baldie Posted April 22 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 75 Topic Count: 243 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3338 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 2594 Achievement Points: 33699 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 10:26 PM Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted April 22 Yesterday I took my wife for pre booked tests at the hospital. And after having an Endoscopy and Colonoscopy the Doctors discovered my wife has Bowel Cancer. At the moment we are just numb and trying to get our heads round it, Donna is a woman who has never smoked or drank to excess (the odd glass of wine) and teaches PE at school. So she has always been fit and healthy. And in ten years has only been off work twice due to illness it just makes no sense. We have now told all the family which has been very hard on everyone. This woman is my rock for over 22 years we have only ever been apart 3 times in all those years. I find myself having to be the strong one telling everyone its alright mum will be fine, while cracking jokes and keeping a smile on my face when in reality I just want to scream. It is now a waiting game for more tests and the results from the Biopsy. We have a full body CT scan booked for the 4th of next month to see if it has spread and only after those results will the Doctors decide the next step. I do not claim to be a religeous man but I prayed for the first time in a lot of years. Not for me but for my wife who is the most wonderfull kind and gentle woman you could ever wish to meet. I only post this to remind everyone, hug the special people in your life , tell them you love them today. Because you never know what tomorrow brings. Wishing everyone the best Baldie (Rob) Smeggie, Sharpe, Labob and 34 others 3 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Timmah! Posted April 22 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 471 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 2.52 Reputation: 10356 Achievement Points: 51105 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 118 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Online Last Seen: 5 minutes ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Share Posted April 22 I'm so sorry, Baldie. Life really sucks sometimes. I sincerely hope for the best for you & your better half. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
StormCrow Posted April 22 Member ID: 480 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 250 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2644 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 4818 Achievement Points: 45829 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 28 Joined: 09/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 17 hours ago Birthday: 03/11/1975 Device: Android Share Posted April 22 Fuckin hell Baldie, thoughts and good vibes to you and yours, stay strong, fight hard beside her, and love her harder bro. Thinking of you and your fam baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted April 22 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18159 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20190 Achievement Points: 133084 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 265 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 41 minutes ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted April 22 Sorry to hear this - thoughts and prayers to you and the family baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackwidow Posted April 22 Member ID: 31 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 372 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 256 Achievement Points: 2783 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 12/25/1981 Device: Windows Share Posted April 22 So sorry to hear this Baldie. We will be keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ALanHim Posted April 23 Member ID: 30793 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 343 Content Per Day: 1.74 Reputation: 242 Achievement Points: 2591 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/18/23 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 I'm very sorry to hear that Baldie, that's devastating news. She has done everything right and still the big C take over. Praying you can find some answer. Nonetheless hand in there man, she needs you more than ever. Take care of yourself during this Baldie. Stay strong brother. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icequeen Posted April 23 Member ID: 9264 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 89 Topic Count: 91 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6100 Content Per Day: 1.52 Reputation: 8006 Achievement Points: 51534 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 55 Joined: 05/13/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 07/13/1981 Device: Android Share Posted April 23 Baldie, I am so very sorry to hear this. My heart sunk from my chest. My thoughts and prayers for you and your family at this time. I am sure the hardest part is trying to be strong and for that I hope you both can remain so and big hugs. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Dot80 Posted April 23 Member ID: 2128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1079 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1105 Achievement Points: 22594 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/15/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Birthday: 12/06/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 Prayers for you and your family. God Bless. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BUDMAN Posted April 23 Member ID: 800 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 152 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 6949 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 4493 Achievement Points: 58271 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 29 minutes ago Birthday: 05/29/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 Sorry to hear this baldie, positive thoughts for you and your family. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Smeggie Posted April 23 Member ID: 24118 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 25 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1078 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 2015 Achievement Points: 10018 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 02/19/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 hours ago Birthday: 01/23/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 So sorry to hear this @baldie. Positive vibes coming your way! baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Raven Posted April 23 Member ID: 970 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 59 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 626 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 361 Achievement Points: 4706 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 25 Birthday: 12/30/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 Mate so sorry to hear your news.... Thinking of you both.......... baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Snap Posted April 23 Member ID: 27916 Group: ++ Insurgency Admin Followers: 4 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 402 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 344 Achievement Points: 2565 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/19/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 Please take care of her and tell her that a bunch of idiots would like to hug her. baldie and ALanHim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Ruggerxi Posted April 23 Member ID: 6 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 184 Topic Count: 2827 Topics Per Day: 0.53 Content Count: 11861 Content Per Day: 2.21 Reputation: 12932 Achievement Points: 106413 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 123 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 19 hours ago Birthday: 08/25/1976 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 I'm so sorry to head Baldie, praying for you both and sending hugs and love your way. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
major-mark63 Posted April 23 Member ID: 23233 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2433 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 1904 Achievement Points: 19194 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/10/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 08/11/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 Sorry for you Baldie and your family. Cancer is bad but remember it could hit everyone at every age . all my thaughts for you and your wife... Stay strong and positive it helps.. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WeednFeed Posted April 23 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 39 Topic Count: 345 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2338 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 3804 Achievement Points: 24081 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 35 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Macintosh Share Posted April 23 Sorry to hear this. Prayers for your wife, you and your family. You're so right if you love someone tell them. ALanHim and baldie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
+ COD4 Moderator Totty Posted April 23 Member ID: 30308 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 7 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 553 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 601 Achievement Points: 5547 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 07/02/22 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 08/28/1973 Device: Windows + COD4 Moderator Share Posted April 23 Sorry to hear this mate. My wife is near the end of her treatments now and all I can say is stay strong and be there for her when she needs it. The treatments aren't pleasant and the overall experience is very unpleasant, which in turn affects emotions and mental well being. If you need any advice or just someone to talk to then give me a shout. In the meantime my thoughts and positive vibes are with you WeednFeed, Timmah!, baldie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
rexbowan Posted April 23 Member ID: 27522 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 13 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1920 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 1570 Achievement Points: 13431 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 01/25/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 02:41 PM Birthday: 07/22/1951 Device: Windows Share Posted April 23 Sorry to hear the bad news. Thoughts and prayers for you both. Think positive thoughts. Hopefully they can remove the infected part of the bowel and it has not spread. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ANGU5 Posted April 24 Member ID: 2985 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 71 Topic Count: 114 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1670 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 3012 Achievement Points: 20177 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 19 hours ago Birthday: 12/01/1966 Device: Android Share Posted April 24 I'm sorry to hear my friend, I can understand your hurt and pain of this news o so very well.. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family as you go through this. We are here for you. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bamm Posted April 24 Member ID: 28834 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 15 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 118 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 220 Achievement Points: 23657 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/03/21 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 09:33 PM Birthday: 07/04/1995 Device: Android Share Posted April 24 I had so hoped you guys would get better news than this, this is just awful.. And I am hoping you can find a place where you yourself can be the one who is unsure, sad, maybe angry or whatever emotion might lead at that moment. If we can have a place in that, I'm sure all of us would want to give that space. For now, I'm thinking of you guys and hoping for good following up results in all this uncertainty baldie and ALanHim 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
YACCster Posted April 24 Member ID: 20683 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 138 Topic Count: 309 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3351 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 4089 Achievement Points: 45243 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 12/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Device: Macintosh Share Posted April 24 Praying for you all, hoping for the best buddy. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Themadman Posted April 24 Member ID: 24164 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 38 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 6 Achievement Points: 236 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/29/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Birthday: 06/22/1961 Device: Windows Share Posted April 24 Sorry to hear this baldie, praying for you both. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRose Posted April 24 Member ID: 2208 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 110 Topic Count: 305 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3622 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3947 Achievement Points: 37757 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 03:56 PM Birthday: 06/09/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted April 24 so sorry to hear this,,yes life deals us bad blows sometimes,,hopefully everything eill be ok! baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Majbasil Posted April 24 Member ID: 6247 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 22 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 654 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 839 Achievement Points: 5504 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 01:57 PM Device: Windows Share Posted April 24 YIKES! OK so, you all are in shock and rightly so, but nowadays there are wonderful treatments to kick cancer's butt! My father in law (stubborn man who never went to doctors) had all the symptoms of colon cancer and only went to dr when he literally could not poop anymore. Initial doctor said "Oh, too far advanced, you have about 3 months, say your goodbyes." Flash forward 5 years, he was still alive and walking and living his life, yes, it had altered and had to have a bag at that point attached to his side (eww) but he waited till way longer than normal nowadays. They did surgery and some radiation in strategic areas, it had metastasized to everywhere by the time he went to any doctor about it, so sad but he could have prevented his situation imho. That was hmmm 20 or so years ago. THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN. Immunotherapies, better targeted radiation equipment and techniques... I met a lovely women in her early 40's who was healthy and ate well enough, who much to her surprise was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4! By the time I met her, she had undergone all the necessary treatments and such and was back to living a normal life! So do not despair! Be sympathetic and helpful, but be very positive and hopeful! A biopsy will help them determine how to treat this. PD-1 inhibitors Pembrolizumab (Keytruda), nivolumab (Opdivo), and Dostarlimb (Jemperli) are drugs that target PD-1, a protein on immune system cells called T cells that normally help keep these cells from attacking other cells in the body. By blocking PD-1, these drugs boost the immune response against colorectal cancer cells. They are only given if the tumor has had findings of dMMR or MSI-H. Pembrolizumab can be given alone. It is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 or 6 weeks. Nivolumab can be given alone or with ipilimumab (see below). It is typically given by itself as an IV infusion every 2 or 4 weeks. If it is used along with ipilimumab, then it is typically given every 3 weeks. Dostarlimab can be given alone. It is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks for 4 treatments, and then given at a higher dose every 6 weeks. This drug is not approved specifically to treat colorectal cancer at this time. It is approved to treat other types of cancer, but doctors can prescribe it off-label for colorectal cancer. Still, it’s important to check with your insurance provider before getting this drug to make sure it is covered. CTLA-4 inhibitor Ipilimumab (Yervoy) is another drug that boosts the immune response, but it has a different target. It blocks CTLA-4, another protein on T cells that normally helps keep them in check. This drug can be used along with nivolumab (Opdivo) to treat colorectal cancer, but it’s not used alone. It is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion, usually once every 3 weeks for 4 treatments. For people with either early- or advanced-stage colorectal cancer, immunotherapy is now a cornerstone of treatment if the tumor has findings of dMMR (deficient mismatch repair) or MSI-H (microsatellite instability-high). baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardogs411 Posted April 24 Member ID: 20698 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 23 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 398 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 354 Achievement Points: 3205 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/18/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 09:02 AM Birthday: 04/03/1990 Device: Windows Share Posted April 24 be strong baldie and pray that it will all get better. baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CrazyGirl Posted April 25 Member ID: 2202 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 74 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 345 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 273 Achievement Points: 3736 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 02:01 AM Device: iPhone Share Posted April 25 So sorry to hear this... sending lots of prayers and hugs your way baldie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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