"Thank you!" from Ziyal
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Thank goodness! Well done, TZ, you've been such a source of inspiration through this whole affair.
I'm very glad things have worked out. As I'm sure we all are.
See? Defeated the evil cancer.
I knew you could do it. That wound vac is not long for this world now.
Thanks, all of you!
Yes, RJ, so far I've defeated it. But like I told the neurodoc today, no matter how good the stats are, I'm going to be terrified every time we do a scan. Problem is, this isn't one of the cancers where, if you're in remission for a few years, you've probably beat it. Chordomas can suddenly recur ten or more years later. On the other hand, of course lots of other things can happen in that time, too! Shoot, I have two friends who've each battled two totally unrelated cancers, several years apart.
I'd like to think that this is it for major illnesses and traumas, and that one night in a decade or two I'll die peacefully in my sleep. You know, just the way a Klingon wouldn't want to go.
Yes, RJ, so far I've defeated it. But like I told the neurodoc today, no matter how good the stats are, I'm going to be terrified every time we do a scan. Problem is, this isn't one of the cancers where, if you're in remission for a few years, you've probably beat it. Chordomas can suddenly recur ten or more years later. On the other hand, of course lots of other things can happen in that time, too! Shoot, I have two friends who've each battled two totally unrelated cancers, several years apart.
I'd like to think that this is it for major illnesses and traumas, and that one night in a decade or two I'll die peacefully in my sleep. You know, just the way a Klingon wouldn't want to go.
I'm glad you got good news today. 
Well, I can certainly understand that, but I hope you will now have some peace of mind and can relax.
Congratulations on your continued recovery Tora!
Thanks, guys.
Just heard about someone whose chordoma came back after 32 years. Sheesh! But if I have to have a recurrence, 32 years from now sounds like an excellent time. I'll be 93.
Just heard about someone whose chordoma came back after 32 years. Sheesh! But if I have to have a recurrence, 32 years from now sounds like an excellent time. I'll be 93.
My great-grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer around that age--but in her case was told that there was no need to treat it because at that age, it would grow too slowly to do any harm.
Of course, my hope is that you never have to deal with it again.
Of course, my hope is that you never have to deal with it again.
^Sounds good to me. 
Excellent news! So pleased for you. Keep it up.
Thanks, ancientone.
[vent] There's another forum -- on a health-related topic -- that I've belonged to for over a decade. I had expected them to be supportive through this ordeal and, indeed, most people there have been. However, there's always one idiot...
This particular idiot apparently thinks I've been posting too much about the cancer. Yesterday, she suggested that I stop "harping" on my "fate" and, like her real-life friend with terminal cancer, instead put my energy into preparing for death. Sheesh! Aside from the insensitivity, she obviously hasn't even been reading my posts.
I've been totally livid, but while typing this out, I started
at how ludicrous she sounds. Thank you, folks, I feel much better. [/vent]
Now, to make fun of myself, because it's taken me a year to make this connection:
You know I've called myself Ziyal here ever since I joined two years ago, a year before I had reason to look for a neurosurgeon. Well, the one I ended up with is Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD. Is that wild, or what?!
This particular idiot apparently thinks I've been posting too much about the cancer. Yesterday, she suggested that I stop "harping" on my "fate" and, like her real-life friend with terminal cancer, instead put my energy into preparing for death. Sheesh! Aside from the insensitivity, she obviously hasn't even been reading my posts.
I've been totally livid, but while typing this out, I started
at how ludicrous she sounds. Thank you, folks, I feel much better. [/vent]Now, to make fun of myself, because it's taken me a year to make this connection:
You know I've called myself Ziyal here ever since I joined two years ago, a year before I had reason to look for a neurosurgeon. Well, the one I ended up with is Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD. Is that wild, or what?!
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[vent] There's another forum -- on a health-related topic -- that I've belonged to for over a decade. I had expected them to be supportive through this ordeal and, indeed, most people there have been. However, there's always one idiot...
This particular idiot apparently thinks I've been posting too much about the cancer. Yesterday, she suggested that I stop "harping" on my "fate" and, like her real-life friend with terminal cancer, instead put my energy into preparing for death. Sheesh! Aside from the insensitivity, she obviously hasn't even been reading my posts.
I've been totally livid, but while typing this out, I started
Now, to make fun of myself, because it's taken me a year to make this connection:
You know I've called myself Ziyal here ever since I joined two years ago, a year before I had reason to look for a neurosurgeon. Well, the one I ended up with is Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD. Is that wild, or what?!
So, we are better than the health forum?
^Those are some scary blue eyes!
The health forum, I expected to be supportive. That's what we do there. But this one has been equally or perhaps even more supportive -- a very pleasant surprise! And no one here has been an idiot.
The health forum, I expected to be supportive. That's what we do there. But this one has been equally or perhaps even more supportive -- a very pleasant surprise! And no one here has been an idiot.
Oh give us time, idiocy is still possible.
The lack of idiocy is a bit odd. 
As for the idiot at the other forum-- laughter and pity are definitely the best responses.
As for the idiot at the other forum-- laughter and pity are definitely the best responses.
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