Well, dang...the cancer's back...

TQ · 06-13-2008, 06:15 PM

I got the results of the last two weeks worth of tests today and it's definitely back.
I start chemo early next week. The good news is that - from the tests we took - it hasn't appeared in any new areas, only in the places where it was previously. I'll also be taking the same combination of drugs that were so successful for me in 2006.
There are differences, though. In '06 I suffered no ill effects from the original tumor site. This time I was in severe pain for most of last week, all due to the ulcerated nature of the tumor. I've also completely lost my voice (which is bad when you produce voice-overs for a living) and have to see a specialist late next week about that.
I'm actually anxious to get started with chemo because if I respond as quickly as I originally did I can, in short order, begin to eat a normal diet again. I've lost ten pounds in two weeks due to the fact that I can only eat soft foods (and even that is difficult) and in small quantities.
Not being able to eat my regular diet really interferes with my workouts at the gym because being low on energy means my routine gets truncated and I don't get as much benefit.
I did, though, manage to use the hotel's treadmill this morning for a brisk two miler at an 11.5% elevation grade.
I need fuel. Once the chemo begins to work and the primary tumor melts back I'll be able to swallow again. It's odd...I don't lose my appetite on chemo. I get a bit nauseous on the third day of treatment, but I can still eat.
I'm looking forward to that.

ctal · 06-13-2008, 06:24 PM

I was afraid of that, TQ, from what you said in your post the other day (in a thread in which, incredibly, you retained your inimitable good humor, despite considerable physical suffering). Know that a lot of people here will be pulling for comparably quick and effective results to your 2006 experience. All the best,
-- Al

CommandrX · 06-13-2008, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TQ

I got the results of the last two weeks worth of tests today and it's definitely back.
I start chemo early next week. The good news is that - from the tests we took - it hasn't appeared in any new areas, only in the places where it was previously. I'll also be taking the same combination of drugs that were so successful for me in 2006.
There are differences, though. In '06 I suffered no ill effects from the original tumor site. This time I was in severe pain for most of last week, all due to the ulcerated nature of the tumor. I've also completely lost my voice (which is bad when you produce voice-overs for a living) and have to see a specialist late next week about that.
I'm actually anxious to get started with chemo because if I respond as quickly as I originally did I can, in short order, begin to eat a normal diet again. I've lost ten pounds in two weeks due to the fact that I can only eat soft foods (and even that is difficult) and in small quantities.
Not being able to eat my regular diet really interferes with my workouts at the gym because being low on energy means my routine gets truncated and I don't get as much benefit.
I did, though, manage to use the hotel's treadmill this morning for a brisk two miler at an 11.5% elevation grade.
I need fuel. Once the chemo begins to work and the primary tumor melts back I'll be able to swallow again. It's odd...I don't lose my appetite on chemo. I get a bit nauseous on the third day of treatment, but I can still eat.
I'm looking forward to that.

Sorry to hear this, hope you get well soon and like you said respond to the chemo quickly.

Cogar · 06-13-2008, 06:29 PM

I am sorry to learn this news. I pray that the therapy is effective and that you are back to where you need to be very quickly.

TQ · 06-13-2008, 06:41 PM

A good thing is that with all the weight I've lost I've got some nice definition in my abs. I might be sick, but I'm still pretty.

Of course now that I'm going back on chemo I've got to cut my hair really short again, otherwise I just can't do a thing with it.

zapionics<alt> · 06-13-2008, 07:05 PM

Very sorry to hear this news TQ, but you beat it before you can beat it again, stick with the treatment buddy and dont let it get to you and we've all got you in our prayers.

everton · 06-13-2008, 07:05 PM

Goodluck TQ!!

johnrr6 · 06-13-2008, 07:21 PM

TQ----you are too tough an old jay bird to be beaten by this....

You did it once

You WILL do it again....

Will say a prayer tonight....

John

TQ · 06-13-2008, 07:22 PM

Being on chemo also gives me a real good excuse to do nothing but play games most of the time.

Mrs. TQ: "Sweetie, can you clean out the garage?"
Me: "Oh, sorry babe. (I hold up my PICC line attached pump) Chemo."
Mrs. TQ: "That's alright. Go back to playing Mass Effect."
Me: "Okay! Love you."

SupDawg · 06-13-2008, 07:43 PM

Sorry for the news.. .

Good luck.

JimTram · 06-13-2008, 08:50 PM

My thoughts and prayers are with you. Good luck.

Acid8000 · 06-13-2008, 09:03 PM

I hope you return to full health soon TQ.

guiness · 06-13-2008, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TQ

Being on chemo also gives me a real good excuse to do nothing but play games most of the time.

Mrs. TQ: "Sweetie, can you clean out the garage?"
Me: "Oh, sorry babe. (I hold up my PICC line attached pump) Chemo."
Mrs. TQ: "That's alright. Go back to playing Mass Effect."
Me: "Okay! Love you."

Game on !!

DBoone · 06-13-2008, 09:22 PM

I too am sorry to hear the bad news. I'll be praying for you too!

Maybe you need more of that Starbucks kind of chemo.

traveler · 06-13-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everton

Goodluck TQ!!

ditto

06-13-2008, 06:15 PM	#1
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,405	Well, dang...the cancer's back... I got the results of the last two weeks worth of tests today and it's definitely back. I start chemo early next week. The good news is that - from the tests we took - it hasn't appeared in any new areas, only in the places where it was previously. I'll also be taking the same combination of drugs that were so successful for me in 2006. There are differences, though. In '06 I suffered no ill effects from the original tumor site. This time I was in severe pain for most of last week, all due to the ulcerated nature of the tumor. I've also completely lost my voice (which is bad when you produce voice-overs for a living) and have to see a specialist late next week about that. I'm actually anxious to get started with chemo because if I respond as quickly as I originally did I can, in short order, begin to eat a normal diet again. I've lost ten pounds in two weeks due to the fact that I can only eat soft foods (and even that is difficult) and in small quantities. Not being able to eat my regular diet really interferes with my workouts at the gym because being low on energy means my routine gets truncated and I don't get as much benefit. I did, though, manage to use the hotel's treadmill this morning for a brisk two miler at an 11.5% elevation grade. I need fuel. Once the chemo begins to work and the primary tumor melts back I'll be able to swallow again. It's odd...I don't lose my appetite on chemo. I get a bit nauseous on the third day of treatment, but I can still eat. I'm looking forward to that. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/Sapphire X1950XT/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/eVGA 8800GTX/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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06-13-2008, 06:24 PM	#2
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,125	Re: Well, dang...the cancer's back... I was afraid of that, TQ, from what you said in your post the other day (in a thread in which, incredibly, you retained your inimitable good humor, despite considerable physical suffering). Know that a lot of people here will be pulling for comparably quick and effective results to your 2006 experience. All the best, -- Al __________________ "I didn't say I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear." -- George Romney, in 1968, while campaigning for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
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06-13-2008, 06:29 PM	#4
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06-13-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,405	Re: Well, dang...the cancer's back... A good thing is that with all the weight I've lost I've got some nice definition in my abs. I might be sick, but I'm still pretty. Of course now that I'm going back on chemo I've got to cut my hair really short again, otherwise I just can't do a thing with it. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/Sapphire X1950XT/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/eVGA 8800GTX/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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06-13-2008, 07:05 PM	#6
zapionics<alt> <unknown level> Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 2,769	Re: Well, dang...the cancer's back... Very sorry to hear this news TQ, but you beat it before you can beat it again, stick with the treatment buddy and dont let it get to you and we've all got you in our prayers. __________________ "To Boldly Go..."
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06-13-2008, 07:05 PM	#7
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johnrr6 Lucky Amateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,266	Re: Well, dang...the cancer's back... TQ----you are too tough an old jay bird to be beaten by this.... You did it once You WILL do it again.... Will say a prayer tonight.... John __________________ 1st Rig:-----------------------------------------------------2nd Rig: Q6600 @ 3.2 Ghz------------------------------------------9850 BE at 2.6 Ghz Vista Ultimate Edition 32 Bit SP1--------------------------Vista Ultimate Edition 64 Bit SP1 AB9QuadGT, BIOS .13-------------------------------------AsRock 780G BIOS 1.50 Thermalright SI-128 HS w/JMC 120 PWM Fan------------Thermaltake Blue Orb II 4 x 1 Gig Gskill PC 6400 Micron D9's---------------------Mushkin 4 x 2 Gig PC8500 eVGA 8800 GTX--------------------------------------------ATI HD 4870 4 x 250 Gig Western Digital SATA II HDs in RAID 5-----2 x 500Gig Western Digital SATA II HDs in RAID 0 Lite-On 20x DVD Burner w/Lightscribe--------------------Samsung SATA Tru Direct DVD Burner w/Lightscribe OCZ 700 W GameXstream PSU---------------------------Silverstone 500 Watt ST50EF PSU Creative X-Fi sound----------------------------------------Azalia Onboard Sound Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Black Case--------------------------Silverstone SG01 SFF Black Case Speedlink Medusa 5.1 headphones----------------------Hauppage 1600 TV Card
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06-13-2008, 07:22 PM	#9
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,405	Re: Well, dang...the cancer's back... Being on chemo also gives me a real good excuse to do nothing but play games most of the time. Mrs. TQ: "Sweetie, can you clean out the garage?" Me: "Oh, sorry babe. (I hold up my PICC line attached pump) Chemo." Mrs. TQ: "That's alright. Go back to playing Mass Effect." Me: "Okay! Love you." __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/Sapphire X1950XT/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/eVGA 8800GTX/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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06-13-2008, 07:43 PM	#10
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06-13-2008, 09:22 PM	#14
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