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CouchCoach said:
Morning Pops and you prayerful Pops peeps, so far, so good.

Met with my oncologist this morning, after the labs, 6 weeks after our first meeting. She was visibly surprised and elated and gave me a 9 out of 10 on the entire lab report and a 10 on the liver, the one that concerns them the most. She said whatever you are doing, keep it up because she couldn't see any progress in the cancer. She said unless there is a change, 8 weeks will do for my next checkup. However, only a PETscan will give them a truer reading. We decided to put that off since I really struggled with this last one when they tied my arms up.

RBC was down a little and she asked me if I had given up red meat as part of my dietary change and I said I had and she said I should add some back in for the RBC and red wine can't hurt. A prescription for steak and red wine? Why didn't I get sick earlier? Wonder what I have to get for margaritas and Tex-Mex?

I am not delusional or in denial of what I have and the prognosis but I haven't had any good news in so long that this hit me at a most welcome time. Christmas and New Year's really sucked because I couldn't see family and I had to fight shout outs from the dark places.

Mika, my oncologist, looked at me and smiled behind the mask and said "you just continue to be this mystery and I hope this continues".

Speaking of masks, and I was, I have had 5 ERCP's, MRI, PETscan and 2 surgeries and have never seen anyone's face. I couldn't sue them for malpractice if I wanted to because I can't identify any of them. I feel like I've been going to a clinic run by bank robbers.

This is part of the blessing versus the curse of this diagnosis, in the past I would have played the other shoe, what does the future hold? But screw that, I am going barefoot right now, right now in the here and now. That here and now I always took for granted because I know now and it can be there and gone in a hummingbird's heartbeat.

So, here I am, exactly 3 months into a 6 month death sentence and holding my own against the monster without the chemo. I know, doesn't mean things can't change but part of the reason I am where I am is because of my positive mental attitude and belief my body wants to meet the monster on its own. Not weakened by the very treatment usually administered.

Thank you to those that have kept me in their prayers. I appreciate that and this thread more than you will ever know.
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This is the best thing I’ve read on this site in a long time. Whatever good news you get brother, I’m gonna celebrate. Maybe with a steak and some red wine.
 
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Bobhaze said:
This is the best thing I’ve read on this site in a long time. Whatever good news you get brother, I’m gonna celebrate. Maybe with a steak and some red wine.
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Have to agree with Bob. Any positive news coming form someone fighting the monster is good to hear. I lost my wife of 58 years to it Sept 20th. Prayers and positive encouragement to those fighting.
 
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justbob said:
Have to agree with Bob. Any positive news coming form someone fighting the monster is good to hear. I lost my wife of 58 years to it Sept 20th. Prayers and positive encouragement to those fighting.
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Sorry for your loss. Mine will be gone 11 years in several weeks and it is a wound that will never completely heal but it does get better.

Godspeed your healing, Bob. Mine began when I was able to see her when she was her most vibrant and full of life. I also learned I had to be in charge of that and it wasn’t just coming to me with time. Time needs our help to heal.
 
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Good afternoon Pops and Popsadoodles. I'm so sorry to hear about your wife, Justbob. We're here if you ever want to talk about anything.

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Morning Pops and all happy, hungover after a big win fellas. Long time no post here but glad to see some of the old faces still kicking
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Rascal!
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I'm just a dirty old man loving what I do.:laugh:
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To quote David Lee Roth: You 'are just a gigolo, everybody knows, something, something, something'.
Runwildboys said:
Looking at 8 degrees tonight, with wind chills about 10 below.
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It's time to hit a beach somewhere warm.

I hope everyone still has their Sunday Eagles smack down strut going. I'm sharpening my claws for the 49ers... why'd it have to be the 49ers? Of all the teams in the NFL, why did they have to assign the 49ers to us? There is a great amount of irritation concerning that team stopping us from going 4 in a row in the 90s. Busy body sports folks are actually saying the 49ers will beat us. Now why did they have to go on and pee me off like that? When we win this weekend, the 49ers will still be on my snit list. Creative cussing 101.
 
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Xelda said:
Good afternoon Pops and Popsadoodles. I'm so sorry to hear about your wife, Justbob. We're here if you ever want to talk about anything.


Rascal!

To quote David Lee Roth: You 'are just a gigolo, everybody knows, something, something, something'.

It's time to hit a beach somewhere warm.

I hope everyone still has their Sunday Eagles smack down strut going. I'm sharpening my claws for the 49ers... why'd it have to be the 49ers? Of all the teams in the NFL, why did they have to assign the 49ers to us? There is a great amount of irritation concerning that team stopping us from going 4 in a row in the 90s. Busy body sports folks are actually saying the 49ers will beat us. Now why did they have to go on and pee me off like that? When we win this weekend, the 49ers will still be on my snit list. Creative cussing 101.
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Holy snit, that's creative!

The forecast for this morning was 6 degrees. They were wrong. It was 3 degrees when I started my car. Oddly enough, by the time I got to my first stop in Upstate NY, it was 20 degrees. Unfortunately, it was windy, and I was longing for my 3 windless degrees. At least that's it for the single digit temperatures...until Friday and Saturday nights, when it's threatening to be 1 whole degree and 4 degrees, respectively. Gotta go visit Ma Friday night, and haven't seen her since Christmas, so no getting out of that one, but I don't have to leave the house Saturday night.
 
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