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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007I wasn't going to ask
Dear Group I have to go the the hospital tomorrow, it's a follow up check after my ovarian ca op in May, I am to be followed up for 5 years. I was quite okay until today. Not scared at all about whatever. Now I am. Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Tweed > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed You most certainly can! The kitties and I are planning another candle meditation session tonight anyway, so we'll make sure to include you in our purrs. > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed I'm most amazed that you managed to keep a grip on your nerves about it this long. You will be fine. But in the meantime, lots of extra purrs headed your way, and a special candle with your name on it to be lit. Jo > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > am. Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird > and scary that I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Of course. Purrs that all will go smoothly and nothing remotely interesting will be found.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Dear Group >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Of course. Purrs that all will go smoothly and nothing remotely > interesting will be found. Let me rephrase that. Purrs that there is nothing remotely weird or scary to be found. But in the event that there is something unusual present, purrs that it is found quickly and is found to be benign. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Totally.PUrrs on the way. It's completely normal to be nervous. I would be. You go girl! > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Lots of purrs on the way. You can share my mantra if you wish: don't worry about the things you can't control. Repeating this saw me through a bout with breast cancer 3 years ago, and that's what I repeat to myself when I'm due for my 6 month checks. I find it calming. Cheers, Bobblespin > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Dearest Tweed, lots and lots of be well and get out of there purrs coming your way right now! Charleen Mr. Pumpkin Aggie Marble Victor the Villain > I was quite okay until today. Not scared at all about whatever. Now I am. > Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that > I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Lots of purrs for an uneventful check-up. My mom gets those often too. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com We will be thinking of you tonight and tomorrow. Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for everything to be really well at the follow up check, Polonca and Soncek > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Lots of purrs on the way, you'll be fine. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Please don't ever hesitate to ask for purrs, we have them to spare and then some. Calming purrs coming for you and purrs that you'll get an A+ on your check-up. Hugs, CatNipped > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed But you must not be afraid. Just ask so we can continuously send purrs and prayers that everything checks out ok. Many good wishes for your continued good health. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed You have a right to be scared but we will be sending purrs x 5 that you get a good report from the doctor. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Purrs and purrayers (as well as a candle) going for you that tomorrow is smooth and easy, and that there is no need for worry. Smokie Darling (Annie) > I have to go the the hospital tomorrow, it's a follow up check > after my ovarian ca op in May, I am to be followed up for 5 years. > I was quite okay until today. Not scared at all about whatever. > Now I am. Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything > weird and scary that I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Many purrs that you have a clean bill of health! I will be thinking about you. Joyce >Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Tweed Mega calming purrs are on the way across the pond that they don't find anything weird or scary during your checkup. Purrs and Hugs, Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Of course hon, I'll be thinking of you. Jeanette > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed I purr!!! I purr!!!! I purr anytiym my hansum Boyfurend's Mommy need it!!! Mimi (Weeble's purring-up-a-storm baby sifur) > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Purrs of course that everything will check out just fine and purrs for your nerves. Jill > I was quite okay until today. Not scared at all about whatever. Now I am. > Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that > I've got tomorrow? Thanks.//// Many many purrs and prayers that things are found to be well! helen M Of course Tweed, Spiceypurrs that everything is fine. Suz&Spicey >Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Tweed Big Purrs on the way. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War Tweed, hugs and prayers for your good health. Elisabet > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Purrs are on their way. Consider this an omen. I just got the following email from a friend on another newsgroup: "I just got off the phone with my oncologist who gave me the results of my tests which were done on Friday. I AM CANCER FREE AND OFFICIALLY A SURVIVOR! I ended 2004 starting with cancer and I'm now ending 2005 ended with cancer. This is the best Christmas gift of all." I predict you will get the same news. Joy >> Dear Group >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >I predict you will get the same news. Good check-up purrs now winging across the pond from my kitties. Don't start worrying without cause, Tweed. You've beaten it so far. I'm sure this check-up will be fine. And to Joy's good omen I can add another. I got an email today from my sister in Florida. My niece, who has been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma, got the all-clear signal on her first follow-up test today. SignatureWayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) >Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that >I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Definite purrs for your check-up. You must've been running low on your supply of fright after using it all up before that operation! You seem to be doing so well now, so purrs that it continues. >Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that >I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Scouty was cuddling up to me and purring up a storm tonight... so consider them yours. (huggles) Signature~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit Of course! Many, many purrs coming up! I'm sure you'll check out just fine and then you can go ahead and have a very relieved and worry free Christmas :-) SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Purrs on the way. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Big purrs to you Tweed for a clean check up! Susan M Otis and Chester > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed Mega loud purrs that all is well and you can have a worry free christmas! SignatureSandra > Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that > I've got tomorrow? Thanks. I'm very late on this, and you've probably been already, but purrs in retrospect coming over. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >Dear Group > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Tweed You got it, {{{Tweed}}}} Purrs that all will be well for you. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) >Could I have a few purrs that they won't find anything weird and scary that >I've got tomorrow? Thanks. Hope to hear soon that all went well and that you're fine and dandy. Hugs!!! Jeanne Hi, Gang, Thanks for all the good wish purrs. Well, I've been to the hospital for my first real-on check up. I had one after 6 weeks but that was a mere nothing compared to this one. I will just say: Ouch. OUCH. OUCH!! OUCH!!!! WAAAAHHHH. You get my drift. I saw the consultant surgeon who did my op. Let's just say he was very thorough today.. I often hear people say how pleased they are to be (sort of honoured enough to be) seen by the consultant for aftercare. This is not necessarily a good thing - but I never tell them that. Most follow ups after operations can be seen by the young doctors who are training under him/her. The consultants keep the more challenging ones for themselves. We talked fairly briefly. Him: Any lumps anywhere, swollen tummy, bleeding? Me: No. Him: Bladder and bowels working OK? Me: yes, but my bladder took a long while to recover. Him: How long? Me: Several months. Him: that's normal after an operation like you had. Everything OK now? Me: Yes Him: Now go for a blood test down the corridor. I'm delighted you have done as well as you have, have a nice Christmas, see you in 6 months. Me: Thanks. I went for my blood test. It was for CA125, an ovarian cancer marker. To see if it's still there somewhere I suppose. Then I got to thinking while I was driving home afterwards, what did he mean that he was delighted that I had done as well as I had?? did he mean he didn't think I would? We had our office Christmas lunch today just after my appt, and I told them everything was fine. It's my day off, so I came home after the nice lunch and drove to my brother's house. He's finished work for Christmas already. I asked him what interpretation he, personally, would have put on "I am delighted you've done as well as you have.." My younger brother never minces words. He was behind the curtain when tact was given out and that's why I asked him. He said "he means that he is very surprised that you aren't dead by now." I thought that might have been what he meant, too. Actually, so am I. Purrs and prayers are very powerful. Please send me the odd healing purr when you think about it. I'm not quite out of the woods yet. Tweed sore and painful > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > drift. I saw the consultant surgeon who did my op. Let's just say he was > very thorough today.. Ooh, I'm sorry it was painful. Many soothing purrs coming your way. > I often hear people say how pleased they are to be (sort of honoured enough > to be) seen by the consultant for aftercare. This is not necessarily a [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > He said "he means that he is very surprised that you aren't dead by now." > I thought that might have been what he meant, too. Perhaps he meant that as a woman of a "certain age", you healed faster (have fewer long term effects) than expected? At any rate, I'm glad that there seems to be good things. > Actually, so am I. Purrs and prayers are very powerful. > Please send me the odd healing purr when you think about it. I'm not quite > out of the woods yet. > > Tweed > sore and painful Offerings every morning for you, as I have since before your op. I'll ask the babies to add extra purrs for Boyfriend and KFC's mum (I'm sure they'll be happy to). SD (Annie) Purrs continue for you to well and for all of your test results to be negative for the next five years and beyond! The CA125 is a tumor marker for ovarian cancer as you mentioned. There is a "normal" level and when that level shows a pattern of rising it can indicate a tumor. Similar to the PSA test for prostate cancer. HOWEVER!! Remember this carefully, Tweed!! This is important and DO NOT FORGET THIS in any state of panic that might arise some day. An increase in the CA125 numbers does not necessarily mean that the tumor has returned. There are outside factors that can cause the CA 125 to increase that are unrelated to tumor. The CA125 is simply one of a number of tools used to detect cancer. I think that your doctor's comment that he "was delighted that you have done as well as you have" is 1) a pretty standard response similar to "have a nice day" following surgery and 2) means that considering the extent of your surgery you have recovered very well, very quickly. Hugs to you and continued purrs and gentle headbutts. I'm thankful that everything seemed to go well. Julie > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Tweed > sore and painful > Purrs continue for you to well and for all of your test results to be > negative for the next five years and beyond! The CA125 is a tumor marker [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > necessarily mean that the tumor has returned. There are outside factors > that can cause the CA 125 to increase that are unrelated to tumor. Really? What are those? >The CA125 is simply one of a number of tools used to detect cancer. Yes, it was used in my case to confirm it really, after a body scan and an ultrasound scan which showed a large mass present. > I think that your doctor's comment that he "was delighted that you have > done as well as you have" is 1) a pretty standard response similar to > "have a nice day" following surgery and 2) means that considering the > > extent of your surgery you have recovered very well, very quickly. You are probably right. Consultants here definitely don't say "have a nice day.." The thing is - and I don't think anyone can imagine it if it hasn't happened to them - that if told a) you have ovarian cancer b) just talk to this nice nurse (oncology counsellor) c) they take most of your innards away d) you catch a glimpse of a letter to your own doctor which says you have abnormal cells in your peritoneal fluid (sp?): you tend to get a bit paranoid about it, because this is bad news that you haven't been told. > Hugs to you and continued purrs and gentle headbutts. Thanks Tweed > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > Tweed > sore and painful Continuing purrs, and we're all glad you aren't dead by now. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Continuing purrs, and we're all glad you aren't dead by now. :-) I am quite pleased myself actually! It has excused Debbie & Helen from having my two cats, one each, and my friends from having to sort out what would happen to my poultry. In the short term at least. Tweed I'm *SO* glad your visit went well. We'll continue to purr for your complete recovery and for you to be cancer-free from now on. Hugs, CatNipped > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > Tweed > sore and painful > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Tweed > sore and painful The first five years are the hardest. Actually, he must not have been too concerned if he hasn't seen you in six months. My surgeon had me come in every 4 weeks for the first year and every 4 months for the second year. Best wishes for a Happy Christmas season and purrs for the kitty folk to have a great New Year. MLB > The first five years are the hardest. Actually, he must not have been too > concerned if he hasn't seen you in six months. That is standard here. You are seen after whatever appropriate time they think you might be recovered for whatever operation you've had at first. Then it's 6 month intervals for all cancer patients, unless you report something alarming. > My surgeon had me come in > every 4 weeks for the first year and every 4 months for the second year. That is unlikely here unless the doctors think you are likely to die quickly if they don't keep a close eye on you. > Best wishes for a Happy Christmas season and purrs for the kitty folk to > have a great New Year. MLB Thanks, Marie, and the same to you. Tweed You have the prayers and purs for as long as you nee them. >> Hi, Gang, >> [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > Best wishes for a Happy Christmas season and purrs for the kitty folk to > have a great New Year. MLB Marie's server occasionally burps out an old post like this. It gets the date right but not the year - I wrote this two years ago! I am down to yearly check-ups now since last June but your purrs and prayers are appreciated even now, Granby. I was *very* lucky to survive as I was told at the time it was unlikely that I would. Ovarian cancer is one of the worst cancers women can have. It is called "the silent killer" because often by the time symptoms appear it's too late. For you women on the group still with your reproductive organs ;-) never ignore regular abdominal pain, even if slight, or increasing girth below the waist if you are not overeating. I thought I was just getting "middle-aged spread" for quite a while. I am not trying to scare you all, just alerting you to how insidious this scourge can be. It's more common in women that have not had children, but it does not mind who it attacks :-( A woman who had had three children was on the hospital ward with me. She had left it too late. Tweed > You have the prayers and purs for as long as you nee them. >> [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] >> Best wishes for a Happy Christmas season and purrs for the kitty folk to >> have a great New Year. MLB > Marie's server occasionally burps out an old post like this. It gets the > date right but not the year - I wrote this two years ago! I am down to [quoted text clipped - 86 lines] >> >>Old saying: "God moves in mysterious ways His winders to perform"> Perhaps there is someone out there who needs your message today. I, too, was surprised to see that post and I tried to delete it. but I really don't know how. When my son has time to arrange it, I plan to get a different server. I apologize if it upset you. To get back on subject -- TuTu has been "holed up" for a couple of days, which she does when a storm is brewing. It arrived last night and it was a major storm. High winds, thunder and lightning and lots of snow. It is unusual to get thunder and lightning with snow, but we got it. By, the way, I had to gift myself with a new furnace for Christmas. The temp was in the low 'teens and I awakened to a cold house. Fortunately, my furnace man was able to act promptly, so in a couple of days I had a new furnace. Guess what: The next day I awakened to a cold house. Again, my furnace man came in just a few hours. This time it was determined we needed a larger pipe to the roof. That was installed the same day. Now TuTu spends a lot of time in front of the bathroom heat register where she has a good pillow.The sky is bright and sunny right now, but there is lots of snow out there. The skiers should be very happy. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. Purrs for those who mourn or suffer. MLB >> Marie's server occasionally burps out an old post like this. It gets the >> date right but not the year - I wrote this two years ago! I am down to [quoted text clipped - 91 lines] > really don't know how. When my son has time to arrange it, I plan to get > a different server. I apologize if it upset you. It did not upset me at all. I was glad to be able to send a new message "watch out for ovarian cancer" when it popped up. Just the word cancer can strike fear in the heart of any human. We are still waiting for an appointment for my son. Probably will be after the first of the year. The Doctor says, you have a "mass" at the side of your spine hear a shoulder blade. Then after a MRI they told Mike he also had some sort of "Mass" showing up on his brain with three droplets off to the side. I know they can't take everyone the next day but waiting is a real bummer. Not that it would make it any easier but wish they could have waited until after....wouldn't matter. Glad you are doing ok now. >>> Marie's server occasionally burps out an old post like this. It gets >>> the [quoted text clipped - 103 lines] > It did not upset me at all. I was glad to be able to send a new message > "watch out for ovarian cancer" when it popped up. > Just the word cancer can strike fear in the heart of any human. We are > still waiting for an appointment for my son. Probably will be after the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > could have waited until after....wouldn't matter. Glad you are doing ok > now. Lots and lots of purrs, POlonca and Soncek sorry you are sore and in pain, but I take everything to be good news. Please know we are constantly keeping you in our prayers. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > Tweed > sore and painful > sorry you are sore and in pain, but I take everything to be good news. > Please know we are constantly keeping you in our prayers. > Lily & her mama Thanks, Lydia, much appreciated. Tweed I"m sorry it was painful, Tweed. But I'm really glad too that you're not dead by now and I'm also very relieved to hear that you won't be dead anytime soon. Congrats on the good check-up results :-) SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Tweed > sore and painful I missed the original so looked for this one. Very happy for your clean checkup! >I missed the original so looked for this one. Very happy for your clean >checkup! Thanks. I am finding it hard to keep up myself. My computer says I have 985 unread posts on rpca at the moment. I will have to wait for the results of the blood test, but I shall put it all out of my mind over Christmas so I can enjoy it with my family. The main thing is that I am still here despite the dire predictions of the hospital doctors when I was first admitted. I put it all down to the purrs and prayers I got from rpca. Like Adrian always says "never underestimate the power of the purr." Tweed > Hi, Gang, > > Thanks for all the good wish purrs. Couldn't catch the group last night - out of town working. I'm glad you're still with us, too! Stick around, will ya? Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >> Hi, Gang, >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > you're still with us, too! Stick around, will ya? > Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe Thanks Sam for saying what I've been thinking, and for doing it better than I could. Pam S. who loves the stories about Boyfie and KFC >I asked him what interpretation he, personally, would have put on "I am >delighted you've done as well as you have.." [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >He said "he means that he is very surprised that you aren't dead by now." >I thought that might have been what he meant, too. I actually thought it meant, "All right! I can now write a conference paper on what a great job I did on this operation!" > >I asked him what interpretation he, personally, would have put on "I am > >delighted you've done as well as you have.." [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I actually thought it meant, "All right! I can now write a conference > paper on what a great job I did on this operation!" If he had been an American Doctor, I would have thought that. For some odd reason, I believe that physicians in other countries (particularly those with universal health care) are more concerned with patients than their fees and personal recognition. Probably wrong, but there you have it. > If he had been an American Doctor, I would have thought that. For some > odd reason, I believe that physicians in other countries (particularly > those with universal health care) are more concerned with patients than > their fees and personal recognition. Probably wrong, but there you > have it. Well, although there is some suspicion that the ones who are *really* interested in great wealth head for the US, doctors vary in both their attitude towards their patients and their personal communications skills where ever they live and work. I wouldn't read much more into the consultant's comment than that he was really pleased that she is doing so well. Maybe he's acknowledging that she has had a very serious operation, which is all the more reason for him to be so pleased with her progress. As we all are, I am sure. SignatureCheryl >> >I asked him what interpretation he, personally, would have put on "I am >> >delighted you've done as well as you have.." [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > their fees and personal recognition. Probably wrong, but there you > have it. I didn't have to pay anything at all therefore he got no fee for performing my operation except his salary that he gets from the hospital for working there. I pay a set sum which is deducted from my pay every month by my employers towards my health care. It's around 10 per cent of what I earn. I have certainly had my money's worth in the last 5 years. After all, that's what it's for, pay in, don't collect when you are healthy. Tweed >> >I asked him what interpretation he, personally, would have put on "I am >> >delighted you've done as well as you have.." [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > their fees and personal recognition. Probably wrong, but there you > have it. Well it is certainly true that the health care system in America is different from the one we have here in Britain if I have understood correctly the examples that have been given by those of you in the USA. Whilst it's possible for doctors here to be in private practice once they are very experienced - and therefore charge fees for their services - a lot choose to work within the National Health Service where they are just paid a salary by the hospital, or a general practitioner (are they called primary doctors?) is paid a fee by the NHS for each patient on their books, regardless or not if s/he sees them during that year. The primary doctors have to pay from this budget every time they send a patient into hospital, or for tests, or a consultation with a specialist. The ideal patient for our GP's, therefore is a healthy one! They get paid anyway. I was such a patient for years, hardly ever saw them. I must have almost bankrupted them in the last 5 years. Tweed Continued purrs and best wishes for the test to be negative, Polonca and Soncek > Hi, Gang, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > I went for my blood test. It was for CA125, an ovarian cancer marker. To > see if it's still there somewhere I suppose. <snip>
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