Damn straight DB! This'll be the biggest fight I've ever had, no doubt, but you and I, with love and best wishes from our real & cyber friends (and a wee bit of help from somewhere's else) will win out.

Many thanks to all who've written here, or PM'd - too many to thank individually, but you all know who you are.
(((HUGS)))

DM

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

I hope you set right aboot it DM, Give it a right bootin!

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its all fun and games till someone lose's a bollock!

I'll certainly do my best Smithy - thanks, man!

Well, an update - saw my surgeon and the cancer specialist this morning. They reckon that Chemotherapy, followed by combination Chemo/Radio therapy is the way to go. This will all be done at the Beatson in Glasgow (Smithy and some others will probably know of it) and the whole thing kicks-off on the 22nd.



I have to have a few preliminary things carried out prior to the actual therapy commencing, including having a mask made (to cover my ugly mug!!), so not sure exactly when the Chemo start-date is - but certainly by the end of the month.

On the positive side; both Doc's seem to think that with a mere smidgin of good fortune, the tumour(s) will be killed off, and in the fullness of time, I'll be back to the awkward, obnoxious gitI am now.

On the negative side; well, it hasn't improved my typing skills one iota!

P.S. DB - I hope this mutual-praying gig doesn't cancel itself out!!

DM

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

It doesn't. Cause there many more prayers being said than you even know about.

BTW- I just signed both of your petitions. You can ask Wyndhy what that means.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

Grrrrrr ...... I hate riddles!!

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

asked and answered and if i had any control over the other, i'd fix that too. lots of love and good luck!

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Trees give peace to the souls of men * Nora Waln

The forest would be very quiet if no other birds sang than those who sing the best * Henry van Dyke

some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
Hypothetically Speaking * Something More * Cammy Interrupted * An Experimental Vacation * Masked * so..damn..hot * Thank You * My toy, his idea * no.19 Maple Lane * I Have A Surprise For You * Yesterday * In a Quiet Kitchen * help me decide * untitled prose * more untitled prose

Got my treatment schedule through today. I have to get a plastic face-mask made on 8th July, a CT "simulation the day after, then radiotherapy starts on 5th August ~ 5 days a week until the end of September.

Oh joy!!

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

a little fyi (if you don't want any just tell me to stuff it) the burn didn't get bad for me until the last week (week 5) and the worst pain was AFTER treatment was over, about a week and half later.

are you going to lose your sense of taste?

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Trees give peace to the souls of men * Nora Waln

The forest would be very quiet if no other birds sang than those who sing the best * Henry van Dyke

some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
Hypothetically Speaking * Something More * Cammy Interrupted * An Experimental Vacation * Masked * so..damn..hot * Thank You * My toy, his idea * no.19 Maple Lane * I Have A Surprise For You * Yesterday * In a Quiet Kitchen * help me decide * untitled prose * more untitled prose

Will the burns be outside or inside? I recently took this medicine, carafate. It's to help lesions and ulcers to heal. It completely coats things. Can you be given something like that to coat your mouth and throat after treatments?

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

The info sheets, and the specialist nurse, both say exactly that - the pain is worse after the treatment, as are with the side-effects too! Looking at the schedule, it's 6 1/2 weeks of radiotherapy - haven't got the Chemo schedule yet.



Both, apparently. Again, the info tells me I have to shave all my fcial hair to have the mask made (I've had my moustache since I was 17, so that'll be really weird!!) and to buy an electric shaver tominimise the aggro to my skin.
Happy days - haven't used one of them since....... well, I don't know when!
DM

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

Haven't been avoiding this thread, just haven't anything to add to it...till now.

Cancer. Kick its hairy little ass.

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Plug me into somethin'

If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

Abso-fuckin-lutely, Scotz.

Me and DB both.

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG.....How did I miss this.

You are both in my prayers. If it would help I would hold my breath until you both beat this, but then I believe I would pass out and hopefully my body would start again....so that wont help anyone. So the most I can do is the prayers.

I know that you can beat this. The only advise is live like there is no tommorrow...tell everyone what you think today....and most of all know that you are loved. (by me too).

Is there anything I can do?

Nat

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DAMN, YOU ARE A SEXY ONE-skipthisone

I beleive in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve, and I beleive in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. Kevin Costner/Bull Duram

"Your body as well as mine has needs. This is juat a little foreplay to highten our desire for each other. If we play out the game of love to it's natural conclusion, you'll experience fulfillment. Give yourself up to me and I'll guide you along the path to pareadise. Together we will be like fire and ice, love and hate, life and death." Virginia Henley

WANTED: a moment when you kiss someone and eveything around you becomes hazy. And the only thing in focus is you and this person and you relize that he is the only person your suppose to kiss for the rest of your life. And for one moment you get this amazing gift. You want to laugh and you want to cry. Cause you feel so lucky that you found it and so scared it will all go away at the same time.

I'm finding threads to do with the Big C still difficult to deal with.....please dont think my absence in here (or any others) means you arent in my thoughts & prayers.

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Nat ~ partly my fault I think, for not updating it like I said I would. I will do that in a minute....... btw, prayers are good - thank you!

Fangtasia ~ no worries darlin'; and thanks for the thoughts!

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind