LOL! You guys kill me. I pulled the same line about not normally being excited about shrinkage. Had our RN cracking up.
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Damn Mike, that's great news! If I didn't know better, I would swear you were making this shit up! Your numbers like double to 800 on your last test to get in, and now you're kicking ass with this new drug. UNFRIEKINBELIEVABLE!!!
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I know, 60. And if people were to see me right now, they would say.....you're sick? This has been a true blessing.
Sometimes I feel like it can't even be real, that I am surviving for as long as I have, and as well as I have with this disease. It was actually great to receive this link in the mail the other day from a friend of mine:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/lung-c...ng-cancer.aspx
I felt an immediate kinship. Granted, she was able to have surgery and had about a 3 year break in her fight, but this woman and i have been thru so many of the same things...it was almost creepy. The Taxotere and Cisplatin as an aggressive first chemo, the terrible rashes, turning to the clinical trials and immunotherapy drugs.....and staying strong and aggressive every step. And most importantly, SURVIVING with late stage lung cancer for four years now. Our paths have been different and yet much the same.
Gives me hope, and lets me know that I am not alone. And that while my survival to this point is rare, it is not the impossible and has been exceeded. (BTW - I asked my doc on Tuesday if they ever did the gene testing on me to see if I might have this ALK mutation - and if I might be a candidate for the drug that this lady has been on for so long. She told me that my variety of lung cancer makes it likely impossible that I have that gene, but we are going to run the test any way. She says to me, "With you Mike, all bets are off. You have been so damned unusual....I'll never say never."
Unusual. Not impossible.http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...
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Originally posted by FRESH View PostI know, 60. And if people were to see me right now, they would say.....you're sick? This has been a true blessing.
Sometimes I feel like it can't even be real, that I am surviving for as long as I have, and as well as I have with this disease. It was actually great to receive this link in the mail the other day from a friend of mine:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/lung-c...ng-cancer.aspx
I felt an immediate kinship. Granted, she was able to have surgery and had about a 3 year break in her fight, but this woman and i have been thru so many of the same things...it was almost creepy. The Taxotere and Cisplatin as an aggressive first chemo, the terrible rashes, turning to the clinical trials and immunotherapy drugs.....and staying strong and aggressive every step. And most importantly, SURVIVING with late stage lung cancer for four years now. Our paths have been different and yet much the same.
Gives me hope, and lets me know that I am not alone. And that while my survival to this point is rare, it is not the impossible and has been exceeded. (BTW - I asked my doc on Tuesday if they ever did the gene testing on me to see if I might have this ALK mutation - and if I might be a candidate for the drug that this lady has been on for so long. She told me that my variety of lung cancer makes it likely impossible that I have that gene, but we are going to run the test any way. She says to me, "With you Mike, all bets are off. You have been so damned unusual....I'll never say never."
Unusual. Not impossible.
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I worked 32 hours this week and held up just fine! It's been great for my mental state as well. Been back swimming in the pool, and told Susi that I think I am ready to try the ocean again. May go up to St Augustine next weekend to give it a try. Generally pretty gentle surf and tides around there(Crescent Beach). Wow, I am feeling a lot like the old me!!!!http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...
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Originally posted by FRESH View PostI worked 32 hours this week and held up just fine! It's been great for my mental state as well. Been back swimming in the pool, and told Susi that I think I am ready to try the ocean again. May go up to St Augustine next weekend to give it a try. Generally pretty gentle surf and tides around there(Crescent Beach). Wow, I am feeling a lot like the old me!!!!"Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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That doesn't sound like too much fun.....I'll stick with MY plan.http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...
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Originally posted by Eagle60 View PostSounds like fun Mike. Beats the shit out of my weekend fielding phone calls for an apartment I'm renting out.
Mike, great to hear you kicking ass once again. You deserve a medal for dealing with your constant roller coaster ride. Hope you level off for a couple decades of stress free living and loving.We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.
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Originally posted by musicman View PostI thought of buying a rental,don't think I could not tell someone they seem like a worthless POS I wouldn't rent a video to. My hats off to you 60 if you can deal with that crap.
Mike, great to hear you kicking ass once again. You deserve a medal for dealing with your constant roller coaster ride. Hope you level off for a couple decades of stress free living and loving."Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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Well I go for my chemo again today, which will keep me in Tampa all day and away from work. Then I go for treatment again in two weeks, combined with my next CT scan.....the day before I am set to go to Colorado. That is what I have my eye on right now. Hopefully things are still going in the right direction and I can get on that plane with a smile on my face.http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...
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Originally posted by FRESH View PostWell I go for my chemo again today, which will keep me in Tampa all day and away from work. Then I go for treatment again in two weeks, combined with my next CT scan.....the day before I am set to go to Colorado. That is what I have my eye on right now. Hopefully things are still going in the right direction and I can get on that plane with a smile on my face."Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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