I am glad to hear this good news!
Keep on keeping on!
I am glad to hear this good news!
Keep on keeping on!
I'm really glad to hear this ordeal wasn't enough to keep you down. Keep up the good work, and I'll be looking forward to the news that you're all done and cancer-free very soon.
Time for an update.
The chemo regimen knocked the lymphoma down but not out. So more treatment is needed.
It will be two to four rounds of stronger, more intense chemo followed by an autologous stem cell transplant. That entails having your own stem cells removed by apheresis. Several extremely high doses of chemo follow which will hopefully kills all the cancer cells, but also destroys your bone marrow. Then your stem cells are replaced, your bone marrow regenerates and hopefully you are cancer free.
I start the first round of chemo on Monday.
Thank you for the update Gary!
Hang in there!
Gary, it was great talking with you yesterday. You are my hero. John Wayne's got nothing on you!
Thanks for the update.
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Thinking of you, Gary. You are in our prayers.
Warren
Best of luck to you Gary!
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Prayers going up for you, my friend.
Diane
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
Family and I will keep you in our prayers. Good luck Gary!
Keep up the good fight! Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
"Some believe in destiny, and some believe in fate. But I believe that happiness is something we create."-Something More by Sugarland
I was thinking about you today and I hope that all is going well!
Hang in there!
Hello Fezz!
Sorry for the late reply. I start the process of an autologous stem cell transplant this week. They'll collect my stem cells and store them. Then I'll get a bit of a break. I check into the hospital on December 1st, get a super high dose of chemo over several days, then my stem cells are put back to restore my bone marrow. I'll be in the hospital for most of December.
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/autologo...ell-transplant
Thanks to all for the support. I'm going to beat this lymphoma!
Gary
Thinking of you daily, Gary. You are in my prayers, and I know you will win this battle!
Warren
You know you are in my prayers. Take care, my friend.Originally Posted by gmc
Diane
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
My stem cell collection is complete. It only took one day. The nurses said it often takes as many as five days. I get a break now through Thanksgiving and check back in on December 1st for the tough stuff.
Thanks to everyone for the support.
Chin up! I beat cancer 9 years ago...you can too!
Lost and confused in an optical wonderland!
Sorry I'm just touching base, Gary...I haven't been on OB for any real length of time for quite a while and just came across this thread. I'm sending thoughts and prayers your way!
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The same message from me, only it was 23 years ago.
Terrible pain, ambulance to Hospital on a Sunday, followed by a 6 hour operation.
Doctor tells me in the morning that he had 2 items to tell me.
1) operation was successful
2) I had a perforated upper colon that had leaked all over belly cavity, is cancerous and that I would be dead in 5 to 8 month.
I beat it too, and I am still told that it must have been will power.
My step daughter beat lymphoma twice before her 22nd birthday. Keep on, keepin' on
Today I undergo my stem cell transplant. It's gone extremely well so far. The preliminary chemo was not as tough as expected.
About two to three weeks of recovery before release.
I'm ready to get this stuff knocked out!
You our are in my prayers, Gary. Get well, my friend.
Diane
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
Thinking of you and saying a prayer for you! Beat this thing and get well fast!
Best of luck to you GMC. You WILL prevail above this ugly beast. The OptiForce is with you!
Thinking of you! Keeping you in my prayers and add you as another reason to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
"Some believe in destiny, and some believe in fate. But I believe that happiness is something we create."-Something More by Sugarland
Time for an update. Saw oncologist after return of symptoms. Had a biopsy last week. Lymphoma is back. I start a new chemo regimen next week.
Gary
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