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Post by 4ward on Jul 13, 2024 14:13:56 GMT -5
Completed week 1 of chemo and got a transfusion. 4 months to go. Fighting a blood cancer called Myelodysplastic syndrome Hang in there buddy, kick that shits ass.
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Post by conchydong on Jul 13, 2024 14:33:48 GMT -5
Completed week 1 of chemo and got a transfusion. 4 months to go. Fighting a blood cancer called Myelodysplastic syndrome My prayers and best wishes for you to have a 100% recovery. We are rooting for you.
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Post by Captj on Jul 14, 2024 5:02:04 GMT -5
Filled a couple of dive tanks, got my gear together for the one day lobster onslaught.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 14, 2024 6:55:55 GMT -5
Didn't do much of anything. Watered the grass. Had a glass of wine.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jul 14, 2024 8:03:29 GMT -5
Mr Altuck, I would like to give you a little insight on my experience with chemo treatments. I too was diagnosed with a blood cancer, 4th stage LBL Non-Hodgkins and went through six 3 week cycles of chemo, 2 cycles of R-EPOCH and 4 cycles of R-CHOP. You are right after each cycle you feel like you had the tar beat out of you, then you have a few days of feeling good and then you begin another cycle, Wash,Rinse and Repeat. It helped me when I finally accepted that this was just the way it was and not try to do things that I could do before the treatments began. It also helped that my wife was an RN and had worked in the bone marrow transplant unit. She was able to explain a lot of the things that were going on in my body. I was very fortunate that I hardly experienced any nausea, if I did I took the anti-emetic drugs before it got real bad. I did experience extreme tiredness, weakness and being short winded. It sucked that I felt good enough to want do something but just ran out of gas trying to do it. I had my last treatment in August of '23 and have had 2 PET scans that are clear. Today I feel good and I'm trying figure if it's the heat that's keeping me from doing a lot or that I have just gotten lazy and sorry from laying up the last 18 months. Mr Altuck, I pray that you have as easy a time with this as I did. I hope this helps you get through these treatments and you have good results like I did. God bless you sir.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 14, 2024 8:32:01 GMT -5
Mr Altuck, I would like to give you a little insight on my experience with chemo treatments. I too was diagnosed with a blood cancer, 4th stage LBL Non-Hodgkins and went through six 3 week cycles of chemo, 2 cycles of R-EPOCH and 4 cycles of R-CHOP. You are right after each cycle you feel like you had the tar beat out of you, then you have a few days of feeling good and then you begin another cycle, Wash,Rinse and Repeat. It helped me when I finally accepted that this was just the way it was and not try to do things that I could do before the treatments began. It also helped that my wife was an RN and had worked in the bone marrow transplant unit. She was able to explain a lot of the things that were going on in my body. I was very fortunate that I hardly experienced any nausea, if I did I took the anti-emetic drugs before it got real bad. I did experience extreme tiredness, weakness and being short winded. It sucked that I felt good enough to want do something but just ran out of gas trying to do it. I had my last treatment in August of '23 and have had 2 PET scans that are clear. Today I feel good and I'm trying figure if it's the heat that's keeping me from doing a lot or that I have just gotten lazy and sorry from laying up the last 18 months. Mr Altuck, I pray that you have as easy a time with this as I did. I hope this helps you get through these treatments and you have good results like I did. God bless you sir. Good hear you are doing well Crkr23. Hope your message helps Altuck.
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Post by cyclist on Jul 14, 2024 8:50:51 GMT -5
I wish both of you the best, continued clean scans Crk and good results with chemo alt.
The heat is bad, for everyone...stay cool, rested and hydrated.
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Post by altuck on Jul 14, 2024 11:50:36 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I just get tired of being tired.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jul 14, 2024 12:06:06 GMT -5
Just please don't do like I did. I think I got to used to being tired and now use for an excuse, I think now I'm just flat azz lazy.
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Post by jcbcpa on Jul 14, 2024 12:39:56 GMT -5
Good luck altuck! Hang in there, a year will pass before you can turn around and you'll be as good as new.
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Post by cadman on Jul 15, 2024 6:53:43 GMT -5
I am supposed to see the orthopedist today to review my MRI and hopefully get my PRP therapy shot. Btu woke up Saturday with a cough and it appears I have caught a summer cold. Just a cough and runny nose. Did two Covid tests, both were negative. But the cold means I will have to reschedule the shot. Not even sure they will want to see me, so I am waiting for 8am to call them and see what they say. My brother has the same thing and I think I caught it from him. 99% certain it is just a cold as there are no other symptoms but the sinus and cough.
Need to get me some Robitussin. My Mom and grandmother would tell you it can cure you when you got a cold.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 15, 2024 7:00:27 GMT -5
Today I get to see my cardiologist and schedule a Transesophageal-echocardiogram with cardioversion. Whoo Hooo!
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Post by cadman on Jul 15, 2024 7:04:18 GMT -5
Today I get to see my cardiologist and schedule a Transesophageal-echocardiogram with cardioversion. Whoo Hooo! Had to google that one. Good luck, does not sound like fun.
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Post by madm002 on Jul 15, 2024 7:06:56 GMT -5
Today is shopping day, its raining here in Michigan and 69 deg. Probably head to the pier in the PM to try out some new spoons I got. Right now waiting for the HVAC guy, we lost air yesterday, which, while not a disaster here, it is uncomfortable at night. Negotiating with the boss if we line up another place for next summer. Being here is great, the drive up here is not.
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Post by Captj on Jul 16, 2024 5:23:44 GMT -5
Busy day..Got up, got out of bed, ran a comb across my head. Went upstairs and had a smoke. Cleaned up the dive gear from out lobster outing (caught dinner), made lunch, went down to Islamorada and got a couple of guides to wrap on my pos Star Rod (their guides rust and crack). Cheaper than sending it back to them by $30.00. Went down to the pool for happy hour. Cooked dinner, smoked a bowl and went to sleep. Beats working.
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