Tag Archives: colonoscopy

FAQ: How long have you been a cancer survivor?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Before answering that question, we need to define what a cancer survivor actually is,  According to Wikipedia, a cancer survivor is someone who: has completed initial cancer management and has no apparent evidence of active disease; is living with progressive … Continue reading →

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My cancer story

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

From time to time I share my cancer story for those who are new to the blog.  In the last 6-7 months, I have learned that my cancer story actually began in the summer of 2007 not this past summer. … Continue reading →

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What type cancer do you have?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Few new folks are reading the blog here on WordPress and over on Google+ and I while I have always realized there are a wide variety of cancers, I am just coming to understand that the treatments vary based on … Continue reading →

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PSU#2 – trust and faith in the void

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

For the third time in a bit over four months (two colonoscopies and one surgery), we had allowed the local anesthesia group to send me into the void (by the end of the week with a ureter stint removal it … Continue reading →

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‘Faith is the refusal to panic’

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

The above quote, attributable to Martyn Lloyd-Jones came across my radar earlier this week.  The timing couldn’t have been better. This past Friday I had a four-month follow-up colonoscopy because my doctor had encountered some precancerous tissue four months ago … Continue reading →

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