Will someone please tell me what "PERMALINK" means ?

Kathy,
Had to look this one up myself!
A permalink, or permanent link, is a URL that points to a specific forum entry after it has passed from the front page to the archives. If you want to e-mail or save the link to a specific discussion, click “permalink” at the bottom of the entry and then copy the URL found in your web browser.
If you have more questions, CURE has a list of FAQs in the "About CURE Message Board" forum that may help.

I think you are outstanding to have lasted so long and have put with so much. My mother just died tonight from a 8 year battle with ovarian cancer and I also have had it but am in remission for the moment, but I also had thyroid cancer before she came down with the ovarian. It is hard to deal with, because there aren't enough people out there alive with the type of cancer I have to ask questions to about the effects I have been having, but you keep hanging in there. I'll keep hoping for you.

Dear "Unknown",
My condolences on the loss of your dear mother. Last Thursday was the sixth anniversary of my mother's death -- trachea cancer that metastasized to her lungs. I can tell you from this experience, and from the loss of my father 15 years ago, that the pain of the loss lasts a few years, expecially at holiday times, but eventually the memories become happier ones; and also your loved one will live on in your heart forever. She may not be able to answer you out loud, but you can still talk to her. Love lasts. Kathy Knight

I am a cervical cancer survivor, 5.5 yrs. I have had CT scans every six months since; in August my oncologist changed it to once a year. The fear is always with you!

I was diagnosed with stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma over a year ago. I went through 8 rounds of the heaviest chemo they give to a person. At least according to my Oncologist and the nurses administering the chemo. At first I was able to keep working my two jobs, I would use my days off for chemo and recovery on one job and changed my schedule on the other to get the day of chemo off. I was able to keep this up until the 6th round and then I started missing more work on the second job. After the 8th round I tried to work the second job again and couldn't. I thought it would just take time to recover. After all, now I was officially in remission. But I could not work the second job. Too much pain in the right shoulder and the job was physically demanding as was my main job. The two of them took too much out of me.

It seems the Neulasta shots to stimulate my bone marrow to produce white blood cells also made stimulated my budding Osteoarthritis to go from 0 to 60 in the last three months of chemo. Has anyone else heard of this?

Anyway we were confident in remission, suspected to be years, when 3 months after the heavy chemo, they found a new spot. We waited 2 more months and then did the PET/CT again and the spot had doubled. Our worst fears come to life. Suggested to have X-Ray therapy, the X-Ray doc said not at this time and did 4 rounds of chemo lite with Rituxin. We will go back in November and see what is happening with the PET/CT. You have to wonder when the main Oncologist says don't get the mediport removed yet.

Anyway in the mean time I am going to have surgery a week from Monday to replace the entire shoulder joint. The muscles are fine, the joint is gone. This only used to cause problems once in a while. After the Neulasta and with the cancer, it seems that now I have two things to worry about.

Which happens first? Another joint to be replaced or more treatment for the NHL?

what is buddy ot? 0-60?

My Osteoarthritis had been more of a minor source of pain once in while. No big whoopee, two aspirin and everything was fine. After the bone stimulation from the Neulasta shot, my Osteoarthritis also got stimulated. So joint pain and deterioration that was most likely years from needing anything serious to take care of was suddenly to the point of needing surgical replacement. In other words; the Neulasta shots to boost the white blood cell production also accelerated the joint deterioration caused by the Osteoarthritis. I no longer had years to go before something had to be done. Now it was a matter of months before surgical replacement of the joint was required. The 0 - 60 reference was like that of a car. You start out slow and accelerate full blast to the end. That's how I feel about how fast my shoulder went to being bone on bone. Pain meds don't touch that kind of pain very well. I don't know what a good nights sleep is like anymore. Did that answer your question.

Sorry I get a little wordy at times.

i FEEL EVERY DAY THAT i AM LOOKING OVER MY BACK FOR CANCER...i AM 5 YRS FREE, BUT i WAS STAGE 3, AND WITH BREAST CANCER I have seen too many people lose their fight. It is comforting to know others feel the same way.

In 2004 I was diagnosed with double breast cancer of two types. I went through chemo, surgery and radiation. The surgeon even took out extra tissue on the lumpectomy part of my surgery. Six weeks of radiation followed. Lo and behold the cancer in my remaing breast returned in 2005. It turned out to be very resistent to the chemo drugs I had in 2004. Although the surgeon took more than usual, it takes only one cell to duplicate. Yes I worry that the cancer will return. I realize that research is neccesary because the cancers are becoming stronger and more resistent to the toxins we put in our bodies.