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I just found out that someone I love very much has lung cancer. I can't bear the thought of losing her. Please pray that somehow someway she makes it through! I am so sad! I just can't stop crying!
I'm so sorry Cali girl, you bet I will send out prayers to you and your loved one's way!!!!
Hugs,
Tracey How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time...
Harry arrived 2/23/09!
*IC Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
Dx's:
IC dx'd Nov 2004
Lymphocytic Colitis dx'd July 2005
Possible IBS Current IC Meds
Vistaril 25mg in the evening Previous IC Meds taken:
Cystoprotek - 2 caps 2x's a day
Elmiron, 100mg 3x's a day
Ditropan, 5 mg 3x's a day Others:
Wellbutrin 150mg 2x's a day for Anxiety/IBS
Pepcid 40mg a day for GERD
Zytrec for Nasal Allergies
Align Probiotic daily for IBS
ONE Second, ONE Bite, ONE Breath, ONE Pill, ONE Minute, ONE Teardrop, ONE Hour, ONE Sip.. ONE DAY! I will Prevail from this disease! IC Hoping for a Cure!
Meds For IC: Lyrica-25mg Glucosamine-500 MSM-500mg, Prosed Ds -When Flaring
Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure
Meds I have Tried:
Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
Lexapro< Bad reaction to this med!
Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..
Dx With IC in Nov 2006 with Hydro/Cysto
Hydro/Cysto Caused Bladder to Rupture.
Other Dxs-Vulvodynia,Fibro, Endo, IBS, HPV, Migraines, Spastic Colon, Mild Dysplasia.
ICN Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
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I am not a medical authority nor do I offer medical advice. In all cases, I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you. [3MG]
Anyone who says something is foolproof hasn't met a determined fool
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I believe God is using me. He uses me for God. Things I gain from all my suffering are meant to help others. I hope I can help you too. Email me or start a chat if you like my help or anything. I CARE!Illnesses: IC,IBS, IBD, GERD, PFD, Epilepsy, Endo, Allergies, RLM,Rapid heart beat, low blood pressure,Gastritis,Gall stones,Tendonitis,migraines, Shingles, Prolapsed pouch,ext. fatigue (current problem) I have seen periods of remission and I have seen them end and return. At this time remission is over and working on getting it back!
IC Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
or find me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/kat671?ref=profile Be the Miracle! & Pay it Forward! [email protected] please contact me...I am here to help!
Cali my thoughts and prayers will be with you and your love one. I know this is a difficult time for you. Each day we can keep praying and hope for the best. As long as there is another day we can have hope.
Oh, I am so sorry to hear this... a cancer diagnosis is always scary and heartbreaking and you are both in my thoughts. There have been some good advances in cancer treatment in the last few years -- let's all hope and pray your friend is helped by one of them!!!!
**** Jen
*Diagnosed with severe IC in 2004
*Also diagnosed with PFD, fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, IBS, migraines, allergies/asthma, dermatographism
*Kept trying a million different treatments for all these things until I found what works, and I am doing okay these days with the help of a cocktail of medications and the InterStim, which was first placed in 2007. [I have had 2 revisions - one in 2010 when my battery died and had to be replaced, and one complete replacement (lead and generator) in 2012 after a fall on my stairs caused my lead to move.] *Current meds include Atarax (50mg at night), Lyrica (150mg twice a day), Xanax (0.5mg at night and as needed), Zanaflex (4mg at night), hydrocodone (10/325, every 6 hours as needed), Advair, Nasonex, Singulair (10mg at night), oral contraceptives, home instills containing Elmiron and Marcaine (as often as I need to do them).
**I am not a medical authority nor do I offer definitive medical advice. I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
Post contains a Christian prayer, if anyone finds this offensive, please skip it.
Oh, I am so sorry to hear about your friend's diagnosis. I know it is scary and impossible not to worry. But, it is very true that there have been so many advances in cancer treatment recently. I hope and pray that one of them will be one that helps your friend.
I also want you to know that there is always hope. Even when we cant see it, God still does, and he is creating even more reasons for us to hope every day.
My cousin was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer a few years ago. She was 31. By the time she was d/xed, it had already spread everywhere: lungs, liver, pancreas, ovaries, uterus, lymph nodes, ....you name it, it was there! When she was diagnosed, they told her she had less than a month to live. But that was 3 years ago, and one year after she was d/xed, she was in total remission! She is healthier than I am right now! So, miracles DO happen, I have seen it for myself!
I have seen the power of prayer coupled with technological advances and it was miraculaous. I will pray for your friend too. I will go ahead and pray right now, in case anyone wants to pray with me.
Dear Holy Heavenly Father,
We come before you now to ask for you to watch over our friend, Cali's dear friend. She is very sick and needs you to intervene on her behalf. She is very needed and loved. Her friends and family are heartbroken because of her illness and very, very scared. Her friend, Cali, believes in the power of prayer, as we know since she asked us to pray for her friend. Cali knows, as we do, that you can do all things, and that what seems impossible to us, is not only possible for you, but easy for you.
Please help her friend to make a complete recovery. We ask you to lead her to the best Drs available and use their hands as your own. We ask that you only lead her to Drs. that believe that she can be cured by you thru their hands. Please give her courage to face the difficult days ahead. Give her the strength she needs to fight this and beat it. Please surround her with positive people and increase her faith, so that she will have the gift of hope that you give to all those who believe in you.
We also ask that you envelope her with your love and carry her on the days she is too tired to walk. Help her to feel your presence in her life and remind her to lean on you when she is tired and scared.
We also ask that you be with her family and friends. Please give them strength too so they can be strong for her. Please remind them also to lean on you when they are tired and scared.
Thank you for all you have done for each of us, and thank you for what you are about to do. Please forgive us all for all of our sins. We ask all these things in the name of your beloved son, Jesus Christ. Amen
Cali, I will continue to pray for you, your friend, and her family and friends. If you need a shoulder, please feel free to pm me anytime.
I am so sad! I just can't stop crying!
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