fuck cancer

That was my experience, too. I have a longer thing to write but will wait until I’m not in rural Maine to do so.

Rural Maine Summer, alright! Hope you're enjoying it, tables.

Tabes big congrats on NED.

Indeed uh wait I may be mistaken. Belated best to you and quincie for sure!

Lol.

The trip in Maine was lovely, of course, but also weighed down with a load of awful circumstances. Like last year, we were going up to help my oldest friend and her partner fix up this small house overlooking the water. It's a dreamy spot next to a very swimmable cove, etc.

Issue was that her parents were nearby this year, and her mom had just been diagnosed with kidney cancer...meanwhile, her dad is slowly slipping away from himself due to dementia. Her mom is a fierce and intelligent woman who now treats her gentle and oft-confused husband like shit, particularly now that he keeps forgetting why she's upset or what her diagnosis is, etc. It's an awful situation, and while her mom was off for medical exams in Boston for most of the week, we hung around with her dad a lot— he's lovely and kind and very funny, and really thrives on human interaction. I am scared that he will slip further away when my friend goes back to her life in LA, and so she is now considering staying there. It's all so complicated and shitty.

What this has to do with what onimo wrote: cancer really does become one's life, and everything else comes on top of dealing with it, even if one is NED or hasn't had symptoms for years. The above situation is a perfect example: I understand my friend's mom's frustration, but also know that she should be treating her husband better than she is, and that some of what is happening is happening simply because she knows that she can't count on him to be totally understanding of the support she needs.

Welp, "further scans needed" because of a "possible new tumor" on my/around my lower pelvic bone, very small (4mm) but still there, apparently. Fwiw this is what scans are for— to catch things before they become bigger problems. I go to the gym three days a week, and bicycle 50+ miles a week. I feel fine!

But jfc, I am SO FUCKING OVER THIS SHIT.

Aw tabes :(. Fuck. Hoping it turns out to be benign or nothing, but I know you don't need this worry and stress

Fucking hell. Hugs, tabes.

I’m sorry Table, that’s crap news. :(

ugh that sucks tabes :(

f cancer as ever

Oh, no, not again! Good luck.

Ah that fucking sucks, I’m sorry.

cancer back on its bullshit, so sorry table. ima think some fierce thoughts at that mass and it better be nothing if it knows what’s good for it >:(

Indeed, sending positive thoughts your way. Glad you've caught it early.

Sorry to hear that, table. I'm glad medical advances have made doctors able to catch stuff earlier and earlier. I was out to lunch with a pal yesterday whose wife was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer (which I didn't even know was a thing) after they caught three salt-grain sized specks of concern (since removed), which is miraculous to me.

Sorry to hear it, tabes. My experience of “something strange on imaging” was that the in limbo time for follow up was worse than actually having a confirmed “yep, cancer” and starting treatment. Limbo was just so much harder for me :(. Hope next steps go swiftly and result in “oops lol not cancer no worries. »

Sorry to hear it, table.

sorry to see this table, hope it's minor and easily resolved

Thanks all— I have a feeling it will be okay. Occasional dread over having to upend my life again has me in my emotions but I also have an intuition that things will get taken care of as they need to be.

best of luck x

Good luck with it, shitty news.

Best wishes to you,Table

genuiune love'n'hugs tables.

The Table IS The Table, and shall ever be! Broccoli Rabe on.

Really sorry to learn this table, stay strong and resilient

Yeesh. Sending best as ever.

I'm over 2 years now first my first diagnosis.

currently through another chemo and keep on fighting

We’re always with ya, sir!

onwards, omino! <3

<3

thanks for the update onimo! warm regards to you.

i am currently typing from the hospital myself— small bowel obstruction landed me here on Friday eve, an inevitable and occasional result of the surgery from cancer.

good to hear onimo, all the best tabes

sorry to hear that tabes, get well soon!

My best to both of you.

I mentioned having a skin cancer scare somewhere on here, but I can't find it. I had the spot removed and biopsied three weeks ago, and they told me that they'd call me back within two and a half weeks if it was cancer. I haven't heard from them, so I guess it was benign.

Having spent this afternoon with onimo can confirm he is on good form

Wonderful to hear!

That’s great news.

magic news! big love to onimo

so happy to hear that <3

excellent news

That is so good to hear.

<3 onimo. Glad to hear

Love good news on the cancer thread!

I’m having surgery next week to tidy up my double mastectomy scars. It will be nice not having to be concerned with margins and lymph nodes. I adore my surgeon and honestly it has almost been worth the cancer to meet such a cool person.

Aw great - to onimo and to quincie!

Indeed!

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Hi!!!

Aye. One it

Hey there indeed!