(this is ditto'd with byoc or vice versa, or something)
Found out today I have cancer again. (testicular first time)
melanoma this time. on my hip beneath the waist line. I would have to line up a mirror to get sunlight there. 8)
They think it might be in my kidney area too. 50-50, more or less. :o (that one is abnormal not malignant so here's hoping)
sucks.
I go on Monday to get carved up. My wife said if it was bad I would wake up surrounded by high class hookers. I told her I already spend too much time with her girlfriends and they're middle class at best. She gets my jokes.
No big bills yet or other crap. I will ditto this at BYOC too. FSB would just tell me the tumor's blood flow is wired like an amatuer bootweaker. :P
Keep my wife and son in your thoughts and prayers.
He just wants me to be well enough TO FIGHT!
I hope to use my down time to use Eagle much better. and end world hunger. nah, eagle.
cheers
charles
Wow Charles. I'm so sorry to hear about this and I will be praying for you. Please keep us up to date.
Charles, I wish you luck as you fight the disease. Obviously you are already planning on what you will do when you are done with it, which is the best possible attitude to have. I hope you get through it as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Fight on brother.
I've never met you, but after having testicular cancer twice myself, we're both part of that big extended family. Stay strong for your son and wife. And do what you can to approach each day with an even keel. You've been through the mill once, so having some idea of what you are in for is both a blessing and a curse. Your surly sense of humor will serve you well.
I'm pulling for you and yours.
James
From the vast concise knowledge I have from Google, this may not be as bad as before.
At least I don't have what Elvis had in 'Bubba Ho-Tep'
Wow. Stay strong. You got this.
I can't relate regarding cancer but I am a 35-year Type I diabetic with my share of medical ups and downs so I "get it", believe me.
Positive energy coming at you. ;)
I don't know you and I life likely half a world away from where you are.
I just wish you the best with whatever comes for you and your loved ones!
Kia Kaha! (Maori for 'Stand strong').
thanks everybody.
pryde, I know you get it bro. type I is just awful. good to hear from all of you.
I feel connected to our community.
I hope you have the quickest and most pain-free experience possible. Stay strong!
What a bombshell! :(
Keep fighting mate, never say never! Will pray for you and the family
Quote from: atreidesheir on June 05, 2013, 01:18:42 AM
From the vast concise knowledge I have from Google, this may not be as bad as before.
That's got to be the best prognosis ever. Whenever I look up anything on Google it seems I've got minutes to live.
Seriously though, you have my best wishes and I hope this goes really well for you. It sounds like you and your family have a great attitude with some good dark humor mixed in. That's hard to beat.
They say what don't kill you, makes you stronger....you won the battle once already, so kick it in the ass again, brother.
Fingers crossed for you, man. :)
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Good luck fella. Kick it's arse.
Keep strong, hope everything goes the right way. Best wishes for you and your family.
Good luck dude, and keep fighting.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
I will be praying for you and your family. Stay strong.
I'm terrible in these situations, I never know what to say.
I'll be sending you good thoughts and positive waves.
:( Sad to hear this, Charles, but it sounds like they caught it early and your outlook is hopeful. Best of luck on Monday.
I look forward to your follow up post where you describe how bad you kicked cancers ass yet again, and mastered Eagle and developed the next uber circuit at the same time. ;D
In all seriousness, thoughts and prayers are with you man.
Sad to hear this, love and prayers to you and your family from VA!
Sad to hear this. Best of luck to you and hang in there!
Stay strong Charles! Best wishes to you and your family!
Geir
Words always lack me in such circomstances, but my thoughts go towards you and your family and I sincerely hope for the best.
I appreciate all the words. there is nothing wrong to say at a bad time. I am actually loving to hear from everyone.
Not too sad.
Not dead yet.
not even sick really.
About two weeks ago I saw an ugly mole on my hip. I asked my wife if she had seen that before. She said no. I said me either.
went to the doctor. My wife said to ask him about the knot around my kidney. I said why not.
He took samples with cookie cutter thing and here we are. The doctor had this magnificent German steel tweezer set (for pulling samples out) I asked for it, but he said it was not that cheap disposable crap. Would have been great for caps and resistors.
Quote from: spaceboss on June 05, 2013, 01:07:39 AM
Fight on brother.
I've never met you, but after having testicular cancer twice myself, we're both part of that big extended family. Stay strong for your son and wife. And do what you can to approach each day with an even keel. You've been through the mill once, so having some idea of what you are in for is both a blessing and a curse. Your surly sense of humor will serve you well.
I'm pulling for you and yours.
James
thanks man. I don't want it testicular again. I would be runnin out of jibblies.
Quote from: cooder on June 05, 2013, 02:24:49 AM
I don't know you and I life likely half a world away from where you are.
I just wish you the best with whatever comes for you and your loved ones!
Kia Kaha! (Maori for 'Stand strong').
e te atua kia kora, teina (forgive my translation)
Quote from: GermanCdn on June 05, 2013, 02:28:24 PM
I look forward to your follow up post where you describe how bad you kicked cancers ass yet again, and mastered Eagle and developed the next uber circuit at the same time. ;D
In all seriousness, thoughts and prayers are with you man.
why was the first part not serious? Oh, you've noticed I am not very smart (or at least not much proof of it). :-X :-X
I am not afraid of cancer. The main reason I would hate to die is for my son and wife. She is a bad chooser of men. I am the best she has chosen if that says much ;D My son may need a dad. we might need a lottery to see who becomes his solderdad.
I am much more afraid of menopause. When my wife is crazy all the time, what is the point?
I better google it to see.
???
yep. menopause > cancer
on the scale of sucking
Quote from: atreidesheir on June 05, 2013, 01:18:42 AM
From the vast concise knowledge I have from Google, this may not be as bad as before.
At least I don't have what Elvis had in 'Bubba Ho-Tep'
:D well at least your wife might rub some cream on to it... I really hope you remember the film well enough :P
Can't say much more than the other guys here have, kick its ass and carry on.
Quote from: Scruffie on June 06, 2013, 01:29:10 AM
Quote from: atreidesheir on June 05, 2013, 01:18:42 AM
From the vast concise knowledge I have from Google, this may not be as bad as before.
At least I don't have what Elvis had in 'Bubba Ho-Tep'
:D well at least your wife might rub some cream on to it... I really hope you remember the film well enough :P
Can't say much more than the other guys here have, kick its ass and carry on.
The whole reason I got married was so she could apply the ointment without the glove.
Thanks for the memory.
If you have not yet done it, watch bruce campbell's running commentary on that movie. It is pretty cool. probably better than the actual movie.
Quote from: atreidesheir on June 06, 2013, 04:02:34 AM
Quote from: Scruffie on June 06, 2013, 01:29:10 AM
Quote from: atreidesheir on June 05, 2013, 01:18:42 AM
From the vast concise knowledge I have from Google, this may not be as bad as before.
At least I don't have what Elvis had in 'Bubba Ho-Tep'
:D well at least your wife might rub some cream on to it... I really hope you remember the film well enough :P
Can't say much more than the other guys here have, kick its ass and carry on.
The whole reason I got married was so she could apply the ointment without the glove.
Thanks for the memory.
If you have not yet done it, watch bruce campbell's running commentary on that movie. It is pretty cool. probably better than the actual movie.
She can use the glove... just needs the right costume.
I've been meaning to pick up the DVD, only seen it on TV, I imagine it's great. Love me some Bruce.
Keep us posted Charles. I'll be praying for sure.
Jacob
I'm a Pastor and we have a Thursday morning prayer meeting. Our church prayed for you and your family this morning.
Prayers from Bristol as well - please keep us posted!
Having your thoughts and prayers makes me feel great.
I am working with severely disasbled 4 and 5 yr olds this week (for a graduate class I am forced to take and pay for myself, even though my school district passed a law last month taking away the $1200/yr for me having a Master's Degree).
I am spending this week working with a pre-kindergarten special education program. These kids are really special and have kept my mind focused on the task at hand. Tomorrow is my last day.
I have one little guy (4 y/o) who is autistic and will only respond to me for some reason when he becomes agitated. I dread leaving them.
We work really hard to help these children lead lives as independent and productive as possible. But so many of them do not have the mental and/or physical ability to do it.
And these kids are suffering because of the budget crisis. Most special education $$ comes from Federal Grant $$. Those $$ disappeared during the budget sequester. So these kids lose their money first. Even their school lunches (quality and quantity) have been reduced this summer. Most of these children come from very poor homes and school lunch is often their best and sometimes only meal of the day.
In the fall term there will be no paraprofessionals to help with these kids (all laid off on the last day of school in May). So we will have rooms full of children ages 3-22 years in wheelchairs and walkers spending hours waiting their turn to get their diapers changed.
It is ok to take from these children, but CEOs can steal billions from their workers' pension funds and no one goes to jail?
Who was prosecuted for the financial crimes of 2008? The illegal bundling of worthless mortgage loans disguised as guaranteed assets and income.
I want to know who went to jail for the billion$$ of equity stolen while Wall Street firms and national banks were bailed out and awarded $100 billion in 2009 bonuses to themselves with US tax dollars? Bonuses for trillions of dollars in losses???????
I have little kids who now cannot walk OR eat because of this crap and I will not be here next week to feed them with my own meager grocery budget I had to feed myself for a few days.
The point of my rant is please include these little ones in your thoughts and prayers too. They need them more than I do. This is in TN, but I know this situation is repeated in practically every state at the moment. Our political leadership in this state is adept at promising rainbows AND lower taxes. They also do not believe in Free and Appropriate education for all children. just for their own and their neighbors. The public part of education is being dismantled before our eyes.
Sorry for the rant and derailing my own thread, but so many children in this country are about to get screwed and I have not heard or read anything about it.
And we're the most powerful nation on the face of the earth... just pitiful...
Lord God, I pray for this man and everyone he's touched and WILL touch in his future.
This is gut wrenching stuff and I hope you feel the power coming at you. Chin up brother and know how much you mean to US, let alone them.
I wish you the best of luck in your fight. I have lots of friends who have fought a similar fight, some have lost and some have won. But they all fought strong and I admire their courage so much. It's truly amazing how ubiquitous cancer is. It's hard for us outsiders to maybe say the right things, but our hearts are pulling for you and the others touched by this scourge. Stay strong and don't give up!
thanks.
We are too afraid to say what we feel. It shouldn't be awkward just because it is simple. :)
My wife and I are fighting, so not thinking to much about cancer. Ever met someone who gets mean so they don't have to face feelings and stress? I would rather be sick than fight.
People are so different. who knew?
have a good weekend forum
Quote from: atreidesheir on June 09, 2013, 04:00:07 AM
thanks.
We are too afraid to say what we feel. It shouldn't be awkward just because it is simple. :)
My wife and I are fighting, so not thinking to much about cancer. Ever met someone who gets mean so they don't have to face feelings and stress? I would rather be sick than fight.
People are so different. who knew?
have a good weekend forum
All I know is whatever the fight is about it's your wife's fault. If my wife asks, I didn't say that!
Hey! you know the secrets of a successful marriage.
A colleague at work retired last month. One of the really young teachers was getting married, asked him how to avoid a divorce. He said the secret is for both of you to never want a divorce at the same time.
Dude, I've been reading this thread, thinking about what I would say to you.... Can't think of anything other than that I feel for you and your family, trying to send as much positive energy as possible to you guys.... My dad died of cancer 34 years ago (I'm 36 yo) and I had a big scare with my mom only weeks ago, turned out ok. Thing is, if you're positive, you can overcome anything! Just make anything you say, or do, or don't, count twice as hard! Let us all know how you're doing, we're here for you man!!
Paul
Hope you feel better soon, wishing you and your family every good thing.
Keep us posted!
Good luck!
Be well, and fight hard.
I dunno if you ever read Harry potter to those kids but there's a bit ( inner child moment here) when Harry has to save his godfathers life, and indeed his own using a frightfully difficult spell which he continually fails to master prior to really needing it. Theres some magical time bending going on but the short of it is, he already did the spell once before, and so can he knows that he can do it again, and of course succeed in his hour of need.
Moral of this rambling is, you beat the big C one time, no reason to not step up and knock that guy out the park again.
All the very best.
I'm not very good at giving comfort with words, I'm more of a "take a long hug and grab a beer" guy.
So I'll take the next beer on your health.
I wish you luck buddy.
I certainly hope you feel better so you could continue your labor with those childs, my gf is a speech therapist and works with dissabled childs too and now the new education policies in our country (Spain) doesn't give them the coverage and media they need to keep working.
Crisis should not be an excuse to leave our children aside.
I actually read a news story about poor children and reduced school lunch for summer programs in Chicago.
So it is being noticed finally.
I just returned home from the doctor. I have two nice sutures under some bandages. The worst part was the lidocaine shots. Otherwise I just felt the doctor pulling with the scalpel. He said he only saw the one known spot on my left kidney. The melanoma on my hip is gone now. The stitches are closed so it should not be too painful or get pulled very much. The doc found a new melanoma above my hairline on my neck, cut it out, not bothering me. except that I never found that one.
I will take it easy for a couple of days. My wife called each of my parents and they bought me Game of Thrones for an early Father's Day gift. That was rather thrilling.
I miss the children with whom I spent last week.
Glad you're feeling better!
Remember, a Lannister always pays their debts.
As long as they ao not repay with the Iron Price, it is ok.
Happy Father's Day Charles! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
HI!
I am enjoying it.
pigs in a blanket.
Hope all is well..