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What one hand gives, must the other take away?
Hi, Ladies! Greetings from New Orleans! I am here with baby Mags helping my mom through one of her rounds of chemo. The good news is that her radiation oncologist saw no trace of cancer in her lungs in her latest x-ray, and she suspects my mom is already in remission. 
She will continue chemo through May, and we all know that lung cancer can be a sneaky one. But still! The other good news is that one of the things my mom wants me to do for her this week is take her to Mardi Gras parades! The craptastic news is that my step-dad has been recently diagnosed with stage IV metastatic prostate cancer. Hormone therapy should arrest it for a few years, God willing (or whatever), and then we'll take it from there with radiation and chemo. Anyway, thanks for your T&P, and if you'd throw a little dust my step-dad's way, I'll love you for it!
She will continue chemo through May, and we all know that lung cancer can be a sneaky one. But still! The other good news is that one of the things my mom wants me to do for her this week is take her to Mardi Gras parades! The craptastic news is that my step-dad has been recently diagnosed with stage IV metastatic prostate cancer. Hormone therapy should arrest it for a few years, God willing (or whatever), and then we'll take it from there with radiation and chemo. Anyway, thanks for your T&P, and if you'd throw a little dust my step-dad's way, I'll love you for it! This discussion has been closed.
Re: What one hand gives, must the other take away?
BFP 12.20.2010 :: missed m/c 1/2011 around 8 weeks
BFP @ 9dpo 5.24.2011 :: missed m/c 6/2011 around 7 weeks
positive for ANAs (1:40) with a speckled pattern
MTHFR c677t mutation (heterozygous)
*folic acid, baby asprin, Prometrium, acupuncture, Lovenox*
BFP @ 9dpo 2.1.2012 || HCG = 8 : Progesterone = 19.2
2nd HCG @ 11dpo = 40 || 3rd HCG @ 21dpo = over 5000!
Stick, little one, stick! EDD October 15, 2012
ditto.
Great news about your mom! Glad that she's making such quick progress, and hopeful that she's kicked cancer's ass for good.
I'm sorry about your step-dad's diagnosis, but good thoughts and prayers your family's way.
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TTC #1 since February 2011
BFP #1 1/14/12 EDD 9/24/12 m/c at 8w4d on 2/20/12
March 2012- Dx with PCOS, started metformin
July 2012- SA completely normal