Mac, First, so sorry you're going through this, remembering how it felt to begin this journey. You are at the right place for great support and it seems like you are doing all the research. There are...
/community/emoticons/smurf.gif Ohh, hello and welcome home David! Rod & I were thinking of you every day but just got back online to see your update. Wow, what a rocky road this has been, hoping...
David, Just want you to know, we will be thinking of you with hope & prayers & a very good feeling that finally this is the real start of your recovery! As a nurse, you are my inspiration ,...
David, You are, have been and will be in our prayers. All sounds like a good plan so far & you know how nurses like their "plans of care"! Rest up, research, & hang in there..I'm thinking a...
David, Let this be the last step of the catheter journey! We think of you alot, and your wife, you both deserve the next step toward healing. We toast you both "Great Patient & Great Nurse/wife"...
David, If it were me, I could personally deal better with a permanent solution. I would check out the conduit! Will be thinking of you! Nurse Annie (possibly the worst patient ever, I couldn't even...
Hi David, As a fellow nurse, I really like the idea of your wife speaking to the man with a conduit in place. Then possibly you can talk with him; this is exactly what I would do. Field nurses rarely...
/community/emoticons/redface.gif Oh David, We are taking a deep breath and sending all our hopes to you! As a visiting nurse, I have seen more than a few people with ileal conduits, cared for them,...
/community/emoticons/cool.gif Hope you had cake & hugs and lots of smiles on your day! We wish you a year of healing and progress and everything good..then many more of even better! Nurse Annie...
/community/emoticons/smurf.gif Hoping, thinking, praying & believing for you! Nurse Annie & Mr. Sox Fan...
/community/emoticons/smurf.gif EEEk, okay now we're just hangin in there for you, hoping this is THE catheter that does it's work! Your Uro's plan seems good,& "nurse-wise "we know you're in...
:shocked: David, we hope for you, we think of you, my nurse self wants to fix it NOW! But mostly we know this must & WILL improve. Hold tight,you are without question ,the absolute best patient...
David, You will succeed & be the guru of catheters! Just know you will recover, hang in there! Annie & Mr. Sox...
Hi Dirtmover! Oh yeah, so great to hear! We've come a long way since May 2008! Let's keep going forward & keep smiling:) Nurse Annie & Mr. Sox Fan...
:smurf: David, you are the absolute best patient ever! We want so much healing for you and are pulling for you every day! Nurse Annie & Mr. Sox Fan...
Hi wife of tower man from wife of sox fan. I really do understand..ohh. ok.. here goes. First , this is awful & its ok to feel that. Everything changes and you are both afraid. We were..so much....
Red Sox Nation! Born in the shadow of Fenway, and we've got what it takes to win..in baseball & in life:)...
Hey David, Absolutely pulling for you every single day! The nurse part of me wants to fix something for you NOW! But we have the definite feeling you are on the right path to feeling well soon..there...
Smiling all day for you Tony:) This is the start of a very good year!!...
:smurf: Hi everyone, just checking in to wish everyone the very best in 2010! It's been 20 months now for hubby & me, incontinence issues almost resolved and ED a "work in progress" :-) with...
/community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Great news Dirt .. always think of you as a davinci buddy...1 yr.coming up end of this week, going for my yr. psa .We came through, and lets keep going forward!...
Joseph, Oh, it's always a weekend and such a heavy worry. Rod had something show up in his chest xray prior to surgery, had another scan and it turned out to be some old scarring probably due to some...
[b] vanishing cancer,but it always seems so unusual to have the only evidence removed by biopsy. Our advice is be thankful, go forward, and advise always careful research before surgery, second...
/community/emoticons/smurf.gif It's been awhile since posting, but we are still here, reading and always hoping the best for everyone. Hard to believe it's been 10 months since surgery, a year since...
Mark, We can't agree enough on the importance of getting a second reading of your biopsy specimen! It's our first piece of advice to everyone, and something we really wish we did . Then take your...
Rod & Annie ...
Rod and Anne We thank you and all the folks here for our information, strength , smiles ,and confidence since last spring.... Everyone is always in our hearts. ...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif oh yeah and more of the same! smiles here for you!! Annie...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif Hey Everyone, It's been awhile since posting but we're here and reading so much lately on PIN Dx. with biopsy that the update on Rod's path. report really seems to fit...
Tony, oooooh wow. We are fairly new here and always felt like we could trust and look forward to your thoughts. We understand how hard this all must be, just thank you so much and know that our...
Jim, Welcome home! It's the best healing place in the world! Prayers and thoughts and all hopes for you! Rod & Anne...
Tony, Happy Birthday doesn't say it enough for us. Happy many years ahead to someone we didn't know, who came into our lives and helped to hold us up in a way we didn't think possible! We"ll thank...
Nurse Annie agrees totally! Balmex is the nurses best friend, usually works on everything! If nothing seems to do the trick, consult your m.d. because even some diaper rashes need a prescription med!...
Jim, all your words and strength and thoughts were a blessing for us and for everyone. Our prayers are there for you now for comfort and healing. Rod & Annie...
y'all enjoy every minute! We were stationed in Biloxi and sure do understand y'all AND "y'all come back now hear ?"Have the most wonderful visit ! Rod & Annie...
Kenny and Renae, double smiles for you guys and prayers for your son. Rod & Annie...
Hi Rick, we know how absolutely frightening this news is to everyone but your results are so small, just like ours were , that you have the benefit of time to explore all alternatives and interview...
Our thoughts are with you all, I know how we worried about my Dad, and how our daughters feel. Prayers for your Dad, doting daughter, we are with you every step of the way....
Hang in there bluenose, the wait is really the worst part and being the "first show of the day" is really the best thing. You'll be up and walking by supper (as they seem to call juice, sprite and...
We are smiling all over New York! Things look great for you, let out a deep breath and celebrate!...
Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. (Hard to be a sox fan when you live here!)...
There is no amount of thanks enough for all you guys for the continued support to Annie and me, what a great family! Wow these past few days have made us first thank God and then do a lot of...
/community/emoticons/eyes.gif Well, 2 weeks and we called our M.D. for the final info on Rod's pathology report. He said that they couldn't find any cancer and had sent it back for another review....
Hi Jims Wife , I can really relate to this! Rod had surgery on the 28th, and same results, early detection, contained, nerves spared and cancer gone, thank God ! Catheter out on June 5th ;now dry at...
Biker, You are in our hearts today. Prayers and hopes surround you. Annie...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif yea Dirtmover!! We think of you as our recovery buddy! Things are headed to such a good place. Great news, you make me smile /community/emoticons/smile.gif Annie...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif Yea and Wow, we can breathe again! Rod had his catheter out today is visiting the potty and doing kegals frequently but happy as a clam. MD said it was a small area...
Lifeline, You are both held tightly in our prayers for strength and hope and comfort. I don't know about Canada but in my nursing here, often social workers in the hospital can help with financial...
Hey there dirtmover, congrats to you on getting here although this point can be frustrating ...so sorry. Did you try milk of magnesia and LOTS of liquids? Putting a pillow under your knees helps too....
So glad you are home! My husband came home on Thursday after 24 hours and gas pain was our biggest problem. Walking, colace, milk of magnesia and lots of liquids did the trick. Feel better, things...