Primary Colonic Lymphoma

ChemoMan · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Hi

But Christmas they have off do they not....and they like chocolate do they not......I thought the Japanese being party animals would jump at the chance.
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Age 52
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
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joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

Christmas is a work day as well.

And if you're partying on the day that Jesus was murdered, what is the point of giving you a day off?
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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

ChemoMan · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Hi Joe

Well if you are Japanese and not a christian it wouldn't matter would it .... Surprised to hear that Christmas is not a day off...I have heard they go nuts shopping at that time.
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Age 52
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
RULE NUMBER 1.....Don't Panic
RULE NUMBER 2..... Don't forget Rule number 1

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

Japanese being almost entirely non-Christian, there is no reason for the day off, and thus there is none. But the Emperor's Birthday is December 23rd, so we do receive that day off.

One of my pet peeves is people gleefully celebrating holidays without caring the slightest bit about what those holidays are supposed to mean.
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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

ChemoMan · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Hi Joe

listen to the words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIJwfzOBSS8

Good advice to reduce stress

Very Happy

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Age 52
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
RULE NUMBER 1.....Don't Panic
RULE NUMBER 2..... Don't forget Rule number 1

Don · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

joepet,

I saw your posts about the Japanese religions and their holidays. When I was in Japan, I enjoyed going into their religious temples and looking at the architecture and reading about their customs. I realize that their religions developed separately from the Western religions of Judism, Christianity and Islam, so they have a different concept of a diety.

Question: I heard that the Prime Minister of Japan is Roman Catholic. Is that true?
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Dec 07 Dx Follicular NHL, Grade I (Indolent)
Stage IIIA - No Symptoms
Watch and Wait - 6 Month Checks
Jan 09 Scan shows Progression - no symptoms
May 18, 09 - Started R-CVP
After Third Round, CT scan showed some tumor shrinkage
July 31,09 - Completed 6 Rounds R-CVP

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

Hi Don.

Apparently the current Prime Minister (they usually resign in disgrace every12 months) is a Catholic, though so little is made of it that I didn't even know that until I looked it up just now. He still goes to the Shinto shrines to pray on public holidays, so he's not very outwardly "Christian" in that sense.

But this is a country where in one's lifetime one may be blessed in a Shinto Shrine, married in a Christian Church, and buried in a Buddhist ceremony, so they tend to have a rather holistic view of religion. Regardless, the majority of them just go through the motions of tradition, and IMO don't really believe any of what they practice.
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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

Don · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Thanks...that is interesting.

I come from a family that really takes religion seriously; like alot of people, I dropped out of it for a while after I left home for college, but it has become very important to me.

How are your treatments going?
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Don B
Dec 07 Dx Follicular NHL, Grade I (Indolent)
Stage IIIA - No Symptoms
Watch and Wait - 6 Month Checks
Jan 09 Scan shows Progression - no symptoms
May 18, 09 - Started R-CVP
After Third Round, CT scan showed some tumor shrinkage
July 31,09 - Completed 6 Rounds R-CVP

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

I was raised a Catholic, largely forgot about religion since college, then had a religious experience last year that brought me back. I'm not sure that I identify myself as a Catholic now, but I firmly believe that I, undeserving as I am, have been saved by The Lord Jesus Christ.

Treatments have finished, I'm just waiting on my CT, gallium scan, and colonoscopy to see where we go from here...hopefully to semi-annual scans!

I do have an unproductive cough that's been bugging me for the past two weeks. Kind of annoying, but not all that disruptive to my daily life, the kind of thing I would just ignore if I wasn't treating cancer.

And I started working on a new site today that blocks access to this website, so I probably won't be quite as prolific as I once was. Confused

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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

Did my CT scan, did my gallium scan, and today I did my colonoscopy with lots of extra juicy biopsies!

I went the full 12 rounds with Diffuse Large B-Cell...now we go to the judges scorecards. Hope May 13th gets here soon!
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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

Hey, what do you know, May 13th did get here soon!

Looking forward to knowing what comes next.
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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

ChemoMan · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Hi Joepet

I hope its great news today Smile

keeping my fingers crossed , be thinking of you Smile

Cheers
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Age 52
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
RULE NUMBER 1.....Don't Panic
RULE NUMBER 2..... Don't forget Rule number 1

SingleDad · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you.....wow - long cycle... Shocked

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Age 61
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma Stage 2/3
CHOP+R started Feb 26th 2009
Completed 6 cycles June 2009
Diary here http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=12003
Officially in remission July 9th 2009 Wink

Three rounds of Intrathecal completed July 29th
Radiation to come as a prophylactic measure.
1st Radiation Sept 9 - 17 does completed Oct 1.
No more treatments scheduled
Heading to South Africa in January - once the itching stops Mr. Green

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 286 Location: Japan

CT, Galium scan, and biopsies all showed no evidence of cancer! Still, the doc wanted me to come in once a month for blood tests. We compromised on every other month, but even so I think that Japan is too much of a nanny state.

Anyway, it's good to be joining Arthur on the other side. Very Happy

See ya here soon SingleDad!
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Age 37 (36 at diagnosis)
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

ChemoMan · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:59 am Post subject: Re: Primary Colonic Lymphoma

Best news so far Joe Very Happy

And I agree about your nanny comment....they are very much more relaxed here

Once again excellent news Very Happy

Cheers will toast to your continued good health tonight .... in moderation of course Smile

_________________
Age 52
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
RULE NUMBER 1.....Don't Panic
RULE NUMBER 2..... Don't forget Rule number 1

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