Never Give Up! Always Have Fun

[SBLT]

Hi I m new to Health Unlock, I am a survivor of Thyroid,Breast and Lung Cancer, nothing related. I was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1991, breast May 2006 followed by Lung in July 2006 ( not a good year). I participated in a phase 2 experimental study of Tarcevia. I am excited to say I closed the study and now receive the medication from the manufacture Genentech. I refer to myself as SBLT (Survivor of Breast Lung And Thyroid Cancer. I am grateful to have been successful 11 years later. I welcome supporting others on their journey.Evey day is a blessing!!

[FtB_Peggy]

Welcome, SBLT - you are a superhero joining a community of fellow superheroes. I think you'll like it here! And we are very happy to have you with us.

[JeanE41]

Welcome SBLT. It's always so good to hear success stories. I hope you have continued success and good health. I look forward to hearing more from you.

Jean

[frisk]

Wonderful news to hear. I hope you have continued success!

[GMC1]

SBLT thank you for sharing. It is always uplifting to hear success stories. Your story is much like my husbands who has had lung cancer in 2 places, brain in 3 places and one adrenal. Brain and adrenal were zapped by Steriotactic, still working on lung, ( old and new) with Keytruda. Feel blessed it has not gone to bone or blood. Next PET in Sept.

[JRuthI1946 in reply to GMC1]

Praying for his continued progress

[Memaw0100]

I live your attitude SBLT. It is amazing you are staying so positive. I'm sure it be will be a great asset. Good luck!!

[Glosim2]

Thank you for being so positive. I write this while my husband is ready to go in for his MRI of his brain to eliminate cancer there. This is so hard for me to see him have to suffer with fear and pain. He is a quiet type of guy but suffers greatly without trying to let me know. I am so glad you are well and still positive.

[JRuthI1946 in reply to Glosim2]

It's sad that so many men feel the need to keep their fears inside. They don't seem to understand that they are not in this alone.

[anrean]

Welcome SBLT. Love your name - you really are such a survivor!! You'll find we are a great group of supporting and loving people! Today I am walking down the "What if..." road and dreaming of vacations I want to take. A friend is driving cross-country and sharing pictures every day so I can live vicariously through her. My biggest What if's are a cruise down the Mississippi and taking the train from Washington to Los Angeles, then driving to San Diego and back up to Washington! What would be your What if?

[SBLT in reply to anrean]

I believe in the ladder list ,instead of bucket list! I always think of what is the next crazy adventure I can do. This past week had my trees trimmed and the guy had a cherry picker bucket. I thought that looks like fun can I take a ride, He agreed it was quite cool!! I really try to stay in the present here and Now- find it to be helpful What ifs can get me in trouble... Enjoy your what if.

[anrean in reply to SBLT]

That is great thinking! All my What If's are positive. I really am looking in to the Mississippi River cruise, but so far it is all casinos - not a fan of them. My birthday is next week and just had a conversation with my sister...what I really want is money instead of stuff so that I can make a What If reality! And I found a guy who will do all the Amtrak booking for a cross country trip for $49 - well worth it considering how difficult Amtrak's bookings are - and a friend saw my What If's on facebook and wants to go! Diane wants to go badly enough that we are going to lunch to talk about it!

I know what you mean about wanting to do adventeruous things. I have done some just to have the bragging rights...No one else has kayaked Tampa Bay in the middle of the night except my cousin and me - it was pure insanity that made sense at the time. Kim and I are dangerous when I go down there...we do things that are so much fun. Sadly for her, I don't live down there and she can't find anyone else to do the crazy kayak stories we have.

I'd be up in that cherry picker just to be able to say I talked him into it! So keep on with the great adventures!

[JRuthI1946]

You are a bright light . Thank you for sharing and bringing hope with your story

[SBLT in reply to JRuthI1946]

Thanks for your kind words. I hope you are putting fun into every day.

[JRuthI1946 in reply to SBLT]

Indeed. I am blessed with wonderful friends that keep me busy and exhausted

[Faith17]

OMG you are truly a miracle having gone thru SBLT i pray God's continued blessing. I feel silly having gone thru a lung lobectomy in 2016 and still feel the anxiety of recurrence. I don't know how to handel this. I'm a women of faith and trust Lord Jesus...what's wrong with me. I just received my yearly scan and it shows some growth but its indeterminate because it's too small in size, however it doesn't exclude the possibility of neoplama given the history of cancer. Doctor said wait six months for repeat but i think thats too long. Thanks for allowing me to vent