Please, no more

[TZ]

I'm really at the breaking point ....My CT from Mayo found something....an "incidental" swelling of a lymph node ... unrelated to my disorder...but something he wants me to follow up on...if that wasn't enough...I wasted the last of my interferon last night trying unsuccessfully to inject myself- the syringe broke and sprayed the interferon everywhere. I was due for a refill last week but I think I'm at the end of my current script..which means fighting with insurance again. Plus I've just been really depressed about my personal life which is why I haven't been around. I could really really use a hug now..to know somebody, anybody cares...I've pretty much been alone all weekend so even some virtual company will be welcome.:(

[Haole Girl]

1. Sounds like so much to go through all at once

Hope things get better, soon. :hug:

[lizziegrace]

2. ...

:hug:

:hug:

:hug:

[alarimer]

3. Sorry to hear that.

I was looking forward to a long weekend but work called this morning. I am trying to avoid them right at the moment. I'm stalling until it is too late- that's my tactic.

[cwydro]

4. Very sorry to hear you're going through a bad time.

:hug:

[auntAgonist]

5. I care!

:hug:
I wish you lived closer and we'd spend some time together.
Do follow up, it could be nothing at all to worry about. I'm sorry you'll have to fight again for your prescription. That's just NOT fair.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

It's gonna get better!


kesha.

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. Don't let it defeat you...

I understand how you feel.

It sucks, but don't let it defeat you.

There are a lot of people here who care about you.

:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. I hope you get your health and personal issues resolved.

I really do.

[Flaxbee]

8. yeah, the shit tends to hit the fan all at once, and no one should

have to deal with it alone. I'm sorry, TZ. :hug:

[TK421]

9. C'mere, you!

:hug: I'm sure everything will turn out okay

If it makes you feel any better, you're not alone! I've had a spectacularly shitty week here

[I Have A Dream]

10. I'm sorry that you're hurting, TZ.

If I can help you in some way, please let me know.

:hug:

[JitterbugPerfume]

11. I have always thought

that you were a strong person ,and a survivor Sue.:hug:

I am really sorry to hear that you have serious medical problems

[Dystopian]

12. So sorry....

TZ:hug:
I care...we care. Sounds like you're going through so much...
It's hard dealing with these things alone...I've been there many times.
We're here for you...virtual company really helps...
We can reach out in cyberspace to you...
Wishing you peace of mind...and hoping that you find comfort in the messages of love and caring...
This will pass...
Please feel better soon...





peace & love to you...

[Frosty1]

13. You are a valuable person

and beautiful just as you are. It will be OK
:grouphug:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. We're all here for you, TZ!

:)

[siligut]

15. I had been missing you.

I thought maybe you were still traveling, didn't know. Glad you are here now. Sorry about your troubles. Hope the lymph node swelling is nothing, often they are just a passing infection, but still good to check out. Fucking insurance company should be shot if they are continuing to give you trouble, the assholes. Here is a big hug.:hug:

[LeftishBrit]

16. Wishing you all the best...

and that your lymph node turns out just incidental and that your insurance coughs up promptly. And that your personal situation improves.

Many hugs.

[mzteris]

17. I'm so sorry . .

:hug: :hug: :hug:

Hang in there!

[TZ]

18. Thank you all for the kind thoughts.

A couple of people here had been telling me that people cared and missed me, but it was hard to see from where I was emotionally...I do appreciate the kind words...:hug:

[AllenVanAllen]

19. Try to be kind to yourself

and cut yourself some slack. I find when I feel the shittiest is when I'm beating myself up. Once I realize I'm doing it, I stop and just take it easy on myself. I always feel better almost instantly.

Life sucks sometimes but then it gets better.

[av8rdave]

20. Hug sent

Hope the news next week is better!

[cordelia]

21. Here's a big old hug

from me to you.

Please take care.

All the best.

[denbot]

22. Here is another hug

Peace to you.

:grouphug:

[OmahaBlueDog]

23. I realize that I'm not on your list of favorite people, but here's a virtual hug

:hug:

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know that just to be alive is a grand thing."

--Agatha Christie

[TZ]

25. .

I like you just fine... Thank you for the hug :)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Good vibes coming from Minnesota.

:hug: Hang in there...

[TZ]

26. Thank you.

If I didn't make of clear it was wonderful visiting with you guys...

[KitchenWitch]

27. I am sorry about everything.

I am sure you are scared about the not knowing what is going on with the lymph node. I know when I have that kind of stuff, my mind plays the worst possible scenario game.

Take care of yourself, and find a way to pamper yourself.

[TZ]

28. Hi kitchy

Right now I'm surrounded by two warm fuzzy kitties .. that's pretty nice...

[KitchenWitch]

30. Awww

Love the kitty love.

[abq e streeter]

29. Sorry you're going through such difficult times

and I'm just one more person out here that cares, and hopes and prays things get better for you soon......abq e streeter (Ron)

[MilesColtrane]

31. .

:hug:

[femmocrat]

32. So sorry you are going through such tough times, TZ.

Hope tomorrow will be a better day for you.

:hug:

[Left Is Write]

33. ...

:hug:

[FarLeftRage]

34. Please do know that this is only temporary...

That better days are definitely ahead for you.
Know also that you are not alone, as others deal with similar problems.

My heart and support go out to you for keeping up with the good struggle.
You will prevail in the end... :hug:

[Mike 03]

35. The Mayo is looking after my father right now for cancer. Demand better treatment.

They are all over him, and they should not be leaving you to inject yourself! I can't believe that is the state of affairs for you at whatever Mayo this is. They would never in a million years let my father struggle with insurance or injection issues.

Please...

I don't know what the answer is. Could you contact your primary PA or oncologist?

The few times I have had to contact my father's PA or oncologist on his behalf, they have dropped everything to attend to the matter. My experience with the Mayo has been remarkable.

I'm so sorry for what you are going through.

Also, just to add, my father is also being attended to by the hematology division of the Mayo.

Maybe I could even help, if you could PM me with more data? I can't guarantee anything, but it's not like the Mayo to just abandon somebody with lymphoma and requiring interferon injections. Something doesn't sound right.

[TZ]

36. It is not Mayo 's fault

I have the option of going to my local hematologist if I wanted to. This is the first time in ages I had trouble doing the injection. Since I live 1000 miles from Mayo I felt it would be best if I learned how to do this myself. I have absolutely no complaints with Mayo... When it comes to fighting with my insurance company they are godsends. Thank you for your concern though...

[Lavender Brown]

37. I am really sorry, TZ

I hope you get some good news soon. :hug:

[KamaAina]

38. Aloha pumehana, E ka honu

(pumehana = warm and flowing, like lava; honu = turtle)

That concludes the Hawaiian lesson for today. I had indeed noticed you hadn't been around. I figured you were off somewhere like Ocean City doing Memorial Day stuff. I actually am in an exotic, tropical resort, shacked up with a fabulous wahine -- but the resort is Waikiki, all of a ten-minute bus ride from home, and the female is Mom. :eyes: Ah well, at least they have free broadband...

Isn't this, like, the second time you've had trouble with the syringe? Why in the world would they use cheap syringes for something that expensive? :dunce:

You've pretty much been alone all weekend? What about Smokey and Sophie? Of course we're not supposed to dispense medical advice at DU, but why don't you "take two kitties and email me in the morning"?

How does "virtual company" work? Would you print out that pic of me and Opihi's Siamese and put it on the table next to you? I'd even try to make it talk (and purr) to you... :loveya:

edit: warma? Is that like "warm karma"? :shrug:

[Gormy Cuss]

39. Hugs to you TZ.

I'm sorry that things are so difficult right now. Please remember that many people care about you --quite a few of us here for starters.
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[LibraLiz1973]

40. Hugs, Kisses & Positive Thoughts. HANG IN THERE!!