it prompted her to be a little more urgent on figuring out a way to get out there so she said we should go out for Thanksgiving. The boys get out of school the Friday before Thanksgiving week and my daughter I think either Tuesday or Wed of the week. So my wife suggested that I fly out with the boys then and then her and my daughter will come out later and we will just risk the exposure for her on the flight. Then come back either that Friday night or Saturday sometime. My family is going to help out with airfare and I plan on using some of the money from the FBG's to splurge on the the kids and wife when out there. My family already stated they want to take the kids out to do fun things while out there. I think Disneyland is a must for the kids. Get a good mix of spending time with my Mom and then doing stuff as well. As it looks now, my Mom will not have much energy for the kids to begin with so it will probably have to be small doses over the days we are there and try to let her rest and then spend time again later.
On a phone call with my Mom the other day... she told me that she prayed, even though she knows you are not supposed to barter with God, to take her and let my wife have a long life.
On a phone call with my Mom the other day... she told me that she prayed, even though she knows you are not supposed to barter with God, to take her and let my wife have a long life.
gianmarco
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It depends on how many polyps and what kind. It's not 3 years for all.
