Too many people close to me battling cancer. Too many in this Forum. As posted just above me, words fail. I guess just try to stay positive and keep on keepin’ on.

striker1...keeping both you and your family, as well as the medical community involved in your fighting and beating this in my thoughts and prayers...hang in there!...

May God bless and give y'all strength in this fight.

Hate that anyone has to go through this. Glad to hear that there’s a clear path to beating it!

Prayers for you Brother.
Like I told my sister, The good news is there's a treatment. The bad news is you have to go through the treatment.

I hope you kick cancer's ass.

Prayers for you! Hang in there.

Still praying for you Striker. My wife was a bone marrow donor, and it is truly an amazing treatment. Her recipient was cured and is healthy 14 years later. I pray the same for you.

Praying for you.

Thanks to each of you! I read every post in this thread.

And to Dallas239, thanks so much!

Striker1,

I read your updates and always say a continued prayer of strength to your family, healing to you, and wisdom to your doctors.

May God bless you.

Monday was a loooong day in the chemo suite. Labs at 7:45, doc visit, then the three drugs that make up my chemo coctail for the next 4 hours. Felt crummy at home later.

One new thing that is out since I did this years ago is the new OBI “patch” which delivers the Neulasta (white blood cell med). Instead of the old shot, they stick this thing on your arm. After a few minutes it auto-injects the catheter and will auto-inject the med 24 hours later. Really cool, and saves me the round trip back to Oncologist just for a shot.

I get a PET scan Wednesday, hopefully that will show less progress of the cancer and some shrinkage of the primary duodenal tumor. Then more chemo mid June (round 3) leading eventually to a July/Aug stem cell harvesting, chemo super dose, stem cell reintroduction, and cross fingers.

Hope the PET scan brings good news. Continued prayers.

Best wishes to you.

Good Luck stryker1. Think positive.

Good luck, Brother. Not as much of a "Death sentence" as it used to be, but no walk in the park either. Fight hard, Fight DIRTY!!!

Prayers sent your way.

Hope PET scan good results.

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When the oncologist says it’s still a curable cancer, we have lots to be hopeful for!


Humbly reposting my wife’s GFM link with permission:


https://www.gofundme.com/8gtx8-team-ron

Had some good results this week. No chemo, but Monday labs show good blood work and my hemoglobin is about 10.5, which is as high as it’s been in awhile. I still haven’t received the results from a PET scan done last Wed but will see the doc again on the 18th for that update as well as sit for round 3 of chemo. Overall, feeling a little better, well enough to drive into town and stop at the range and hardware store this week. I may work a little tomorrow and Thursday, just phone/email/laptop stuff and following up on jobs.

Glad to see that you are staying active when you can.

An excellent report, Striker!

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers... Kick Butt and Take Names, my friend.

Sitting here rubbing my Chemo Port as a talisman for your continuing success

Don

Continued prayers sent!!!