God Bless. Let the battle begin. You are not alone in this fight.
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HOUSTON RICK
Member
Time to dust off my favorite cancer story. A friend's dad was told three times that he had terminal, inoperable cancer and would die within less than six months. The first time was at age 54. He finally died at 86, as a widower, in a car wreck in his new convertible and his 34 year old girl friend next to him. I pray and hope that things work out for you.
My dad has lymphoma has reappeared for the fourth time this past April. This time it was on his neck. He has/had three spots, on his neck, sinus and under his brain stem. His cancer is very aggressive, in the space of two weeks, he had a lump the size of a golf ball from nothing. But the one good (the best word I can think of) thing about his aggressive lymphoma is that radiation melts it away.
He just went through a regimen of radiation and is feeling the after effects. The big one is mucositis, which is the like sores in the mouth - except all over and painful. He got it from the radiation and when he had chemo before. It seems to be a common side effect. When/if you get that use the magic mouth wash and keep your mouth moist and clean. And keep yourself hydrated. If you get dehydrated, don't be afraid to ask for an IV at the infusion center. Don't be afraid to ask for anything from anybody - your caregivers are there for you.
My dad also had squamous cell carcinoma on both sides of his nose. His dermatologist confirmed it after my mom, (who's a nurse) noticed a black spot that slowly got bigger. It was treated/removed last summer with mohs surgery.
The other thing is to get checked out by a dermatologist regularly, especially if one lives in a sunny or high altitude climate.
Don't give up! You can beat this!
Best wishes, and good luck!
Oh, yes, while you can, and before things get too bad in your mouth, eat. Eat. Eat. Eat everything you enjoy. If you put on a little weight, you'll likely lose it and more during the course of your treatment.
He just went through a regimen of radiation and is feeling the after effects. The big one is mucositis, which is the like sores in the mouth - except all over and painful. He got it from the radiation and when he had chemo before. It seems to be a common side effect. When/if you get that use the magic mouth wash and keep your mouth moist and clean. And keep yourself hydrated. If you get dehydrated, don't be afraid to ask for an IV at the infusion center. Don't be afraid to ask for anything from anybody - your caregivers are there for you.
My dad also had squamous cell carcinoma on both sides of his nose. His dermatologist confirmed it after my mom, (who's a nurse) noticed a black spot that slowly got bigger. It was treated/removed last summer with mohs surgery.
The other thing is to get checked out by a dermatologist regularly, especially if one lives in a sunny or high altitude climate.
Don't give up! You can beat this!
Best wishes, and good luck!
Oh, yes, while you can, and before things get too bad in your mouth, eat. Eat. Eat. Eat everything you enjoy. If you put on a little weight, you'll likely lose it and more during the course of your treatment.
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wialco
Member
Prayers
Specific prayers sent on your behalf. You are an inspiration to your brothers in Christ.
Specific prayers sent on your behalf. You are an inspiration to your brothers in Christ.
jeffsmith
Member
Still Praying
Even Harder Now
Even Harder Now
Squarebutt
Member
Praying for you and your wife right now. May your recovery be swift and uncomplicated, and may both of you have your burdens and worries lifted.
dave holl
Absent Comrade
Bob,
I enjoy watching shows that involve wilderness areas of the world. One of my favorites is "Life Below Zero". Sue, one of the persons living above the Arctic circle where she operates a refueling depot, is beset with a few health problems and growing older. She often laments that no one has put a toe tag on me with an expiration date. I will always keep fighting, working hard until the Good LORD takes me.
All of us here have, or will become afflicted with something nasty. In my case it is Atrial fibrillation (Afib) and a detached retina.
My thought here is keep fighting the good fight, and when we do cross that river, our souls will meet somehow and no CCW or FFL will be required.............S&W's everywhere!!!!!
You are in my prayers.
Dave
I enjoy watching shows that involve wilderness areas of the world. One of my favorites is "Life Below Zero". Sue, one of the persons living above the Arctic circle where she operates a refueling depot, is beset with a few health problems and growing older. She often laments that no one has put a toe tag on me with an expiration date. I will always keep fighting, working hard until the Good LORD takes me.
All of us here have, or will become afflicted with something nasty. In my case it is Atrial fibrillation (Afib) and a detached retina.
My thought here is keep fighting the good fight, and when we do cross that river, our souls will meet somehow and no CCW or FFL will be required.............S&W's everywhere!!!!!
You are in my prayers.
Dave
OP
straightshooter1
US Veteran
In the Va Hospital since last evening. My feeding tube became infected, I was in pain and when my wife got home after work, she saw how wacky I was and took me to the emergency room.
The problem I'd ask your prayers for is they did CT Scan to look at the infection and found a 3 centimeter mass over my left kidney and something in the other side over my gall bladder.
More cancer? I ask you to pray it is not. But, if it is, that I deal with it as He would want me to.
I used to wonder why bad things happen to good people(not that I am a good people) but saw that He addresses that several times in His Word, so I realized, as He says, it rains on the just and the unjust.
So I am not whining, just asking that you'll ask Him that it not be more cancer.
Thanks,
Bob
The problem I'd ask your prayers for is they did CT Scan to look at the infection and found a 3 centimeter mass over my left kidney and something in the other side over my gall bladder.
More cancer? I ask you to pray it is not. But, if it is, that I deal with it as He would want me to.
I used to wonder why bad things happen to good people(not that I am a good people) but saw that He addresses that several times in His Word, so I realized, as He says, it rains on the just and the unjust.
So I am not whining, just asking that you'll ask Him that it not be more cancer.
Thanks,
Bob
vigil617
US Veteran
Bob, I'm sorry you've had this setback, and I will pray that you don't have any additional cancer, and that if you do, His healing will touch you and make it right.
I know you are a man of faith, and a great example of courage in the face of these medical issues. And you are absolutely right, He addresses this "why do the good people suffer?" several times in Scripture.
When I experienced cancer of my own (bladder), I fell into thinking that He had given it to me, and I didn't understand why.
Through grace, I learned to understand that God doesn't "give" us cancer or any other disease, nor does he inflict other types of pain on us. He loves us, as a good father loves his children; he wouldn't hurt us that way.
The world He created was a perfect one; that was His plan. But evil -- in so many forms, including disease -- was introduced into His perfect world by our forefathers' rebellion and wanting to be equal to Him in wisdom. We too are affected by all this, as we rebel ourselves, so I understand my own part in perpetuating the bad, but also in seeing and being grateful for the good, His mercy.
What He does with that is, He can bring good out of every bad thing. In my case, I grew tremendously in my faith and trust in Him by having cancer and, so far, being healed of it. In short, I trust Him for the good things that happen, and I "blame" the bad ones on the fact that nothing is going to be perfect again, as He intended, until a day that is sure to come.
I know you understand these things already. I hope that, by someone else reading this, he or she might have a better understanding of these hard to comprehend situations we encounter -- for solace, and comfort, and optimism in the face of dire need.
I am not trying to make this a "religious" thread. This is about supporting you in your struggle, and for all of us to appreciate in a greater way that He is at work here, even in the midst of the bad and difficult.
God is blessing and keeping you, Bob. Be of good heart.
I know you are a man of faith, and a great example of courage in the face of these medical issues. And you are absolutely right, He addresses this "why do the good people suffer?" several times in Scripture.
When I experienced cancer of my own (bladder), I fell into thinking that He had given it to me, and I didn't understand why.
Through grace, I learned to understand that God doesn't "give" us cancer or any other disease, nor does he inflict other types of pain on us. He loves us, as a good father loves his children; he wouldn't hurt us that way.
The world He created was a perfect one; that was His plan. But evil -- in so many forms, including disease -- was introduced into His perfect world by our forefathers' rebellion and wanting to be equal to Him in wisdom. We too are affected by all this, as we rebel ourselves, so I understand my own part in perpetuating the bad, but also in seeing and being grateful for the good, His mercy.
What He does with that is, He can bring good out of every bad thing. In my case, I grew tremendously in my faith and trust in Him by having cancer and, so far, being healed of it. In short, I trust Him for the good things that happen, and I "blame" the bad ones on the fact that nothing is going to be perfect again, as He intended, until a day that is sure to come.
I know you understand these things already. I hope that, by someone else reading this, he or she might have a better understanding of these hard to comprehend situations we encounter -- for solace, and comfort, and optimism in the face of dire need.
I am not trying to make this a "religious" thread. This is about supporting you in your struggle, and for all of us to appreciate in a greater way that He is at work here, even in the midst of the bad and difficult.
God is blessing and keeping you, Bob. Be of good heart.
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Straightshooter,
I didn't post anything till now after reading all your updates. I pray the Lord sees fit to see you through this ordeal. You've been dealt a crappy hand but attitude in situations such as this can go a long way. I'm glad to see that you didn't just throw in the towel and give up. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with cancer a while back and chose not to be treated. Unfortunately, the cancer took it's toll. Who knows if she'd still be with us if she had been as aggressive with it as you are.
Hang in there. You have friends here on the forum that you don't even know who are rooting for you. Keep up the fight.
I didn't post anything till now after reading all your updates. I pray the Lord sees fit to see you through this ordeal. You've been dealt a crappy hand but attitude in situations such as this can go a long way. I'm glad to see that you didn't just throw in the towel and give up. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with cancer a while back and chose not to be treated. Unfortunately, the cancer took it's toll. Who knows if she'd still be with us if she had been as aggressive with it as you are.
Hang in there. You have friends here on the forum that you don't even know who are rooting for you. Keep up the fight.
Whitwabit
US Veteran
Fingers Crossed !!
ibewbull
US Veteran
Prayers sent .
I am putting a link up for info and support, I hope it is of use to you.
The Lord will keep us here until we are home with Him.
I am on another chemo myself.
http://www.inspire.com/
I am putting a link up for info and support, I hope it is of use to you.
The Lord will keep us here until we are home with Him.
I am on another chemo myself.
http://www.inspire.com/
Re: OP. Just now found your post. Profoundly regret what you and your family are having to go through. May God grant you the grace that he has promised to all who put their trust in Him. I will be praying for you. Sincerely. bruce.
da gimp
Member
Hey Bob, know that you are in our prayers.....
Prayers are still outbound Bob.
Prayers sent for your return to good health.
May the Lord be in your heart and give you strength and comfort in whatever His plan is for you.
Don
May the Lord be in your heart and give you strength and comfort in whatever His plan is for you.
Don
Memphis
Member
I believe with all my heart that things happen when you pray that wouldn't happen if you didn't. I just prayed for wisdom and ability for the physicians and offered thanks for your strong faith and whitness. I wouldn't begin to say I know how you feel. I haven't been there. But here's what I do know. You ARE going to the right place for help in time of need (and I don't mean this Forum). Although this Forum is clearly a gathering of folk who sincerly care.
Thank you for allowing us to include you in our prayer and for the updates in your journey.
Roger Epperson
Thank you for allowing us to include you in our prayer and for the updates in your journey.
Roger Epperson
