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I've written this 3 different ways and it is hard to follow...so I am making a timeline this time....Hope this simplifies things.... OHS...April 06 Two Pleural Effusions...post OHS....May 06 *Lupus was diagnosed from lung fluid* Removal of Paratid Gland - Lymphoma diagnosis .... July 06...

WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL 51st BIRTHDAY. HOPE YOUR DAY IS JUST LIKE YOU......CRAZY AND FUN!!!!! THINK HOW FAR YOU'VE COME THIS LAST YEAR! AMAZING!! LOVE YA COOKIE! DEBBI

Been thinking of my Cleveland Clinic buddy, Atlanta Pat! I am remembering just how brave a fella he was not only a year ago today, but especially a year ago in a couple more days for OHS #2! WOW!!!!!! He was and still is such a trooper!!! If you get on here AP, you are the best! :D :D Give my...

Hey Everyone! Happy Wear Red for your Heart Lady Day or whatever we call it! Thought I would take a second to update some of my old friends on vr.com. So many new 'faces' these days!!! I don't know how many of my friends are still around, but I sure hope all is well with each and...

Hey Everyone, My dad,79, has been the epitome of good health all of his life. I brag to my friends he could easily be Jack LaLane's replacement. He's been the perfect model of how to eat right and exercise in order to enjoy a long life. I swear he looks about 60! He was diagnosed...

Dear VR Friends, Yesterday ranked right up there with the deepest joy we ladies have upon becoming mothers! My oncologist (God bless him!) told me my second PET scan...the one between chemo #4 and #5 came back crystal clear and that I am in total and complete remission! It is hard to...

Maybe you guys have done this in the past, but Janea's post has me thinking ahead ....I am truely a Christmas kind of girl.....but since we are practically family and all, how nice it would be sharing our favorite Christmas recipes with each other. It might be a tad early to start, but I think...

Hello Friends, I just wanted to ask for your prayers as I start my first round of chemo bright and early in the morning. I had surgery today to place the chemo port in my chest. Ouch! For some reason....perhaps cause I don't understand quite yet how this port is attached to me......I...

I know I might run into some resistance as to why I am posting cancer ...aka...'ethel' updates on this website....as opposed to an 'ethel' website, but i don't have the guts to 'cross over' to a different and more intimidating website......all i can say is there is comfort among friends...

Hello! I have some news I want to share with you.....Some of you already know, but I've been too busy fighting my other demons to get in touch with all my closest vr.com friends....please forgive.... Last fall I found a lump on my neck around the same time I found out I had to have my...

Has anyone heard from Solmaz? I didn't know if I was out of the loop or not regarding her post-op report. Debbi

I have a couple of questions.....I am having non-heart related surgery this week and during pre-admissions testing, I had an abnormal EKG. I am wondering does anxiety affect EKGs? ??? Another thing - I had been giggling, but held still for the test and the tech said something about that...

When I take clothes out of the dryer, feed my doxies or do anything bending over, I get that same old feeling I did when I was pre-op. When I went to my cardio in Charleston a week ago, he picked up some leakage, mumbled something about aortic stenosis, eventual replacement and need for TEE...

Help!!!!!!!! There is something sharp like trying to poke through at about the two inch down mark and I can't keep my fingers away. I'm waiting to see a paper clip any second now. It sends a weird sharp feeling through the area when I touch it. Ouch. I'm worse than a kid. I 'm guessing...

I swear this is it....or do I just jinx myself saying it....Anyway, I think but couldn't be positive (:o ) that this is going on 8 weeks. Went to the post-op appt for second lung tapping. Everything was great....lungs were incredibly clear and for some reason I had even lost 7 pounds...even on...

It's been 7 weeks today! Sometimes it seems like I just woke up 7 minutes ago from surgery and other times like it's been 7 years already. Anyways, I do believe the worst is behind me and only the best is yet to come. This week will be one I won't soon forget! I've gone all the way...

I had my second lung tapping today with only a small thimble full of fluid able to be extracted from the syringe. It's been labeled for lupus testing. I'd only had 4 prednisone tablets between Tuesday's appt and today's tapping so my doctor was very pleased with the small amount of fluid...

Whatever happened to boring? Apparently I totally jinxed myself. Went to pulmonary doctor today for 1 wk post-surgical procedure (lung tapping). My x-ray showed another large pleural effusion...same lung. I think the results of the first tapping last week lasted about 2-3 days. Have been...

Don't know if it is necessary to start a new thread with this update , but I am sure I will be told if I have messed up!:o I've been reprimanded more this week than the time I was caught skipping in junior high :eek: , but if you give me enough time I will come up with a new plan. Alot of...