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I just got a call that they did find I had a fungal infection in my esophagus.  How the fuck do you get a fungal infection in your esophagus?  Antibiotics should knock it out, but still.

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8 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

I just got a call that they did find I had a fungal infection in my esophagus.  How the fuck do you get a fungal infection in your esophagus?  Antibiotics should knock it out, but still.

Again, Bruin, we do not kink shame here.

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18 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

I just got a call that they did find I had a fungal infection in my esophagus.  How the fuck do you get a fungal infection in your esophagus?  Antibiotics should knock it out, but still.

What fungus were you sucking on, exactly?  Point to the spot on the picture.....

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42 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

I just got a call that they did find I had a fungal infection in my esophagus.  How the fuck do you get a fungal infection in your esophagus?  Antibiotics should knock it out, but still.

I'm no doctor but I'd probably try an antifungal over an antibiotic.

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1 hour ago, KingBobo81 said:

I got some good news today in that my PET scan didn't show anything in my liver is going to be a problem/malignant, so I am a go on Monday for my first of four rounds to blast this lymph node spot to hell.

Well that's great news. I remember liver scans causing me a decent amount of consternation. The docs were surprisingly not always in line about identifying a hemangioma. Remind me what kind of shit-ass cancer you were blessed with?

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20 minutes ago, Basil said:

Well that's great news. I remember liver scans causing me a decent amount of consternation. The docs were surprisingly not always in line about identifying a hemangioma. Remind me what kind of shit-ass cancer you were blessed with?

Testicular Stage 2 seminoma (I think technically IIA now that I have some clarity on the liver, but will need to ask my doc when I see him on Monday). This liver thing has been my biggest worry thus far, but it seems like every piece of data points to it being ok.

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11 hours ago, KingBobo81 said:

I got some good news today in that my PET scan didn't show anything in my liver is going to be a problem/malignant, so I am a go on Monday for my first of four rounds to blast this lymph node spot to hell.

Shit! I missed this earlier. I am so happy for you. Fuck yeah!

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I don’t recall if I posted this in here previously or not but 

https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-presents-positive-data-phase-2-study-ponsegromab
 

there’s a monoclonal in trials that is meant to deal with cachexia, or the wasting away that happens when the body is under attack.  Staying strong and having an appetite can have a positive effect on treatment, and the idea is this would be taken concurrent to treatment.  I don’t know where the trials are being held, but it’s just another thing to keep an eye on. 
 

one cool thing with this is it has the chance to affect outcomes across many types of cancer. 

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On 8/15/2025 at 10:42 PM, Sbbruin said:

Stand up to cancer concert just wrapping up. Donate now!

Just came here to post this. It's on hulu, and the live performances will bring the allergies.

If you can donate blood please do it as often as possible. Donated blood is saving my life as I type this. 

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14 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Just came here to post this. It's on hulu, and the live performances will bring the allergies.

If you can donate blood please do it as often as possible. Donated blood is saving my life as I type this. 

They wouldn’t let me donate for years after doing treatment, and my blood counts will always be lower than normal (white cells and platelets) but I have been told I could donate double red cells. 
 

Do donate if you can!   I only had to have blood once during my journey when my platelets dropped to 50 after my liver resection.  I was glad someone else had donated!

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I was pretty upset to learn that I couldn’t be a donor (blood or organ) anymore (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma here). I had always been listed as an organ donor, but had never given blood before and was looking forward to doing it.

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43 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Just came here to post this. It's on hulu, and the live performances will bring the allergies.

If you can donate blood please do it as often as possible. Donated blood is saving my life as I type this. 

Yes, this.  I’ve probably had a dozen bags of other people’s blood pumped into me.

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