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Views: 56 I just found a lump in my vulva. Its between the outer lip and inner lip, not in a place that I shave. It feels like a bruise and its slightly squishy, about the size of a snow pea pod … More… Quick Check-in and SF Sarcoma Event
Views: 54 A few major things happening for me….. #1 – BeatSarcoma is putting on their annual Fun Run 5K/10K fundraiser at Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers on Sunday April 25 (go to beatsarcoma.org for info). I’m in charge of getting the … More… Blog for a Cure Twibbon
Views: 186 I just created a Twibbon for your advatar (profile picture) on either Facebook and/or Twitter. Thought this might be a good way to get the word out. I just set these up so let me know if they look funny. … More…
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speedy1949 sent you a prayer. Post Treatment Blues
Views: 133 Okay I know I have not given myself much time to recover from the radiation and chemo regimine that I was just on; but I have become frustrated in the pain that I am experiencing when I use the bathroom. … More… Update
Views: 186 My doctor just called me back. My biopsy from the colonoscopy I had in January showed inflammation but no cancer. The CT scan I had showed something on one of my ovaries, probably a cyst. Going to my OBGYN tmrw … More…
mike1954 sent you a prayer. More set backs
Views: 146 Well once again this week I was told I could not have treatment due to low blood counts. I didn’t think that could happen with the Neulasta shots but I was wrong. The oncologist is leaning towards infection somewhere in … More…
gwen threw a punch at your cancer. New Symptoms
Views: 125 So as of today I have been in remission for about a year and a half. My last check up was a month and a half ago and the results were fine. But the past week I have been having … More… Gasp! Bride Of Frankenstein Lives!
LOL. I finally removed the bandages today, and found that the “Bride of Frankenstein” Lives! :) I would say it’s about a 5 inch incision with “pretty black thread” cut straight across, looks like fishing wire with jagged edges. Such … More…
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tzalley sent you a prayer. I have been reading everyone’s blogs and it amazes me that we all have so much in common. I was diagnosed with stage 3/4 tonsil cancer in Sept 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic. Since then I have undergone 38 radiation … More…
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 9:57:17 AM by howard715 (
 My terrible throat cancer (left side swollen lymph node),  1 comment)
The Beast!
Views: 272 It looks like I am losing my battle with the beast. Admitting that it’s winning is devastating. I spent the entire weekend in the ER out of breath and Monday I had my lung drained again. They … More…
5 people threw a punch at your cancer.
5 people sent you a prayer. that popped it my head today while I was replying to a blog post at Blog For a Cure. Once I thought about it, it’s stuck in my head as a good reply to my youngest daughter because she constantly … More…
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 9:45:58 AM by Gwen Wilkins (
Life is never boring when you're living it..., 2 comments)
Bald Love
Views: 74 We’d all like to believe that the feelings our significant others have for us are based on who we are inside and out. No one’s appearance freezes in time on the day we fall in love, and ideally, love is far more permanent than our looks. Sometimes it is a dramatic change in our appearance that ultimately reveals the true colors of our significant others and their feelings for us. It’s the ultimate insult to the emotional assault of hair loss. More…
gwen likes this. Amazing Race, American Idol, Angel, Just Shoot Me, JAG, Saved By the Bell, etc. etc. etc. Television shows, all pretty popular, all something different. Alot like this crazy little thing called cancer. You know you watch … More…
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 7:45:50 AM by Bill (
Hmpf, Smoke on the water, I am thinking again., 1 comment)
Rad therapy almost over
Views: 83 David and I went to my follow-up appointment today with Dr. Johnson, my surgeon. I just LOVE her! She was able to strip me of my last tape strips. Her bedside manner is amazing and she did … More…
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 12:04:08 AM by raissi (
Follow up visit with the Surgeon and appointment with Naturopathic doctor, 3 comments)
Good News Day!
Views: 113 Hi all When him and I discussed … More…
gwen threw a punch at your cancer. In which our heroine turns on her couch-potato inner self and advocates exercise, especially for cancer patients. More…
Posted on March 16, 2010 at 6:59:06 PM by Sarah (
Get Up Offa That Thing: Exercise Helps Cancer Patients!, 1 comment)
(Someday) I'll be back in the zone
Views: 116 A couple of weeks ago I posted that I could not concentrate or focus. Saw my doctor today. She said this is still due to my confused endocrine system and the need to tinker with Synthroid dosing. Eventually I will … More… Post Surgery Update
Views: 76 Feeling good after the surgery. Like supervising the wife and kid on doing household chores I usually do :) Met with the surgeon, oncologist, and radiation oncologist today. The plan is chemo. Anyone have suggestions on … More…
gwen threw a punch at your cancer. Post Surgery Update
Views: 46 Feeling good after the surgery. Like supervising the wife and kid on doing household chores I usually do :) Met with the surgeon, oncologist, and radiation oncologist today. The plan is chemo. Anyone have suggestions on … More… Biopsy results in - NED!
Views: 167 Hi everyone, I am still sore, but no where near as sore … More…
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mike1954 sent you a prayer. overradiated
Views: 160 The cancer has spread to my lungs stage 4 colo-rectal.
gwen threw a punch at your cancer. Just read this and thought it was a great piece about the cancer experience:
Posted on March 16, 2010 at 2:23:17 PM by Melissa (
editorial about cancer from 03/16/10 NYT, 2 comments)
garlandkat likes this. March 16, 2010
Views: 153 After readings Jacques update regarding his PET scan and getting approval… it has angered me again. Health insurance companies and state programs are supposed to help you fight. It doesn’t matter if you are Stage 1 or Stage 4… each … More… Post op doctor visit day.
Views: 172 Good Morning all. Change is still on my mind lately. You know I read about some of what you all experiencing and I don’t know if I belong here now. I can’t compare my stories, trials and … More… First Gyno Oncologist Appt today...
Views: 161 Thanks for all of the wonderful words of encouragement everyone! I am going to my first gyno oncologist appointment in a few hours. My husband will be with me and I just found out that 2 of my very dear … More…
gwen threw a punch at your cancer. Tuesday 3/16~
Views: 186 No 4 am wake up today, instead it was 2 am lol. Oh well I was hungry so I had a PB & J sandwich and watched some Shirley Temple (The Little Princess) that was on a public tv channel … More… HOME Sweet HOME....
Views: 265 Hello to all my wonderful friends, survivors, and fighters! I am finally Home!
gwen sent you a prayer. Another update- Not much has changed
Views: 227 Greg is still sleeping most of the time. There isn’t much change in how he feels. He says he is tired and just wants to sleep. He is doing good on ensure and boost through his feeding tube. His nurse … More…
Posted on March 15, 2010 at 9:00:13 PM by Christina (Greg) (
Another update- Not much has changed, 0 comments)
littleprincess, simplysharron sent you a prayer. Clean, Clear, and Healthy
Views: 306 Cancer-free after a year! More…
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gwen threw a punch at your cancer. March 14, 2010
Views: 496 Hi everyone! Oh the weather is just beautiful today. I can really anticpate Spring arriving next week. I had a wonderful visit on Sunday with my Dad and sister Yoshiko. I don’t think I ever shared my story of how … More… Second Surgery Down
Views: 643 Below is the body of an email I sent to my Cancer Sucks email distribution list, letting them know the outcome of my second surgery and my recovery to date. To: Cancer Sucks One more … More… I hate this f'ing disease
Views: 622 I’m so angry today. Well, not just today. Everyday but especially today. I found out last week that a former neighbor of mine had stage IV lung cancer. It was discovered after she was hospitalized with pneumonia. She never made … More… Reminder that I am alive!
Views: 604 Well, it’s been a couple of weeks and I guess being sore is life’s way of reminding us we are indeed alive! Have had my surgery. The surgeon took out 24 lymph nodes (13 had the big ‘C’) … More…
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sunshineangel, tzalley threw a punch at your cancer. My last day of treatment
Views: 730 I have so many emotions regarding this day. I should be excited but I’m more concerned with this bruise like feeling on my lower hip area, right where the tattoo is.
gwen threw a punch at your cancer. Not a good start to my day...
Views: 473 Today is not going to be a good one, I’m afraid, even though with the time change it meant my wake up was at 5:30 am instead of 4:30. So while I’ve let the dog out to pee and fed … More… Numb.
Views: 356 My Dad is my hero. 5 years ago he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He survived. In July of 2009, it came back with a vengeance. 5 years with treatments….that was what we were told to expect. Fast-forward 8 months. March 2010. Cancer has taken over … More…
4 people sent you a prayer. Dear Cellulitis
Views: 286 Dear Cellulitis, I finally figured out why hair falls out 2 weeks after infusion (as opposed to instantly!) More…
Posted on March 14, 2010 at 7:16:34 PM by Jackie (
Why does hair fall out after two weeks? The answer!, 4 comments)
2 weeks post treatment
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