Prayers and positive thoughts needed. Got some bad news this week.

[drtywhat]

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate it. RDP is really a good place, I don't care what Drtywhat says :fingers:

Are you calling me out?

 

[CampbellCarl]

Just had a chat with the Big Guy............sending positive vibes your way...

Carl

 

[bigriver48]

In my prayers

 

[fmo24]

Prayers your way. I would highly recommend Mayo hospital. My dad was treated for bladder cancer there. Exceptional care and doctors.

 

[Ultracrazy]

Prayers sent my friend

 

[Slippery]

John,

Don't know you & I'm new to the board...

My mom was dx'd with a GBM in '07 (at a young 67) and given 4 months by the local docs.

Get a 2nd opinion, or 3rd...and positive thinking is real..attitude helps the immune system.

We ended up @ Duke after talking with other big name cancer treatment places...bottom line was they were "selling" and Duke wasn't...long story short is we got nearly 5 years from Duke when others had written her off.

Sometimes it easier to talk to someone you don't know - it that's the case pm me for a phone number - I can listen or give you my 02 which will be worth what you pay, but can also give you contact info for Duke if you want it.

Keep your head up..

Fuck Cancer.

thoughts & prayers..

davey

 

[rmarion]

thoughts and Prayers sent to you and your family!!!!!!!

 

[HBCraig]

Keep your chin up brother. Good thoughts and stay positive. :thumbup:

 

[rampgirlll]

Prayers and positive thoughts coming your way. I know many, including my dad who have kicked colon cancers ass. Lets add your name to that list.

 

[Advantage 1]

Positive thoughts for you & your family!!

Joe

 

[Roaddogg 4040]

Crappy news for sure but I'm sure that you will have lots of friends, including people like me that don't even know you praying for you. Let's hope that you get some good news tomorrow. Stay positive even though it will be hard to do. All the best to you and your family...

Steve

 

[YoPengo]

John, you will be in my prayers tonight. Positive thoughts...


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[Flyinbowtie]

Outnumbered....

Sounds very much like what I went through a few years back. There is a thread here somewhere about it.
Found during a routine colonoscopy, it was a carcinoid colorectal tumor. It didn't "look like" the normal cancer the doc sees, but he "took it anyway".
The lab work confirmed cancer. I cannot remember the size, but it seems like it was close to yours.
I got the word the day I got home from the hospital after having a minor heart attack. Full plate, so to speak.

The lab work indicated it was encapsulated, not vascularized, and had not spread to the cell walls...but, they could not tell for sure because when the doc burned it to remove it he damaged tissue tey couldn't tell if the cell wall had been penetrated.
They sent me to an oncologist, who told me that he felt there was a 99% chance that they had got all the cancer. He did nothing. He consulted with my gastro doc while they worked together.
I had another colonoscopy six months later, and then a octreotide scan ("prepped" 5 nights in a row), which detects molecular levels of cancer in the area...all clear.
I have had follow up colonoscopies every other year til last year, when the gastro doc said, "you are cured".

So, while it is normal to be scared to death, wait until the lab work comes back, and you get a game plan in place. There are a whole bunch of treatments that are out there even if yours is vascularized, this is not a death sentence. Catching it iin a colonoscpy is the best thing that could have happened.
PM me anytime if you want to run further info by me. Been there, my friend.

Jeff

And I will pray for you tonight.

 

[steamin rice]

Prayers sent

 

[MissB]

Outnumbered, if its "C"... Just remember you have it. It doesn't have you! You will get through this. My dad had a routine a couple months ago, same thing, this is why you get your dr check ups. Stay positive! I'll be sending positive thoughts your way!
XO
B

 

[RVRKID]

You are in our thoughts and I hope for good news!

 

[Hallett270act]

You are in my thoughts and prayers brother.


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[AMBUSHER]

Prayers sent your way Bossman and like others have said keep thinking positive. Both my Grandfather and Uncle were diagnosed with Colon cancer, they listened to their doctors and put their faith in the big man upstairs. They both made full recovery's and rocked on.:thumbup:

 

[V3NMOUS]

Like many others have said, cancer is not a death sentence. Positive thoughts snd prayers your way!

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[NdaWind]

Positive thoughts sending your way. Keep a poistive attitude

 

[h2o225]

Positive thoughts for you and family. Youstrong and your friends and family will also.

 

[rivermobster]

I have an uncle that survived cancer...

That was maybe ten years ago! Lots of treatments for whatever it turns out to be. Hang in there bro, prayers sent! :thumbup:

 

[Hammer]

Thoughts out to you and your family .

 

[LowRiver2]

Positive thoughts, devise a plan of attack with the Dr.'s and kick this crap right out of you (pun intended):thumbup:

 

[BigQ]

I have a buddy at work that has been going through this for the last year or so. They found the bad cells and started him on some hormone therapy that shrinks the tumor down. When it was growth was small enough they performed the removal. He is going through recovery and no signs of any cancer in his body, but he does get hot flashes and has new boobs from the hormone therapy, but small price to pay right:boobeyes:


As many have said it looks to be a very curable so I will be doing as other and sending some good vibes your way.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Prayers sent .

 

[copterzach]

Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.


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[lake p.a.l.]

For those of you clowns that are too cool to get your prostate checked and get a colonoscopy this better be a wake up call for you!! Positive thoughts go a long way. Best of luck

 

[djunkie]

For those of you clowns that are too cool to get your prostate checked and get a colonoscopy this better be a wake up call for you!! Positive thoughts go a long way. Best of luck

I'm 36 and I've had 2 colonoscopies and have had my prostate checked more then I like to talk about. Had some problems that called for it. Glad I did it though. Get checked out everyone. Outnumbered hang in there. We're here for you.


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[Outnumbered]

Thanks everyone. I'm walking out the door, I got RDP with me. Thanks for the support:thumbup:

 

[Dan Lorenze]

:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[scouter]

Hoping and praying for the best for you.....

X1,000,000 on the periodic prostate/colonoscopy checks.....

John

 

[5oclocksomewhere]

Hey John
I'm on my way to the river right now. I should be thinking about beers and good time but you a fellow boater whom I never met is all I can think about right now. Wishing you the best and im waiting on pins and needles like the rest of us to hear the outcome.

Prayers sent Buddy

 

[underpressure]

For those of you clowns that are too cool to get your prostate checked and get a colonoscopy this better be a wake up call for you!! Positive thoughts go a long way. Best of luck

^^^
You got that right! I've been delaying getting the colonscopy for 5 years (every year during the physical, the doc says "go get a colonoscopy", and I say "sure"). This is a real wake up call for me and it's going to get done this year.

Outnumbered, just curious, but did you have any "symptoms" or was this just a discovery during a routine exam?

Who knows, if anyone of us heeds this and gets the exam done, you may just have saved someone else's life!

Prayers to you bud!

 

[oldschool]

Hope things go well for you.:thumbup:

 

[DeltaSigBoater]

John,

You will get through this.

All The Best and Good Luck!

~Carl

 

[spectras only]

Hope the doc caught it just in time so you could take action and put this behind you.

 

[RLJ676]

Man that sucks, praying for you.

Ironically I just got back from the doctor, and he said no need to worry about prostate until 40 and colon at 50.....I wasn't really sure that sounded safe enough.

 

[coz]

For those of you clowns that are too cool to get your prostate checked and get a colonoscopy this better be a wake up call for you!! Positive thoughts go a long way. Best of luck

I'm having a wake up call right now, I'm sitting in Banner Desert Medical center while my wife is in surgery for a cancerous mass in her colon, its a 4 hour procedure so im here for the night and we wont know anything until pathology looks at the lymph nodes to see if it spread, wich takes a couple days. I wish you nothing but the best Outnumbered, good luck man, I kinda know what you're going thru.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

Hope all is well with your wife, Coz...

 

[Stainless]

coz, positive thoughts to your wife and yourself!

 

[28Eliminator]

I don't usually divulge too much of my personal life on the forums. I'm a pretty private and self-reliant person and don't get into sharing my personal stuff on Facebook and the like. So I really struggled with making this post but decided it is a good idea.

I was just hit with some pretty shocking news on Monday. My doctor found a 3cm mass in my colon/rectum while performing a colonoscopy. He said he is almost certain it is cancer based on its size and looks, but the official word is not back from the lab. This was a total shock at the age of 44.

I have been running the emotional roller coaster ride ever since. Waking up the last few mornings has been tough. The best way I can describe it is, surreal. It is very much like waking up from a terrible nightmare, but instead of that feeling of relief you get when you come to realize you were only dreaming, the feeling of dread comes over you when you know that it is really happening.

That leads me to the purpose of this post. I do believe in the power of prayer and positive thinking. I believe the more goodness you have on your side the better chance you have of fighting evil. It may sound totally silly to some, but I know a lot of you are with me on this.

Tomorrow I go in for a rectal ultrasound and likely get my pathology biopsy results back. After tomorrow I will have a much better understanding of what I am up against.

I'm not going to ramble on but I just want to ask that you keep me in your thoughts and prayers for the sake of my family, my girls. Let's hope and pray that this is something treatable and defeat able.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

John

Stay positive no matter the result.. As some on here know, my wife kicked breast cancers ass.... 3 times over 8 years. Twice we were told it was bad. She's still here, and has had more surgeries and procedures then most can even count... Last time was 11 years ago.

City of Hope saved her life, I'm convinced. Please consider them if necessary, it may make the difference.

Dave


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[Outnumbered]

Hey everyone, got back around 4pm and took a nap to sleep off the anesthesia. Well, its a little good news, mixed with bad news, and some unknown.

The Doc got the pathology back and it is cancer. It was not a total shock but I was hoping he was wrong and the test would come back negative.

After the rectal ultrasound the current diagnosis is T2 N0 Mx. That is code for a few things. The good in that code is that it has not spread to the local lymph nodes:thumbup: The unknown is the "X". M0 means no distant spread (M=metastasis) to other parts of the body. M1 means there is a distant spread. Mx means that I need to get a PET CT Scan to check for spread, because M is unknown. Going to see an Oncologist and Colorectal surgeon next week to discuss taking out the tumor and getting the PET scan ASAP.

So, I'm going to step up the prayer pretty hard and concentrate on getting a clear PET CT. Please keep me with your thoughts and prayers, my girls are scared and they need me around. I need to do this for them.

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks again!!!

John

 

[Outnumbered]

I'm having a wake up call right now, I'm sitting in Banner Desert Medical center while my wife is in surgery for a cancerous mass in her colon, its a 4 hour procedure so im here for the night and we wont know anything until pathology looks at the lymph nodes to see if it spread, wich takes a couple days. I wish you nothing but the best Outnumbered, good luck man, I kinda know what you're going thru.

Coz, I'm adding you and your wife to my prayer list buddy. PM me if you need to talk. Maybe we can help each other out:thumbup:

 

[Outnumbered]

^^^
You got that right! I've been delaying getting the colonscopy for 5 years (every year during the physical, the doc says "go get a colonoscopy", and I say "sure"). This is a real wake up call for me and it's going to get done this year.

Outnumbered, just curious, but did you have any "symptoms" or was this just a discovery during a routine exam?

Who knows, if anyone of us heeds this and gets the exam done, you may just have saved someone else's life!

Prayers to you bud!

I'll reply in detail when I feel a little better. But in a nutshell yes, there were symptoms and don't be freaked by the colonoscopy. It was a breeze compared to many other things I've done. Just do it.

 

[rivermobster]

I'm having a wake up call right now, I'm sitting in Banner Desert Medical center while my wife is in surgery for a cancerous mass in her colon, its a 4 hour procedure so im here for the night and we wont know anything until pathology looks at the lymph nodes to see if it spread, wich takes a couple days. I wish you nothing but the best Outnumbered, good luck man, I kinda know what you're going thru.

ah man

Hey everyone, got back around 4pm and took a nap to sleep off the anesthesia. Well, its a little good news, mixed with bad news, and some unknown.

The Doc got the pathology back and it is cancer. It was not a total shock but I was hoping he was wrong and the test would come back negative.

After the rectal ultrasound the current diagnosis is T2 N0 Mx. That is code for a few things. The good in that code is that it has not spread to the local lymph nodes:thumbup: The unknown is the "X". M0 means no distant spread (M=metastasis) to other parts of the body. M1 means there is a distant spread. Mx means that I need to get a PET CT Scan to check for spread, because M is unknown. Going to see an Oncologist and Colorectal surgeon next week to discuss taking out the tumor and getting the PET scan ASAP.

So, I'm going to step up the prayer pretty hard and concentrate on getting a clear PET CT. Please keep me with your thoughts and prayers, my girls are scared and they need me around. I need to do this for them.

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks again!!!

John

So sounds like they got it early?? Hoping for the best for you!!

 

[rioracr]

prayers out to Outnumbered and Coz's wife. they say wait till you are 50 for the colon test, the sooner the better if cancer is in your family, when you go for a phyical have your Dr. do a PSA test and start a guide line for your health, most of these tests you have to tell the Dr. you want them so be safe and get checked, lots of boating and off roading to be done :thumbup:

 

[Outnumbered]

Maybe on the early part. The big unknown right now is the M factor. If it has spread distant then that can be hard to battle. The PET CT scan will hopefully answer that question soon. That is why I have to keep up the prayers. That is crucial. :thumbup:

 

[drtywhat]

John,
Shalee and I are pulling for you bud. When I got the news from you today I was relieved to hear the mass hadn't spread. We are praying your PET scan comes back clean. I know how stubborn you are and you really showed your strength by reaching out to the folks of RDP and telling your story. Asking for prayer from you I know was hard since you are a private man. May gods good graces bless you and your wife and girls. Stay strong the girls need you. i am always a phone call away and a 8 minute drive if you need some man support. If you are going to church at 6 pm on Saturday night then we will attend with you. Jackson has ice hockey from 3:45 to 4:45.

 

[drtywhat]

Maybe on the early part. The big unknown right now is the M factor. If it has spread distant then that can be hard to battle. The PET CT scan will hopefully answer that question soon. That is why I have to keep up the prayers. That is crucial. :thumbup:

Thought the ultrasound confirmed it didn't spread?