Cancer Begone! All the vibes!
Bonus: Less hip pain for Teppy too.
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Aug 20, 2025 10:16:22 am PDT #8912 of 8919
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
-t - Aug 20, 2025 11:03:13 am PDT #8913 of 8919
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is ridiculous, Jen!
meara - Aug 20, 2025 11:35:40 am PDT #8914 of 8919
Vibes to Tim!!
Jen I have to do that with my antidepressant, fill it as two separate doses and pay twice. It’s obnoxious but only like $20 so not the worst. Still rude though, but since my migraine meds (old and generic!) are $180 it’s not tops on my list.
JenP - Aug 20, 2025 12:16:19 pm PDT #8915 of 8919
That is ridiculous, Jen!
It’s obnoxious but only like $20 so not the worst.
Yeah -- if they weren't charging me so much per Rx, I'd deal. And still grumble, but I'd deal. But, also, the fact that I'm not feeling ANY different without the meds for two weeks means I should revisit with my doc anyway, I guess.
Steph L. - Aug 20, 2025 12:45:11 pm PDT #8916 of 8919
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Cancer Begone! All the vibes!
All the cancer was not removed, because, to quote the surgeon, "We can't remove something we can't see." The ENT hasn't been able to get visual confirmation of the cancer in Tim's throat, and that held true today. He took several samples for biopsy from around the area that lit up on the PET scan, but he said they may come back negative. One possibility is that when the weird neck lumps were removed (those lumps turned out to be lymph nodes), virtually all the cancer was removed. It sounds like the plan will be to target a minuscule area with radiation, but we won't know that until the meeting with the oncology team next week.
And, again, the type of cancer Tim has is very very susceptible to radiation, so whatever is still there is likely to get nuked back to hell.
For now, Tim's throat feels sore from being poked and scraped, and he's eating yogurt and counting the minutes until his next percocet dose.
Bonus: Less hip pain for Teppy too.
Yessssssss.
Dana - Aug 20, 2025 12:46:34 pm PDT #8917 of 8919
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
a minuscule area
I like the sound of miniscule.
-t - Aug 20, 2025 12:53:26 pm PDT #8918 of 8919
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay yogurt and percocet, and I hope the minuscule radiation (or whatever plan gets planned) does the job as easily as possible
askye - Aug 20, 2025 2:05:05 pm PDT #8919 of 8919
Thrive to spite them
Laura. I'm sorry about brother.
Teppy I hope they can get all of Tim's cancer with the least amount of radiation and fuss.
Also would water aerobics be something that you could do that might help you keep exercising while your hip is sore. Or even after ? There isn't a water aerobics option really nearby otherwise I'd jump on it.
I have done a lot of adulting. Made a dentist appointment after way way too long (almost 3 years I think ..maybe ? I kept making an appointment and getting sick on the days) and I made cowboy caviar which was delicious and we kind of had for lunch yesterday.
I have hit the "oh you increased your fiber ? Cool here is bonus constipation!" Stage of fiber intake. I do not like it. I am miserable. Miralax is in my future..