Hello all my ostomy friends. I wanted to share my story with all of you as miracles do happen. I had my colostomy done in 2009 due to cancer of the colon. Like most of you, surgery was not an easy thing for me, and I was in rehab for 8 weeks after a long hospital stay. I had very difficult times adjusting to my colostomy and still have problems with burning and sores. Well, I had a PET/CT done in May of 2011 and everything was okay. Then in November, I had a repeat PET/CT done and, lo and behold, a mass was found in my pelvic area, and it lit up on the PET scan. The oncologist was very concerned that a recurrence had developed, so he ordered a biopsy. Well, I searched the internet for weeks and nothing I found was good about this type of mass. Well, after weeks of waiting for the biopsy to be done and then waiting for the doctor's appointment, I had pretty much worked myself up to the worst that could be happening. Now the miracle. Last week I went for my results and the biopsy came back non-cancerous. My oncologist was really surprised and, to say the least, I was in a state of shock. I always believed in prayers, but this was truly a miracle, and when my doctor said "Merry Christmas" a bit early, I had tears in my eyes. Well, I wanted to share this with all my friends on here just to show you never lose faith. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and keep the Lord in your prayers. Joyce
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Great news, Joyce!! Well done you!
I too had the all clear from cancer a few weeks ago, my op was Jan 2010,
you have a great Christmas too,
Wendy x
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Great news, Joyce! Sounds like the best Christmas present ever
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Have a Merry Christmas.
Sandy
It is good to read some good news for a change.
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What great news this is, Joyce, you must be over the moon. Faith and prayers are wonderful things to have. Thank you for sharing this with us. Take care, Ambies.
In three more days, I will have had my colostomy for going on 10 years. After taking chemo for 6 months, I had a spot on my liver gone. The doctor could not believe it. My wife and I prayed a lot, and the doctor said it was a miracle. But prayers can do a lot. I took chemo with a pump that I had strapped to my chest. A tube was inserted into my chest. I have never run into anybody who took chemo this way. Keep up the prayers.
Hello everyone out there. Thanks for reading my post and I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to all of you and may we all have a great New Year with positive things happening. I am so happy to have all of you as friends. Prayers to all. Joyce
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