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  • #1

    Good vibes for a good friend

    Folks:

    Been absent this week I'm trying to recover from a case of bronchitis, combined with a middle ear infection and sinus infection, finally starting to feel better tonight.

    I hope I can impose upon you all and ask you to send lots of good thoughts, vibes, and prayers toward Philadelphia on Tuesday Oct 16th. My dear friend, Kathy, is donating a kidney to her brother and the surgery is scheduled for that day.

    Thanks to you all.

    Fish
    Fish
    TC1
    Right I/O 4/22/1988
    RPLND 6/20/1988
    TC2
    Left I/O 9/17/2003
    Surveillance

    Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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    Bro,
    Sorry you were under the weather and hope you're feeling better! Thoughts and positive karma to Kathy and her brother starting now. What a wonderful gift of love and life she's giving him! Please let us know how it goes!
    Sis
    Retired moderator. Husband, left I/O 16Dec2005, stage I seminoma with elevated b-HCG, no LVI, RTx15 (25Gy). All clear ever since.

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    • #3
      Dear Fish,

      My thoughts and prayers will be with Karen and her brother this Tuesday. I have had 2 kidney transplants myself, so I know how life-saving and wonderful this operation is. What a special gift of life!

      And i hope you too feel better soon.

      --Bri
      BrianE
      Muncie, IN
      Ultrasound/LeftOrch 5/2006
      Surveillance
      CT Scan showed 5X2cm Mass 9/2007
      3XBEP 10/8/07 - 12/3/07
      Receiving treament from Einhorn in Indianapolis

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      • #4
        Fish:
        All of my positive karma on the 16th belongs to Kathy. Tues. I plan on working the heavy bag at the gym, for that one day I won't throw any kidney punches.
        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.

        Treated by Dr. Rakowski of Midland Park, NJ. Visited Sloan Kettering for protocol advice. RPLND done at Sloan Kettering.

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        • #5
          Good thougts for your healing, Kathy, the surgeons and the recipient! Just amazing. Sharon
          Click here to support my LIVESTRONG Challenge with Team LOVEstrong.

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          • #6
            On their way Jim!
            I Love My Pack!

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            • #7
              Done Fish...best of luck and many prayers headed to her and her family
              Co-survivor with husband Boyce, Diagnosed 7-11-06, orchiectomy right testicle on 7-12-06- Stage 3A: Mixed germ cell tumor with inguinal seminomatous and kartotypic carcinoma. One tumor over 10 cm, second tumor 4 cm, Chemo 4xBEP: Bi-lateral RPLND Dec 2006, nerve sparing but left sterile.
              Current DVT
              Current testosterone replacement therapy, Testim.

              "You must abandon the life you planned, to live the life that was meant for you" ~wisdom I have learned from my family on this forum

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              • #8
                Thanks for letting us know about this Fish. Kathy, best wishes on your incredible gift to your brother. Angels will be watching out for you both on Tuesday.
                Maria
                *Hubby Andy diagnosed 02/13/07, Left IO 02/16/07 *Stage 1A Non-Seminoma (65% Immature Teratoma / 35% Embryonal Carcinoma) *RPLND 04/27/07 Lymph Nodes-ALL CLEAR
                *Complications from Chylous Ascites so Laparotomy 05/03/07 *No food for 10 weeks, TPN only *07/18/07 Removed drains, tubes, picc line *CT Scan 07/31/07-ALL CLEAR
                *CT Scan 02/12/08-ALL CLEAR *Hydrocele surgery 06/19/08 *CT Scan 9/30/08 and 03/06/09 shows <cm left lung nodule - under surveillance

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                • #9
                  Thoughts and prayers to your dear friend and her brother. An incredible gift!

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                  • #10
                    Many thanks to my TC family for all the kind words and good wishes. I will update you as soon as I hear anything.
                    Fish
                    TC1
                    Right I/O 4/22/1988
                    RPLND 6/20/1988
                    TC2
                    Left I/O 9/17/2003
                    Surveillance

                    Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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                    • #11
                      I hope I'm not too late in sending the good vibes your friend's way. Best of luck, and let us know once you hear something.
                      "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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                      • #12
                        Fish, just read this post now.... so EMERGENCY prayer mode begins right now for Kathy AND her brother so that the procedure and recovery are quick and successful..........
                        "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". Heb 11:1

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                        • #13
                          Here we go again

                          I just got a note from my friend that the surgery was postponed until Friday

                          Apparently livers trump kidneys, and a liver became available for another patient. I can understand the necessity-- get a liver, do the surgery immediately, but it's certainly frustrating for all concerned.

                          Thanks again for all the good thoughts, and I will let you know what happens.
                          Fish
                          TC1
                          Right I/O 4/22/1988
                          RPLND 6/20/1988
                          TC2
                          Left I/O 9/17/2003
                          Surveillance

                          Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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                          • #14
                            Either way, the good thoughts will keep flowing your friend's way .
                            "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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                            • #15
                              Fish...sorry about the postponement, but that just means extended well-wishes for Kathy from our neck of the woods.
                              Maria
                              *Hubby Andy diagnosed 02/13/07, Left IO 02/16/07 *Stage 1A Non-Seminoma (65% Immature Teratoma / 35% Embryonal Carcinoma) *RPLND 04/27/07 Lymph Nodes-ALL CLEAR
                              *Complications from Chylous Ascites so Laparotomy 05/03/07 *No food for 10 weeks, TPN only *07/18/07 Removed drains, tubes, picc line *CT Scan 07/31/07-ALL CLEAR
                              *CT Scan 02/12/08-ALL CLEAR *Hydrocele surgery 06/19/08 *CT Scan 9/30/08 and 03/06/09 shows <cm left lung nodule - under surveillance

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