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My beloved husband John passed away this evening Saturday 29/10/11 at 6.40pm. May he rest in eternal peace. <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> There are things we don't want to happen but have to accept Things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go.

Have just finished the second week of Radiation and Chemo and so far all is good. A few small side effects such as sore spots from the Radiation and also feeling like my scalp had shrunk which was quiet painful. Bought some sorbolene creme which provided instant relief. Some headaches again from the Temadol which they tell me is normal. Have a long weekend off so three days before any more radiation. Thanks for all the messages. Good luck to you all, I think this is going to be a great site to help each other.

Hi....after 12 months of 'monitoring', my oncologist has decided it is time to commence hormone therapy I am a-symptomatic at the moment....extremely fit and generally healthy...other than I have 14+ carcinoid tumours (liver, near spine behind liver, adjacent spleen & pancreas, lower bowel (again - already had surgery once for this)etc) I am looking for feedback from those who have had /are undergoing hormone therapy injections..... probably set to start short cycle injections in 2-3 weeks time tks...Paul

It's been now over a month since my last chemo, my oncologist told me 'you are cured'....well I was happy for a moment or two but then started questioning in my head... Am I? How do they know there is nothing left behind? How do they know that it's not back already? ..... Nobody can hear my screams, my fear from not feeling safe anymore. Even though the therapies where awful as possible they somehow kept me busy... my body.. my mind. I used to think, when I finish with therapies I will go back to where I stopped and now what?

Well this is a week I can't forget in a hurry, saw the Doctors at the cancer care unit on Friday, news was not good, there is nothing they can do as far as an operation just offer him some chemo to make him more comfortable and want us to read some things about a clinical trial, the cancer has spread outside the primary site to his bones and they said to go ahead on Monday with the bone biopsy, just to clarify things.

Cancer has given me tattoos and a scar that looks like I lost an encounter with a Samurai, or maybe a shark, or maybe a samurai-wielding shark. But the only way to really become an Ultimate Macho Man is to work at it from the inside, and that means 'roids. Even the name of the steroid I take sounds tough. Dex: 100% MAN made