Update: Follow-up to radiation & violin lessons :)
in [Cancer Aid]
|
Prev: Bloodletting Against Cancer
Next: Rosemarie E Brown-- Mom is charged for making medical decisions, this is NOT a free country
From: Marc Bissonnette on 10 Jul 2008 21:18 Hi all; For future Google searches, I had a malignant paraganglioma that was initially diagnosed as glomus jugulare - Surgery in Dec 07 to remove the tumour (which at the time, was thought to be benign) - When they went in, they found it was cancerous and had spread to several lymph nodes and bits of bone. Six weeks of radiation ended May 07, 2008 - Went to see the oncologist today for a follow-up and he said everything seemed to be coming along nicely. I mentioned the odd little headaches I've been getting inside the surgical site, infrequently, and it was to my great relief that he said it really sounded like nerves making re-connections, rather than additional damage occurring, given their frequency (infrequent) and severity (Sharp, but not debilitating) and length (not overly long - usually 2-5 minutes) On the life-affirming side, my daughter and I started violin lessons today. You know, for an absolute, rank beginner, I ain't half-bad (I can play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star after my first day - Not exactly Bach, but for me, a kicker :) ) -- Marc Bissonnette Looking for a new ISP? http://www.canadianisp.com Largest ISP comparison site across Canada.
From: J on 10 Jul 2008 22:18 Marc Bissonnette wrote: > [...] > Six weeks of radiation ended May 07, 2008 - Went to see the oncologist > today for a follow-up and he said everything seemed to be coming along > nicely. I mentioned the odd little headaches I've been getting inside the > surgical site, infrequently, and it was to my great relief that he said it > really sounded like nerves making re-connections, rather than additional > damage occurring, given their frequency (infrequent) and severity (Sharp, > but not debilitating) and length (not overly long - usually 2-5 minutes) Great to hear reassuring news. What did he say about the continuid drooping? > On the life-affirming side, my daughter and I started violin lessons today. > > You know, for an absolute, rank beginner, I ain't half-bad (I can play > "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star after my first day - Not exactly Bach, but for > me, a kicker :) ) LOL Great start :) I forget which song we learned for piano - it was so long ago and there was no room in our home for a piano, so it was abandoned. The tunes I started to learn guitar were (i think) WipeOut (forget the band) and House of Rising sun (ad nauseum). LOL Mother was very patient, but we were in upstairs bedrooms, so she only heard it if she came upstairs. :). Thanks for update; hope to hear more about how the violin lessons are going. J
From: Janet Wilder on 10 Jul 2008 22:29 Marc Bissonnette wrote: > Hi all; > > For future Google searches, I had a malignant paraganglioma that was > initially diagnosed as glomus jugulare - Surgery in Dec 07 to remove the > tumour (which at the time, was thought to be benign) - When they went in, > they found it was cancerous and had spread to several lymph nodes and bits > of bone. > > Six weeks of radiation ended May 07, 2008 - Went to see the oncologist > today for a follow-up and he said everything seemed to be coming along > nicely. I mentioned the odd little headaches I've been getting inside the > surgical site, infrequently, and it was to my great relief that he said it > really sounded like nerves making re-connections, rather than additional > damage occurring, given their frequency (infrequent) and severity (Sharp, > but not debilitating) and length (not overly long - usually 2-5 minutes) > > On the life-affirming side, my daughter and I started violin lessons today. > > You know, for an absolute, rank beginner, I ain't half-bad (I can play > "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star after my first day - Not exactly Bach, but for > me, a kicker :) ) > Wonderful news. Let us know when your ready for Carnegie Hall :-) -- Janet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life
From: tanadashoes on 11 Jul 2008 11:00 "Marc Bissonnette" <dragnet\_@_/internalysis.com> wrote in message news:Xns9AD7D8BF3200Ddragnetinternalysisc(a)216.196.97.131... > > On the life-affirming side, my daughter and I started violin lessons > today. > > You know, for an absolute, rank beginner, I ain't half-bad (I can play > "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star after my first day - Not exactly Bach, but > for > me, a kicker :) ) > That ROCKS, Marc. Today, the cancer support group starts painting classes for members and their caregivers, so Rob and I are signed up to learn how to fling paint at a canvas. I like it. We're taking Mandy along to take pictures if she wants. Pam S.
From: samgr8times on 12 Jul 2008 07:29
Hey Marc, That's great going! Learning Violin with your daughter will be indeed enjoyable. All the best. I reckon the nature of the disease and the treatment there after is such that the person who goes through it, after recovery, is itching to do things which ere ignored/postponed/put on the back burner for long and he ends up doing things which gives him max joy along with giving pleasure to the others around him. I also wait eagerly to start my outings (having completed my rad-chemo treatment for ca nasopharynx) and lets see where it leads! All the best and have a grand time! Ciao, Sam |