Chemo Update - Page 5

monster · 02-14-2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

had second to last chemo today. one more (Mar. 4) then a month to recover and then------SURGERY! YAY! l look forward to surgery b/c you get many goood drugs and people treat you nice for a while (not a long while, but a while nevertheless) and offer to do your laundry, etc.

the A/C makes me sweat like a pig and I'm bald and have very dry skin and I sometimes wish wish wish I could be a fairy and live in fairy land where everything is fixed with the wave of a well practiced wand. (ain't it the truth, ladies)

you don't know us from Adam, but we and banana-mom (MIL) may well be in your area around the time of your surgery. If it miight possibly cheer you up, we'd be happy to visit or invite you to join us at the airforce museum.

Go Bri!

aimeecc · 02-15-2008, 11:02 AM

Good luck!

spudcon · 02-16-2008, 09:15 PM

Bri,
I am in awe of your courage. I'm starting chemo March 3rd, and it's nowhere near as intensive as yours(I hope), but I'm wimping out big time. So much for macho. Hang in there, and be my hero, and maybe I can absorb some of your courage vicariously.
God bless.

classicman · 02-16-2008, 09:30 PM

Good luck to you as well Spud!

xoxoxoBruce · 02-16-2008, 10:28 PM

Right on, Bri did it, and spudcon can too. Nothing but winners here.

skysidhe · 02-16-2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

had second to last chemo today. one more (Mar. 4) then a month to recover and then------SURGERY! YAY! l look forward to surgery b/c you get many goood drugs and people treat you nice for a while (not a long while, but a while nevertheless) and offer to do your laundry, etc.

the A/C makes me sweat like a pig and I'm bald and have very dry skin and I sometimes wish wish wish I could be a fairy and live in fairy land where everything is fixed with the wave of a well practiced wand. (ain't it the truth, ladies)

You are beautiful. I am rejoicing with you.

Trilby · 02-17-2008, 09:10 AM

haven't been here in a while----nice to see the posts. monster--the AFM is about 15 min. from where I live---let me know when you are coming and if I am able I would love to meet you all!!

Spud--I had no idea. look, it's truly a bitch but not a TOTAL bitch. If there is anything I can do----any info, a shoulder to cry on (although pretty much everyone here in the cellar is a positive force for good health and a great shoulder,too) any weird experiences....like, no one told me about all the emotions, the weird dreams, the weird cravings....goood luck, my friend. I'm a complete wimp---if I can do it, anyone can do it.

how many rounds are you getting?

spudcon · 02-19-2008, 09:02 AM

One treatment a week for six weeks, then 30 days off, then check for growth, then one a week fo three weeks, then 30 days off, continuing but decreasing for two years. Eventually, I'll be an old pro at it.
Thans, Bri for the encouragement, and thanks to the rest of you folx too.
Joe

Trilby · 02-19-2008, 09:08 AM

That's a lot of rounds! do you know the kind of chemo you're to be getting? the drug name?

(yay! my ativan is ready!)

spudcon · 02-19-2008, 03:55 PM

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. Yes, it's a lot of rounds, but I've been fighting this for a long time. They tell me the cure rate is good with this stuff.

DanaC · 02-19-2008, 04:06 PM

Hope it goes well spud. I'm sure you'll get through it well.

Elspode · 02-19-2008, 10:18 PM

I say we all meet at Bri's hospital, bribe the recovery room nurse, dress like insane clowns, and be there when she wakes up.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-26-2008, 11:17 AM

There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
Looked in the mirror and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

Well,” she said, “I think I’ll braid my hair today?”
So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up,
Looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

“H-M-M,” she said, “I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today?”
So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up,
Looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

“Well,” she said, “today I’m going to wear my hair in a pony tail.”
So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up,
Looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn’t a single hair on her head.

“YEA!” she exclaimed, “I don’t have to fix my hair today!”

Flint · 02-26-2008, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

I say we all meet at Bri's hospital, bribe the recovery room nurse, dress like insane clowns, and be there when she wakes up.

So you're saying we should from some kind of insane clown posse???

BigV · 02-26-2008, 04:58 PM

Braid My Hair -- Randy Owen

She could be the first female president
Or be the doctor who’s experiment
Finds the cure to what she’s in here for
But right now treatments keep her sick in bed
That baseball cap never leaves her head
And while she sleeps I sit and dream
One day I asked her what do you wanna do when you grow up
I soon found out I wasn’t dreaming big enough

She said, I’m gonna ride my bike, I’m gonna climb a tree
Gonna fly a kite, score running little league
I’m gonna go to school, make a friend, be able to run again
Take off my mask and just breathe in the air
But most of all I’m gonna braid my hair

She could question God, Lord, knows I would
She could just give up, I don’t think I could be that strong or fight so long
How can such a little girl have such big faith
And even through the pain she still prays, saying, God will make a way

For me to ride my bike, for me to climb a tree
I’m gonna fly a kite, and score running little league
I’m gonna go to school, make a friend, be able to run again
And take off my mask and just breathe in the air
But most of all I’m gonna braid my hair that’s down to my waist
Then I’ll get it cut so they can make
Locks of love for some little girl who’s just like me
Wonders if she’ll ever be

Able to ride her bike, able to climb a tree
Able to fly her kite, and score running little league
Able to go to school, make new friends, be able to run again
Take off her mask and just breathe in the air
And most of all she can braid her hair
She can braid her hair

02-16-2008, 09:30 PM	#64
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good luck to you as well Spud! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-16-2008, 10:28 PM	#65
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Right on, Bri did it, and spudcon can too. Nothing but winners here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-19-2008, 09:08 AM	#69
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	That's a lot of rounds! do you know the kind of chemo you're to be getting? the drug name? (yay! my ativan is ready!) Last edited by Trilby; 02-19-2008 at 09:18 AM. Reason: make others jealous of my ativan Rx

02-19-2008, 10:18 PM	#72
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I say we all meet at Bri's hospital, bribe the recovery room nurse, dress like insane clowns, and be there when she wakes up. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-26-2008, 11:17 AM	#73
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	There once was a woman who woke up one morning, Looked in the mirror and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. Well,” she said, “I think I’ll braid my hair today?” So she did and she had a wonderful day. The next day she woke up, Looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. “H-M-M,” she said, “I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today?” So she did and she had a grand day. The next day she woke up, Looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. “Well,” she said, “today I’m going to wear my hair in a pony tail.” So she did and she had a fun, fun day. The next day she woke up, Looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn’t a single hair on her head. “YEA!” she exclaimed, “I don’t have to fix my hair today!” __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-15-2008, 11:02 AM	#62
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	Good luck!

02-16-2008, 09:15 PM	#63
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Bri, I am in awe of your courage. I'm starting chemo March 3rd, and it's nowhere near as intensive as yours(I hope), but I'm wimping out big time. So much for macho. Hang in there, and be my hero, and maybe I can absorb some of your courage vicariously. God bless.

02-17-2008, 09:10 AM	#67
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	haven't been here in a while----nice to see the posts. monster--the AFM is about 15 min. from where I live---let me know when you are coming and if I am able I would love to meet you all!! Spud--I had no idea. look, it's truly a bitch but not a TOTAL bitch. If there is anything I can do----any info, a shoulder to cry on (although pretty much everyone here in the cellar is a positive force for good health and a great shoulder,too) any weird experiences....like, no one told me about all the emotions, the weird dreams, the weird cravings....goood luck, my friend. I'm a complete wimp---if I can do it, anyone can do it. how many rounds are you getting?

02-19-2008, 09:02 AM	#68
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	One treatment a week for six weeks, then 30 days off, then check for growth, then one a week fo three weeks, then 30 days off, continuing but decreasing for two years. Eventually, I'll be an old pro at it. Thans, Bri for the encouragement, and thanks to the rest of you folx too. Joe

02-19-2008, 03:55 PM	#70
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. Yes, it's a lot of rounds, but I've been fighting this for a long time. They tell me the cure rate is good with this stuff.

02-19-2008, 04:06 PM	#71
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Hope it goes well spud. I'm sure you'll get through it well.

02-26-2008, 04:58 PM	#75
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Braid My Hair -- Randy Owen She could be the first female president Or be the doctor who’s experiment Finds the cure to what she’s in here for But right now treatments keep her sick in bed That baseball cap never leaves her head And while she sleeps I sit and dream One day I asked her what do you wanna do when you grow up I soon found out I wasn’t dreaming big enough She said, I’m gonna ride my bike, I’m gonna climb a tree Gonna fly a kite, score running little league I’m gonna go to school, make a friend, be able to run again Take off my mask and just breathe in the air But most of all I’m gonna braid my hair She could question God, Lord, knows I would She could just give up, I don’t think I could be that strong or fight so long How can such a little girl have such big faith And even through the pain she still prays, saying, God will make a way For me to ride my bike, for me to climb a tree I’m gonna fly a kite, and score running little league I’m gonna go to school, make a friend, be able to run again And take off my mask and just breathe in the air But most of all I’m gonna braid my hair that’s down to my waist Then I’ll get it cut so they can make Locks of love for some little girl who’s just like me Wonders if she’ll ever be Able to ride her bike, able to climb a tree Able to fly her kite, and score running little league Able to go to school, make new friends, be able to run again Take off her mask and just breathe in the air And most of all she can braid her hair She can braid her hair __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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