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Brad McFall
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Message 31 of 325 (393383)
04-04-2007 5:50 PM
Reply to: Message 29 by Tusko
04-04-2007 1:07 PM


Re: THANKS
I missed it too!!!
Sorry RAZD.
I pray too that it all works out for you. God Bless.

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Taz
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Message 32 of 325 (393391)
04-04-2007 7:53 PM
Reply to: Message 27 by RAZD
04-04-2007 10:29 AM


Re: THANKS
I hesitated to ask this question at first...
Earlier today, NPR talked about skin cancer. The dermatologist who was talking said that basically if you have a wound that wouldn't heal for several months, chances are that it's skin cancer.
A long while back, I had some skin taken off my face involuntarily. There was one spot that wouldn't heal for months and months and months. Finally, I went to the florida beaches, got sun burned, shed some skin, and it healed.
Is it possible that this was cancer and that the sun and salt water healed it somehow or was it just my paranoia?

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RAZD
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Message 33 of 325 (396650)
04-21-2007 3:16 PM
Reply to: Message 32 by Taz
04-04-2007 7:53 PM


skin cancer?
Short answer: I don't know. Long answer: I still don't know - ask a doctor.
It's possible that what you lost was the external layer of skin, and that when you sunburned the area that the new skin under the burn extended over the old scrape. I do believe (having grown up on the coast) that salt water helps healing.
The kinds of things that I have seen where healing is a factor is sores, rather than scrapes and cuts.
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RAZD
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Message 34 of 325 (396652)
04-21-2007 3:28 PM


Status check
The chemo is over (ended at the end of march) but recovery of energy is slow. Started training for the bike ride today, 13.3 miles at an average speed of 10mph. Not stellar performance for me, but good enough for now, something to build on. More again tomorrow, and if the weather holds it is time for riding to work and back. That'll give me 4.5 miles each way, and possible more on the ride home.
Cinquo de Mayo is the day for the big ride here in rode rowed road Rhode Island.
Then off to Dana-Farber ... they say they have internet access, but (a) it's dialup and (b) I don't know how much energy I'll have. I'll try to keep ya posted on the progress.
Thanks.
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jar
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Message 35 of 325 (396654)
04-21-2007 3:41 PM
Reply to: Message 34 by RAZD
04-21-2007 3:28 PM


Re: Status check
Way to go. I am very proud of you and admire what you have done.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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RAZD
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Message 36 of 325 (396837)
04-22-2007 1:03 PM
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04-21-2007 3:41 PM


Re: Status check
9.8 miles this morning. You always notice the sore spots the second day. Had to go back for more padding, butt it was okay after that

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DorfMan
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Message 37 of 325 (396897)
04-23-2007 9:42 AM
Reply to: Message 36 by RAZD
04-22-2007 1:03 PM


You should oughta ...
quote:
Had to go back for more padding, butt it was okay after that
....have kept that seat.

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DorfMan
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Message 38 of 325 (396898)
04-23-2007 9:44 AM
Reply to: Message 36 by RAZD
04-22-2007 1:03 PM


You should oughta ...
quote:
Had to go back for more padding, butt it was okay after that
....have kept that seat.

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RAZD
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Message 39 of 325 (397011)
04-23-2007 9:01 PM
Reply to: Message 38 by DorfMan
04-23-2007 9:44 AM


Re: You should oughta ...
Thanks but you can keep it (and use it in style).
Actually the one I have is gel padded as well. It's just that what gets sore is where the contact is (I suppose one could change seats between rides to alter where the sore point is?)
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Message 40 of 325 (397017)
04-23-2007 10:00 PM
Reply to: Message 34 by RAZD
04-21-2007 3:28 PM


Re: Status check
Hi, RAZD.
I'm glad to hear that you are accessing the Dana-Farber's services. I worked there for five years in the late 80s/early 90s, and the medical staff and their philosophy of care are top-notch. The level of commitment by all staffers there--from clerks to docs--is remarkable; I've never experienced a greater communal sense of mission. Best of all, their research and treatment protocols are cutting edge.
The current spectrum of treatment for lymphatic involvement is incredible. Even during my short five years there, I saw long-term full remission rates rise dramatically.
I haven't had to battle cancer (yet--took my father and some grandparents...), but 25 years ago I experienced the onset of an autoimmune disorder that destroyed my thyroid gland--only decades before, it would have been fatal.
Instead, I take my Little Patented Purple Power Pill daily, and I'm good. There is no greater testament to the power of reason and science than the medical advances we've seen in our own lifetimes.
My thoughts will be with you.
P.S. Ride, RAZD, ride!

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Archer Opteryx
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Message 41 of 325 (397032)
04-23-2007 11:33 PM
Reply to: Message 36 by RAZD
04-22-2007 1:03 PM


Re: Status check
A lot of people can't do what you're doing on their healthiest day, RAZD.
You're an inspiration.

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DorfMan
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Message 42 of 325 (397081)
04-24-2007 9:53 AM
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04-23-2007 9:01 PM


Can't believe that posted twice
quote:
Thanks but you can keep it (and use it in style).
If by style you mean terror, then yes, that's how it is used. I'm thinking of giving up that terror for something less alarming.
quote:
Actually the one I have is gel padded as well. It's just that what gets sore is where the contact is (I suppose one could change seats between rides to alter where the sore point is?)
Have you considered a soft lap? I've seen that done once or twice.

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RAZD
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Message 43 of 325 (397908)
04-28-2007 10:06 AM
Reply to: Message 42 by DorfMan
04-24-2007 9:53 AM


Really Bummed Now
The docs are telling me that the preliminary treatment I'll get on the 4th means that riding on the 5th is not recommended -- if I want to keep by bladder and associated organs (I'll need to drink lots of liquids to flush out some of the chemicals and getting dehydrated would inhibit this process).
Looks like I'll need to wait for after I get out to pick up this gauntlet. And it may take until September to be in shape.
On the plus side they have wifi in the wards, so I'll have 24hours a day access to alleviate boredom. If I have the energy.
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DorfMan
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Message 44 of 325 (397914)
04-28-2007 10:36 AM
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04-28-2007 10:06 AM


I'll never understand some folks
quote:
On the plus side they have wifi in the wards, so I'll have 24hours a day access to alleviate boredom. If I have the energy.
There's ALWAYS enough energy to ogle. I'd expect that from an old bud. Sponge baths, spoonfeedings, and whatever else you can turn into turn on to. hehehe!
quote:
The docs are telling me that the preliminary treatment I'll get on the 4th means that riding on the 5th is not recommended -- if I want to keep by bladder and associated organs (I'll need to drink lots of liquids to flush out some of the chemicals and getting dehydrated would inhibit this process).
We have a Roswell. Are you par? Liquids for you probably means water and related dull. This, too, shall pass, I promise.
quote:
Looks like I'll need to wait for after I get out to pick up this gauntlet. And it may take until September to be in shape.
Yeah, shape. Round and square and triangular and round and trapezoid and round. Hurray for gauntlets that wait.

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RAZD
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Message 45 of 325 (399466)
05-05-2007 8:25 PM


so it begins
I started my next level yesterday: mobilized to boost my stem cell production with a dose of cytoxin that was 3 to 4 times the dose during my other chemo sessions. Last night felt like a truck ran over me or some horse had kicked me: stomach aches kidney aches headaches acheaches... dizzy and groggy at once. Tomorrow I start with injections to boost new peripheral cell production (they are the stem cells that produce new blood cells - white red and plateletts). Two shots a day for a week and then they start "harvesting" the peripheral cells to culture and preserve (having enough in reserve for several injections if necessary). The 22nd is the date for my incarceration in the transplant isolation ward. They will have wifi, so I will be able to post pictures and complaints of hairloss and body sores. Three weeks in patient in semi-ICU. Then 30 days under extreme care conditions in home detention, before tentative release to general public ... as long as I wear face mask and gloves, carefull not to catch a hint of a bug until my renewed imune system recovers it's ability to reject the slings and arrow of life.
No appetite for riding today.
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