Oh Dear Friends, I am so sorry to read of Connie's passing. She will be missed. She was a great help to many through her experience and strength. My Thoughts and Prayers and Condolences to all her...
My Husband, Gene, died November 30th. I want to give his ostomy supplies to someone in need of them but don't know where to contact or give them to. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. There...
Thank You, each and all. I feel that sense of settled. That is a good thing. No sickness pending that I know of. I breathe a sigh of relief. People may think my home was cursed with 2 deaths here...
I know that if I never need someone to talk to I can always come here. My Husband, Gene, died Saturday. He died here at our home on the deck he so loved to sit at to gaze upon our creations, memories...
brendaalexander, My Thoughts and Prayers are with you. I lost my Brother to liver failure and Hep. C. It could have been much worse but he was and we were spared in the end. He was told in Nov. 2011...
Thank You Blueglass!! Always Happy to hear "Healthier"!!! Blessings and Many Prayers to you!!!!...
Hello Everyone, My Husband is adjusting to his Ileostomy best can be for now. It has been a learning experience for us both. No real troublesome issues. Happy he has been given more time to battle...
Thank You Splashdancer, HepC&Cirrhosis and Connie!! Slpashdancer his name is Eugene. Thank You and All of you for your Kind Thoughts and Prayers. I believe in Prayer and the more the better. I smiled...
Thank You Tom1 and all that have viewed my post. I can only imagine his thoughts and fears of this new obstacle currently. I have been told and will share the info about a stealth belt for support of...
Thanks Ziff!! Life goes on, and it's not always easy but on it is. Don't want to think past today but reality is what it is. Can't stop when hardship comes knocking. Makes me madder and even more...
No offense intended to any of you great people. I so didn't want to come back here. I just seem unable to get away and stay away. First and update on my nephew, my gift. He is doing well and has...
Many, Many Prayers...
I know you all are a great bunch of people!! Caring, sharing and experienced. But I sure do not like that I am again here to post in another topic. Oh My!!! My Husband was diagnosed with Stage 4...
Wish I had of an update tonight for you all. My M-I-L is in the hospital tonight and expected to stay until tomorrow. All I can share for now is she has a severe kidney infection. Her results came...
Thank You Bill, Many Prayers are needed. She completed her pre-op yesterday and is hanging in there. The swelling hasn't gone down much in her legs or abdomen. It is seeping through her pores on her...
k8t74, I am so sorry for your loss. My Prayers to you and your Family. I know the pain you feel. I lost My Best Friend, My Brother as you know. The days are long and I will not live as long as it...
Thanks Vickie, Your reply is helpful and so appreciated. It is hard to get the full details. She is stubborn as her son :). She says she will wait until Monday. I hope she doesn't have any...
I know where to come for the best info online. I have frequented the hepatitis forum because of my now deceased Brother. My Mother-in Law has been feeling quite down, tired, and retaining fluids. Her...
Pats Daughter, I am so sorry for your loss. My Prayers are with you and your Family. Many Prayers, Alisa...
Thanks for the update misfit!! Many Prayers, Alisa...
Hello missfit913 and k8t, I am keeping Chris and each of you in my thoughts and Prayers. Hope you get to have many good days!! Many Prayers, Alisa...
My heart goes out to each of you in this difficult situation. When I was getting paper work done upon his discharge at the hospital. I asked LJ's Hospice nurse, it was a concern I had, if he asked...
Hello K8t and misfit913,, I am sorry for all that you and your family have experienced with your Brother. I lost my Brother to this. He was 45. I have gone back and read your posts. I am truely sorry...
Thank You Mae!! You know, I have always wondered my purpose in life since I couldn't have kids. I think I know now. It is to be a caregiver. :) I have been getting lots of practice lately and getting...
Thanks Connie!! Amazing I fall short of. But Thank You. Just try hard to deal with what life is throwing at me. The pain has been the bottom of the totem pole since my husbands chemo began. Nausea...
Hello My Friends, It's nearing 5 months since LJ died. I was spring cleaning in July to ready the house for my husbands Dad and some family coming in to visit him. I came across much while cleaning...
AWESOME David!!!! Happy 4th and many more!!!...
Hello Sanchintensho, You have found a great place for information and help along in your ordeal with your brother. I didn't always like the replies I read but it is the truth and had it not been for...
Thank You Slashdancer and Connie!! Much to comprehend for him and for me. This is treatable and I hold firmly to my Faith that he will win this battle. More to read and study on but I will read and...
Well my Friends the results are in. My husband has Stage IV Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. I will need to find a site that has a forum for this disease. He will begin his chemo treatments July 29th....
Thank You Connie, Worried Daughter2, Carol and Splashdancer for your replies. Hoping to get results today. The waiting for news goes quite slowly it seems. Until we have specifics, I try very hard to...
Forgot to add ,Cavenders has been added to our diet and Miralax liked much more than Metamucil!!! Thanks much for the suggestions!!...
We have a battle on our hands. One Thankfully that is treatable. Just to bring you to current, Liver biopsy July 3rd, 3 tissue samples biopsied but tissues were not enough to give any results PET...
Great news today with the Colonoscopy. No cancer seen at all. 2 small polyps were removed and will be biopsied. No blockage as reported through CT Scan and PET Scan. They will be doing a Laparoscopy...
Port implant canceled for tomorrow. Colonoscopy and biopsy Wednesday. Hopefully this will tell all and get him on the road to recovery. 9 am tomorrow starts a strict diet and only liquids to cleanse...
Left with another Biopsy for information. The largest mass in his Liver has to be biopsied. Risky because of the location and surrounding vessels. His colon, lymph nodes and liver cancer are all in...
The waiting for results have began. P.E.T Scan went well. I had read about the procedure and it said 1 and a half hours. It was 2 and a half. 45 minutes of wait before they called him back after...
Good to know about the grapefruits. Will try lemon and orange juice and zest. He is feeling OK today. Had to contact the doc about no bm though. Pain and unable, but with the feeling of needing, to...
Thanks for the suggestions. Not a Ms. Dash fan at our house either. Will find some Cavander's and give it a try. We will be doing baked and grilled. Got to get some of those grilling planks. We loike...
I have been stumped on trying to find a site for a good diet. His general surgeon told him to lay off his usual. To eat foods such as soups and other more liquid type foods. Ensure and another he...
Biopsy went well. In at 9am, back to his room at 10:30. They removed from 3 areas. He had to lay on his right side until 1pm. No complications. Minimal pain he said. Hurts when he coughs. Awaiting...
I can always count on you all for the best info. I have much to learn about all that is to come. Prepared I will never be but at least I am not totally blind. 7am Biopsy seems so distant but at least...
A copy of his workup today states: Hypodense liver masses with the largest in the caudate lobe measuring 4.2 cm. A second smaller is seen in the right hepatic lobe laterally. Kidneys and Adrenals:...
Hello My Friends. No offense but I was not wanting to have to discuss another liver problem with anyone again. Not the case since today. My husband (54) has been feeling badly for quite a while...
CreativeSoul, I have your Husband, you and your family in my prayers. I was given the instructions from Hospice to help my brother die. They and we were caught by surprise as to LJ's going down so...
Hello Penny, I am sorry to hear your Mother's diagnosis of Alpha-1. She should be applying for disability. My sister-in-law (50) had Alpha-1. She was approved for disability within a few months of...
Hello Penny, You have found a GREAT place for Friends and Information. There were here for me , helping me throughout my Brother's Endstage Cirrhosis (Alcoholic) and Hep C. There is much information...
Thank You all for your time to reply. I will heal in time also. It took near 15 years to really grieve for my Mother. It took a funeral for an Aunt to bring the grief to surface. My nephew's Mother...
Hello my Friends!! Still here and healing at times. I haven't felt well for the last few days. I think stress, nephew having many issues at school, bus, and home. Behavioral issues that have been...
Lisa, I am so sorry to read about your loss. I lost my brother March 3, just last month. He died of Liver Failure. He had Endstage Cirrhosis and Hep C. He finally let me help him through instructions...