Feeling good?

So you have a good couple days, enjoy Christmas...almost forgot all the cancer stuff...then you look in the mirror and notice your are lopsided!

LOL

At least no-one on the trains this morning....

MERRY CHRISTMAS

SILVER BELLS

....or BELL?


soon it will be Christmas day....

Love that insurance red-tape!!!

Just when you thought it sucked enough to have cancer; then you have to fight with the stupid insurance idiots in order to get better...


AGH!!!!

At least the market is quiet everyday!!!

So of course night was worse!

So as I said this am it was icy and cold...so on the pm train we changed tracks at GTC (never a good sign) by the time I hobbled over there guess what? Yup, no seats...so I stand...no biggy; except the train stops and starts all the way to Stamford when we have to get off and go to a third train (more problems) and still no seats...

Needless to say I was tired and sore as crap on first day back in city...

Back to Commute

Love to take the train...bloody freezing cold and icy as crap...all I'm doing is wondering when I am going to slip and pull a stitch...

Let it snow, let it snow....

So it's finally winter!!

And I can't shovel, don't want to blow the other nut...LOL

Doc said no heavy lifting for 6 weeks post surgery... luckily Amstel only 12 oz...

More Doctors

So I think I've seen more doctors in the last two weeks than I've seen in the last 20 years!!

Went to Memorial Sloan Kettering today. Guess what? More tests...only blood today, but my arms feel like a pin cushion...I actually am starting to appreciate a good Phlebotomists. Had one on Monday; not a good one Thursday...How stupid that I'm writing about that...

Anyway, new Doc seems real positive and wants more CT scans, etc before the decide if I need to get more treatment... May need operation or Chemo or NOTHING but watch levels in blood....Guess which one we want??????

Doc office

So doc #1 of the week is over. Post surgery looks good. Now on to the beginning of countless blood tests looking at cancer markers. The game plan looks like then on to NYC oncologist and the test will begin all over again.



Good news is that the main tumors are gone; and it looks like surgeon got them all; bad news is the uncertain for the future. The final answers as to more surgery and/or chemo will be talked about on Thursday; I'm sure no final answers then...Hearing they will need blood markers from like 5 weeks post surgery to tell if my levels are back to a normal level...SO....WE Wait and test and retest...



Did I ever mention that I never go to doctors? Well I guess that is going to change...

Patriots continue to roll

With Brady and gang continuing the run (13-0) we can all take that winning attitude with us in our everyday life...

Sappy cliche...

What a cliche; a guy gets cancer and starts a blog...like who gives a phuck what I have to say? No-one hopefully: I just figure I can use a blog as a way to have verbal diarrhea... Not to be sappy (and if anyone falls upon this blog and thinks it is; do me a favour and keep moving) just puke down some misspelled, bad grammar rants...

So on a bright side: I have determined in the last few days that American television is crap...there may be nothing good on at all...thank God for ESPN...

this sucks

No secrets

It's a weird feeling when everyone seems to know about your problem. When somebody out of the blue comes up or calls/emails that they have heard I have Testicular Cancer, I feel like...WOW does everyone know about my bad ball?

LOL

Must keep humour up!

I am very thankful that it is a highly curable type of cancer, and I know I will be fine!! I also am VERY thankful for all the good wishes and offers of help. I truly can't believe how nice everyone is....and mostly ---my wife is the best!

Rocky Road

So it has not even been a week and things are moving so fast!

As I guess a lot of people, I decided to write down on these stupid blogs my thoughts, feelings etc of getting cancer. First I'm still in shock.

I had some pain and a hard, enlarged testicle. I'm the type of guy who just always gets better. I never really go to the doctor. So I thought things would just get better... a month goes by and it does not get better. It gets larger and starts to hurt more....My wife, Candace, says enough and gets me to sign up with a GP and see a doctor. Well the General Practitioner immediately looked at it and got serious...He thought it was testicular cancer.

That was last Wednesday night...he sent me to a urologist...guess what? Cancer. That was Friday morning. He sent me for ultra-sounds; blood work; then CT scans; x-rays; EKG's; more blood...I knew I was in trouble when they moved me through these medical tests in rapid time....Never heard of anyone never having to wait days or weeks for a CT scan, etc...

Then doctor said "yes, it was cancer" surgery on Monday!!! No time to let it sink in...

Operation went well; initial CT scans and ultrasounds looked good...I was thinking it was going to pass quick....too soon!! Saw an oncologist and it looks like some cancer moved to some lymph nodes...this means more surgery and maybe chemo (it all depends on how high blood marks will be next time I get them done).

Good news is that Testicular Cancer has a great cure rate; just a Rocky Road ahead to get there!!