I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
November 23, 2024, 10:08:44 PM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
532606 Posts in 33561 Topics by 12678 Members
Latest Member: astrobridge
* Home Help Search Login Register
+  I Hate Dialysis Message Board
|-+  Dialysis Discussion
| |-+  Dialysis: Spouses and Caregivers
| | |-+  my friend has cancer		 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: my friend has cancer  (Read 6358 times)
pelagia
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2991
« on: January 14, 2009, 01:30:39 PM »
One of my friends at work has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.  It has spread throughout his spinal column.  His back has been hurting him for months and months.  They kept telling him it was arthritis!  They finally did a scan and the cancer is extensive.  He never smoked a day in his life.  He has had long-term exposure to the carcinogen formaldehyde which he uses to preserve samples and organisms collected from the environment.  We have been using a similar procedure in my lab for three decades.  In the old days, we didn't have much in the way of fume hoods or safety regulations.  We all complain about OSHA, but I hope and pray that the risk has been reduced for the younger folks around here.  They are telling him that with chemo he can expect to live for 6 months to a year at the most.   :'(
Logged
As for me, I'll borrow this thought: "Having never experienced kidney disease, I had no idea how crucial kidney function is to the rest of the body." - KD
G-Ma
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2191
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2009, 01:37:49 PM »
I am so sorry.  I know it's going to be difficult for all of you to watch this disease.  Prayers to all.
Ann

 :grouphug;
Logged
Lost vision due to retinopathy 12/2005, 30 Laser Surg 2006
ESRD diagnosed 12/2006
03/2007 Fantastic Eye Surgeon in ND got my sight back and implanted lenses in both eyes, great distance & low reading.
Gortex 4/07.  Started dialysis in ND 5/4/2007
Gortex clotted off Thanksgiving Week of 2007, was unclotted and promptly clotted off 1/2 hour later so Permacath Rt chest.
3/2008 move to NC to be close to children.
2 Step fistula, 05/08-elevated 06/08, using mid August.
Aug 5, 08, trained NxStage and Home on 9/3/2008.
Fistulagram 09/2008. In hospital 10/30/08, Bowel Obstruction.
Back to RAI-Latrobe In Center. No home hemo at this time.
GOD IS GOOD
willieandwinnie
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 3957
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2009, 01:46:45 PM »
pelagia, I'm so sorry to hear your news.   :grouphug;
Logged
"I know there's nothing to it, but I want to know what it is there's nothing to"
Sluff
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 43869
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2009, 02:07:00 PM »
Thats a tough cancer and inoperable, sorry to hear that.   :grouphug;
Logged
monrein
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8323


Might as well smile
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2009, 03:00:43 PM »
What awful news Pelagia.  I'm so sorry to hear it.  :grouphug;
Logged
Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
lola
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2167


I can fly!!!
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2009, 03:25:56 PM »
I'm so sorry :grouphug;
Logged
www.caringbridge.org/visit/ottomachado
karen547
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 693
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2009, 06:38:55 PM »
 :cuddle; I am very sorry to hear about your friend pelagia. I wish they would find a cure already!
Logged
paris
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8859
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2009, 07:43:33 PM »
Such sad news.  My Dad died from lung cancer and wouldn't want anyone to go through that.  I agree, I hope the OSHA standards help the future generations from being exposed.  :cuddle;
Logged


It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.
st789
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 834
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2009, 08:12:31 PM »
Very unfortunately your friend has cancer.
Logged
Wenchie58
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1655


Always carrying the big silly grin!
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2009, 08:33:49 PM »
Sorry to hear of your friend.   :cuddle;
Logged
Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning Satan shudders and says "Oh s**t, she's awake!"

Right nephrectomy 1963
Diagnosed ESRD 2007
"Listed" summer 2007
Transplant 3/6 match  10/24/08
rose1999
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1893
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2009, 12:06:12 AM »
Sending love to you,your friend and their family. Wish I could do more  :grouphug;
Logged
Chris
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 9219


WWW
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2009, 04:40:03 AM »
Sorry to hear pelagia.
Logged
Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
pelagia
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2991
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2009, 04:55:18 AM »
Thank you for your notes.  

I realize that we all have to go someday, but I am not ready, at 54, to see my friends die.  John was a big, healthy, vibrant man until this cancer started to eat away at him.  It aged him a decade in a year.  I know the IHD family understands how disease can suck the life out of someone. Thank you for letting me get it out. :grouphug;

Yesterday also had a couple of high points - the joyous news that Monrein has a date for her transplant and the 8 month anniversary of my husband's transplant.

And really, it's a good day for me every time I log in to IHD and learn that it's been a good day for someone in the IHD family.
 :grouphug;
Logged
As for me, I'll borrow this thought: "Having never experienced kidney disease, I had no idea how crucial kidney function is to the rest of the body." - KD
paris
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8859
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2009, 06:06:01 PM »
You help brighten our days, too.   It is good that we have happy events to celebrate here.  It gives us all hope.  I will keep your friend in my prayers.  :cuddle;
Logged


It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.
Lucinda
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 664


Life is great!
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2009, 12:16:36 PM »
Hey darling.  Sorry to hear about your friend.  One day they will find a cure for cancer but unfortunately it will have taken so many lives before they do.  I have lost a number of friends to it and my heart also breaks for Patrick Swayze.  They are really fighting the tough battle.  You light up everyone's life here and now you have alerted me to monrein's good news I am going to go look at that thread. xx
Logged
kidney4traci
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1046
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2009, 01:02:16 PM »
So sorry about your friend. :grouphug;
Logged
Married - three children.
Alports female, diagnosed ESRD 10/04
11/04  Hemo in clinic
6/07 hemo at HOME! 
2/3/09 - Transplant from an angel of a friend!!!
petey
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 0


MEMBER BANNED
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2009, 03:18:30 PM »
Cancer is such an awful disease.  I'm so sorry about your friend.
Logged
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
« previous next »
 
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP SMF 2.0.17 | SMF © 2019, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!