Reminds Me Of A Gun-fight In A Western Movie

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I Feel Like I'm Prepariing For A Show-down Between The Good Guy And Bad Guy. Just Me And My Cancer In The Chemo Room, Waiting To See Who Makes The Next Move. Does It Know I Have My ''Red Devil'' A/C Treatments Planning To Blast It Away Or Is It Waiting To Kick Me In The Gut Again. I Know It Never Fights Fair & Is Just Waiting To Pull The Rug Out From Under Me. I Know It Will Throw Dirt In My Eye And Stab Me In The Back. If I Ever Get Ahead Of It For Just A Moment I Can Hear It Whispering That Line From The Terminator Movie ''I'll Be Back''.

I Hope My A/C Will Blast It To Bits And I Can Whisper Back ''Hasta La Vista Baby.''

[suzan w]

I'm starting a posse...I also fought the Red Devil, so I have some experience! Anyone else that wants to join the posse, it is open enrollment!!! Good luck, "Kid".

[dhealey]

I also fought the Red Devil and won! (for now anyway). Best of luck to you!

[Mary Anne in TX]

I'll join! ma

[karenann]

Red devil... sounds pretty scary to me. I am praying for a complete response.

Strength and healing prayers being sent to you.

Karen

[chrisy]

It's that cancer that should fear the Red Devil. I guess it's sort of like having the baddest gunslinger in the west...on YOUR side!

[Carolyns]

I'm with you and hoping this does the trick.

Best wishes, prayers and hopes to you!

Carolyn

[juanita]

Hoping your gunslinger wins the fight!

[tricia keegan]

I had the red devil too three years ago and so far cancer has been afraid to face another show down.
Hoping it's as sucessful for you Sheila!

[Believe51]

Mighty Oak had the Red Devil http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/347.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZRxdm603YYUS) and it kicked their butt. If I was cancer I would leave right now before you do some damage!! And Sheila, I just read your post and even I am afraid!! LOL. Lots of Love>>Believe51





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[nitewind]

I'll sign up for that posse too! I had the red devil two years ago and I'm NED so far!!

[notamrnpsn]

May sound silly, but what is the REd Devil?

[StephN]

There are NO "silly" questions here. Some of us are just a little farther along in our fight and knowledge and are here to give info.

RED DEVIL = Adriamycin, a really potent and nasty form of chemotherapy.

ALso known as BIG RED or BIG BAD RED, it is given as an IV push from a big syringe and is a reddish color. Turns to a milder looking pinkish color when infused with saline as it is slowly given.

This drug is pretty hard on a person in general, with side effects and hair loss.

BTW - I had it in weekly doses and was never sick to my stomach.

[notamrnpsn]

Steph, thanks for clarifying this. I did not have that, i had taxotere.

[StephN]

Hi "Not" -
I drew the lucky number to have BOTH the Adriamycin AND the Taxotere. Taxotere was much harder on me, given the every 3-week dose ...