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xmas74

(30,085 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 03:23 PM 3 hrs ago

Update on cancer treatment

Back in 2022 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I had a supracervical hysterectomy and chemo and was in remission. On March 23rd this year I hemorrhaged and after a multi day hospital stay they realized the cancer is back. I cannot work during treatment.
I'm home this weekend. Monday I'm back at Hope Lodge until Wednesday when they no longer have room. I'm on the wait list for a room for one night or else I'll have to get a motel. I go back to Hope Lodge for a few days and then have three days with no room until there is an opening. The rest is covered until June 4. If I didn't have treatment on those same days I would just go back home but travel time and gas makes it prohibitive.

I have a Gofundme link listed. Costs go towards paying my insurance, living expenses, medical and other bills and occasionally lodging when Hope Lodge is full. I can break down all expenses if requested.
https://gofund.me/e29bd2607

The rest: radiation Monday through Friday, chemo with cisplatin every Wednesday. I have a urologist appointment this Tuesday. My left kidney was basically destroyed last time I had cancer and my tumor is growing behind my bladder. There is talk of a supracervical catheter. The tumor is also putting pressure on my cervix and I do feel it. It's uncomfortable but not horrible- feels like last trimester pregnancy at times,lol. I sleep often, appetite is hit and miss.

I'll keep posting every few weeks on updates but feel free to also pm me. I've been here since 2004 and have made so many friends over the decades!

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Update on cancer treatment (Original Post) xmas74 3 hrs ago OP
I will keep you in my prayers. murielm99 3 hrs ago #1
Thank you! xmas74 3 hrs ago #2
Wishing you the best malaise 2 hrs ago #3
Thank you so much! xmas74 2 hrs ago #4
I just sold my house so gave some mvd 2 hrs ago #5
Thank you so much! xmas74 2 hrs ago #7
You are very welcome mvd 2 hrs ago #10
Sending love, hugs and healing thoughts to you, xmas. sheshe2 2 hrs ago #6
Thank you so much! xmas74 2 hrs ago #8
You're in my prayers Laurelin 2 hrs ago #9
Thank you! xmas74 2 hrs ago #11
Done. Will also be holding you in healing light. n/t PatrickforB 2 hrs ago #12
Best wishes. applegrove 2 hrs ago #13
Stay strong and hopeful popsdenver 1 hr ago #14
Did what I could, God Speed. JMCKUSICK 1 hr ago #15
Sending healing vibes your away along with a little tangible help. Good luck 🙏 surfered 1 hr ago #16
You're in my prayers, Beni. summer_in_TX 39 min ago #17
Wishing you well Dave says 14 min ago #18
Marta and I are in Omaha Steve 14 min ago #19
Wishing you a full and speedy recovery lostnfound 8 min ago #20
Oh xmas... you are so Strong and Courageous. 💔 💙 ☮️ Cha 5 min ago #21

murielm99

(33,063 posts)
1. I will keep you in my prayers.
Sat May 9, 2026, 03:27 PM
3 hrs ago

Keep posting. My treatments worked. Yours may work, too. Cancer sucks, but it isn't what it used to be.

mvd

(65,944 posts)
5. I just sold my house so gave some
Sat May 9, 2026, 03:56 PM
2 hrs ago

I thought I was signed in and for some reason it donated under my late dad’s name - but it was me, Matt, of course. Also sending healing vibes and thoughts to you.

xmas74

(30,085 posts)
7. Thank you so much!
Sat May 9, 2026, 04:10 PM
2 hrs ago

It's not the journey I thought I'd ever take but here I am. And thank you for thinking of me.

mvd

(65,944 posts)
10. You are very welcome
Sat May 9, 2026, 04:15 PM
2 hrs ago

I have been helped many times so felt good to give back. I watched my dad go through cancer and helping people going through that same battle means a lot.

popsdenver

(2,551 posts)
14. Stay strong and hopeful
Sat May 9, 2026, 04:34 PM
1 hr ago

My wife has had STAGE FOUR.....for over10 years......There is so much being done to fight cancer...., and every time it rears its ugly little head, the oncologists come up with something new to clobber it.......I am sure that will not go on forever, but they are making progress. She has an excellent outlook, and a strong will.......

summer_in_TX

(4,249 posts)
17. You're in my prayers, Beni.
Sat May 9, 2026, 05:52 PM
39 min ago

Sending love and hugs as well. The outlook these days is much better than it used to be, and I pray they can help you.


Is the Hope Lodge you are at in Saint Louis, Kansas City, or another location?

Dave says

(5,454 posts)
18. Wishing you well
Sat May 9, 2026, 06:17 PM
14 min ago

Keep your spirits up. A professional colleague of mine has ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed prior to 2012 (when we started working together) and was in remission until 2020 when she relapsed.

We both retired (I have cancer, too). She was treated and is back in remission, moved to Florida, and is doing very well on the golf courses to this day! May it go as well—no, even better—for you!

lostnfound

(17,605 posts)
20. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery
Sat May 9, 2026, 06:23 PM
8 min ago

Kicked in a few bucks, my mother faced that illness decades ago.

Cha

(320,336 posts)
21. Oh xmas... you are so Strong and Courageous. 💔 💙 ☮️
Sat May 9, 2026, 06:26 PM
5 min ago
Sending Healing Vibes your way. ❤️‍🩹🕯️🕊️💜
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