lump on your lymph node? updated: it's cancer.

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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Monday, Febuary 22nd my Dad starts chemo and radiation.... FINALLY HE AGREED TO IT!!
    :D;)
    Peace, Love.

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    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    yay! I guess....as 'yay' as a person can be about chemo/radiation....
    I hope it's successful and you guys can put this all behind you. :)
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Drowned Out wrote:
    yay! I guess....as 'yay' as a person can be about chemo/radiation....
    I hope it's successful and you guys can put this all behind you. :)
    the wolf wrote:
    :D;)
    Thanks guys. I'm sure I'll be around these parts a lot more while trying to cope with seeing my dad go through this... with that said I'm just happy he decided to fight :D
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Monday, Febuary 22nd my Dad starts chemo and radiation.... FINALLY HE AGREED TO IT!!


    that's great!! :thumbup:
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    yay! I guess....as 'yay' as a person can be about chemo/radiation....
    I hope it's successful and you guys can put this all behind you. :)
    the wolf wrote:
    :D;)
    Thanks guys. I'm sure I'll be around these parts a lot more while trying to cope with seeing my dad go through this... with that said I'm just happy he decided to fight :D


    i agree.
    i haven't checked up on this thread in awhile...glad he is getting the treatment he needs. good luck to you all, here's to hoping for a full and speedy recovery!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    yay! I guess....as 'yay' as a person can be about chemo/radiation....
    I hope it's successful and you guys can put this all behind you. :)
    the wolf wrote:
    :D;)
    Thanks guys. I'm sure I'll be around these parts a lot more while trying to cope with seeing my dad go through this... with that said I'm just happy he decided to fight :D

    Great news.

    It is a tough experience, my old man went through it a few years ago and I was not really prepared for it. I knew you lost your hair and all but he lost a lot of weight, hair, a lot of color in his skin and all energy. It was the first time somone really close to me went though it and I wish I was more prepared. Stay strong, its all for a good outcome.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    be strong CiW's dad.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • pearljgirl2010
    pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Monday, Febuary 22nd my Dad starts chemo and radiation.... FINALLY HE AGREED TO IT!!

    that's awesome...very glad to hear it!
    Need a tour Travel Agent??? Pick me :-)

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  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    Damn! It took him long enough! ;)

    I'm so happy he finally committed. It may be a rough ride but just take it one day at a time.

    Love you!!
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  • PatrickBateman
    PatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    You got to do what you got to do. My mom has been fighting cancer (on her LN) for 12 years now....once in awhile her leg swells up and has to visit the doctor but she is still rockin!

    best wishes!
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    Good news. If I could just offer a kind word of encouragement and some heartfelt advice for all of you that will be his support crew...

    It is going to be rough for all of you. Your life may be put on the back burner for days at a time. Be strong, and be willing to give more than you think you have. Get healthy now, take extra precautions to avoid co-workers that are sick. Wash your hands until your fingerprints fade ;) Get on a vitamin routine if you think it might help boost your own immune system.

    Most important, hang on and hang in there.

    I just made it through the longest year yet with my grandmothers cancer. She just truned 81. A vibrant, strong 81. My parents' are both in somewhat poor health, and times in general havent sucked this bad since the great depression!

    We are here for support too. You get it in alot of spots you never knew about. This is one you can count on.

    Peace and Strength
    "...would you like some forks?" EV 12-02-06
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    Damn! It took him long enough! ;)

    I'm so happy he finally committed. It may be a rough ride but just take it one day at a time.

    Love you!!
    thanks... I'll be visiting a lot I think just to get away a bit.
    I'm sure they're gonna give Peter Sr. a call soon.... my dad had a lot of questions.

    thanks everyone, it means a lot.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Well...

    apparently my parents lied to me. :(

    The last CAT scan showed it did spread, and he's at a stage 4 in stead of stage 2 which they had been telling me all along. Also to add more salt to the wound, he's second guessing starting treatment on Monday. I'm so angry and scared.... I feel like I'm in a daze.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Well...

    apparently my parents lied to me. :(

    The last CAT scan showed it did spread, and he's at a stage 4 in stead of stage 2 which they had been telling me all along. Also to add more salt to the wound, he's second guessing starting treatment on Monday. I'm so angry and scared.... I feel like I'm in a daze.


    oh god my i'm so sorry to hear that...i remember hearing stage 4 about my mom...i was in a total daze

    i really wish your dad would do the treatment...because of chemo, my mom has been with us for an addititonal 5 and half years...it's well worth a try


    {{{HUGS}}}
  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Well...

    apparently my parents lied to me. :(

    The last CAT scan showed it did spread, and he's at a stage 4 in stead of stage 2 which they had been telling me all along. Also to add more salt to the wound, he's second guessing starting treatment on Monday. I'm so angry and scared.... I feel like I'm in a daze.

    Dear Brandi's Pa, Smarten up!

    They shouldn't have lied to you but, in their defense, I'm sure they thought they were doing the right thing by not stressing you. Definite backfire! Either way, I have my fingers crossed that dad will take the plunge and get treatment. His nervousness is completely understandable, but time is of the essence.

    You are in my thoughts everyday!! I love you!!!
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    You are in my thoughts everyday!! I love you!!!
    :) I love you too!
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    Brandi,

    I'm so sorry to hear about your dad... my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

    (((((((( hugs & strength ))))))))) for you

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    treatment starts tomorrow.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,942
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    treatment starts tomorrow.
    BIG HUG!!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    **updates with-in**

    My Dad just came from the Dr. and he needs a cat scan for a lump/mass on his lymph node. The Dr. mentioned lymphoma... but didn't elaborate yet.

    I don't wanna look up all the options of what it could be as to not get scared right away. So I decided to ask here for some (less medical and scary) opinions.

    UPDATE:
    This is what they told me the Dr. told them (remember this is from my parents so take nothing as 100% :? )

    He has a cancerous tumor on his lymph node that is solid. They are going to take more biopsies from inside his mouth of his tongue, larynx, and lymph node (a few other things too)... and see if it has spread from the tumor also to see where it's come from. The Dr. told him that this is mostly seen in smokers though my dad quit right before I was born, 28 yrs ago. After that he will get a PET scan... from there they will determine if he needs radiation and so forth. Tomorrow they are setting up an appointment with an Oncologist.

    When talking to my parents they seemed positive, though I could see it in their eyes that it was all a show. My Mom obviously was crying and my Dad was unable to focus and was cracking jokes (he said that my mom's driving gave him cancer). I can see they are scared, which scares me more. I'm used to seeing my Dad as untouchable... and this has and will be scary. They played it down and kept saying things will be ok, I am thinking positive that they are... but if the Dr. referred them to an Oncologist already I think it's more serious then they let on.

    I drove home tonight after seeing them (I live an hour away).... I started to cry thinking of losing him, and what it'll be like for my mom.... and I zoned out..... numbed, I don't know how I got home. It scares me to think that this got to me so much already, how am I going to be able to be there for them when I can't hold it together right now.


    *****************Monday, Febuary 22nd my Dad starts chemo and radiation.... FINALLY HE AGREED TO IT!!*****************


    Just sent you a pm about this.

    Like I said I hope everything works out and your dad is ok.

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