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04-03-2016, 11:01 PM | #1187 |
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04-04-2016, 01:35 AM | #1188 | |
Flop = Man of Steel!!
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all through cub scouts and boy scouts we drank a ton of sassafras tea, using plants we pulled from the forest floor... |
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04-04-2016, 01:44 AM | #1189 | |
Flop = Man of Steel!!
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makes me wish i had started my family sooner and not to have been so much older (in body but not in spirit) while the grandkids are growing up and then starting off on new lives... but i sure can relate to your taking such well-deserved pride in your budding nurse practitioner; congratulations for having contributed to her becoming the person she is today... |
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04-04-2016, 01:46 AM | #1190 | |
Flop = Man of Steel!!
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damn straight!! winner!! |
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04-07-2016, 09:03 AM | #1191 |
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I started on the chemo pills again Monday and it was not fun. It felt like someone kicked me in the gut and I was in pain all day and into the night. Luckily, it was not bad the next day and I caught up on sleep for the most part. Wednesday, I had my appointment at the cancer center. Initially, I was very pleased to see a nurse who usually was in the treatment area on the third floor, but she was going to jab me and do the blood draw. The last time she did that, it felt like she merely pressed her fingertip against me. Not this time. Even though she does it the same way every time, it hurt! I winced and twitched, saying OW! It even bled when she took the needle out of my port, which is very unusual. Sure, there is a drop or two, but this time, it was running. She felt bad, but I know it was not her fault. I can't explain why, but every time is different. It varies from no pain at all to feeling like a nail instead of a needle. Often, it's between a big mosquito bite to a bee sting regarding the pain involved.
Anyhow, after that, I waited almost 90 minutes before my doc came into the exam room, and I had to keep asking him stuff to keep him from running off. He spoke with me for not even 10 minutes. We went over my trip, I asked him if my feet and ankles swelling up should be something to worry about and he said not so much, and I got a double prescription so I won't run out of my xarelto and metoprolol during my long time in Europe. I teased the nurse later when she double checked what I needed from the pharmacy. I said if she can't get me double on the blood thinners, I will just drink more alcohol over there to keep my blood clots at bay. She scolded me even though I think she knew I was just messin'. Now I just have to get through this cycle of pills. Two more days, then I have the weekend off, then Monday to Friday next week and I am done with them until I get back. Oh, and I told my doc about feeling like I am about to throw up often, but I end up sneezing instead. He has never heard of such a side effect. I've had several new ones that medical science has not yet seen. I just know I am going to end up in some lab soon where they will study me like I am some kind of mutant. It better pay well, dammit. |
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04-08-2016, 10:26 AM | #1192 |
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This morning didn't start off so well. Eight or nine dry heaves turned my guts into a pretzel and even though it was 2 hours ago, my insides still hurt from that!
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04-08-2016, 10:52 AM | #1193 |
pie is never free
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man I sure hope to hear some good news soon
Try to grin and bear it, or you could just gin and beer it! |
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04-08-2016, 11:49 AM | #1194 |
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Sounds like the side effects of the drugs are in full swing. Let's hope that the primary effects of the drugs is also in full swinging that the drugs are kicking those cancer cells' ass. Hang in there, buddy.
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04-08-2016, 06:44 PM | #1195 |
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04-08-2016, 06:56 PM | #1196 |
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Ed, even though I've been gone a while, I've never stopped praying for you and Dave.
Chin up. |
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04-08-2016, 11:01 PM | #1197 |
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04-08-2016, 11:13 PM | #1198 |
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
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Ed you will know how good the Mexican food is when morning rolls around and you are sitting on the growler. If you're like me, I like my Mexican food with the super hot salsa which tastes great at the time, but the next morning can be a bit of an adventure. You're still In my thoughts buddy.
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04-09-2016, 01:10 AM | #1199 | |
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04-09-2016, 06:15 AM | #1200 |
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If you don't need asbestos toilet paper the next day then it wasn't hot enough. We had some green chili in hunting camp a few years ago that we accused the cook of causing forest fires from self-ignition.
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