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Son Jason diagnosed 4/30/04, stage III. Right I/O 4/30/04. Graduated College 5/13/04. 4XEP 6/7/04 - 8/13/04. Full open RPLND 10/13/04. All Clear since.
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Shawn, I'm in North Texas, just west of DFW. I had my stuff done at Baylor in Grapevine. If there's anything I can do or you want to chat on the phone, let me know.
Did they have you do an abdominal CT before surgery?
As others have said, this is the scary time. 1cm is small, and that's sometimes a good sign. I waited a few months too and my tumor was 3cm. I had normal tumor markers and nothing on the CTs. That was 19 months ago. I still have had nothing show on any of those tests.
A jock strap was very helpful for me. Keeping that supported ultimately makes it more comfortable. Follow their directions closely.
Glenn
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vapir oxygen vaporizerLast edited by GAH; 02-02-11, 11:07 PM.Left I/O 8/11/05 w/ prosthetic
Seminoma, Stage I
Blood/CAT/Chest clear
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Originally posted by Michael112
I'd have to wear my pants pretty low for it to be at the belt line. He actually cut where I had a hernia scar from when I was five. It's about 3cm above the genitals.
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Toyota iQLast edited by GAH; 02-02-11, 11:07 PM.Left I/O 8/11/05 w/ prosthetic
Seminoma, Stage I
Blood/CAT/Chest clear
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Russell's scar
Russell's scar is lower abdomen, right side, closer to his leg than the belt line. We watched fun movies! His friends took him out for coffee. The turn around time was pretty fast! Make sure to take time with the progress that you are making! Take care, Russell's mom, SharonClick here to support my LIVESTRONG Challenge with Team LOVEstrong.Comment
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Nope, my incision is much lower down than that, too. Coming up on four years from when it was made, I can just barely see it!Originally posted by Michael112Scott, [email protected]
right inguinal orchiectomy 6/5/2003 > nonseminoma, stage I > surveillance > L-RPLND 6/24/2005 for recurrence, suspected teratoma but found seminoma, stage II > chylous ascites until 9/2005 > surveillance and "all clear" since
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Same here. My I/O incision is about 2 inches below the belly button. My belt line is right in between the belly button and the I/O incision. I do agree with dadmo; I only wore sweatpants for about a week after surgery.Originally posted by Michael112"Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller
11.22.06 -Dx the day before Thanksgiving
12.09.06 -Rt I/O; 100% seminoma, multifocal; Stage I-A; Surveillance; Six years out! I consider myself cured.
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