I've been lurking here a bit. Now I'd like to get some ore info on what's in store for me so I figured it's time to post my story.
I'm 52 years old with 2 kids aged 9 and 10. Please keep in mind: I had a friend 30 years ago who had I/O that turned out not to be cancer. I have another friend who...
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My husband was diagnosed 1/23. Left Orchiectomy on 1/26. Stage IIb tumor on one mode with surrounding nodes enflamed. Tumor ended at 1.2x1.0x2.1 and started at 1.7x1.7x3.0 at the the end of Jan. He is 54 yo. Just completed 4 rounds of EP. His urologist recommended rplnd. We reached out to IU and Sloan....Yesterday, 12:42 PM
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My husbands baldness is a constant reminder of this terrible experience and the comments or questions from people are hurtful and getting very old. We are both eager to put this behind us and move on. It seems the hair is a major aspect preventing us from doing so.
Its been 8 weeks since...Yesterday, 11:47 AM
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