3:12 PM - Apr 04, 2015 #422
Quick update: I have been staged at Stage 4 colon cancer. I was classed at a 4 by definition alone, pathology only found 2 nodes out of 57 to be positive. I did have two other areas outside of the colon that have been removed they were located on the abdominal wall not an organ. So yes by definition it is a stage 4 a weak stage 4 IMO. It doesn't matter to me what number they called it I/WE are still going to kick it's ass. I am supposed to meet with my oncologist to talk treatment plan, what I know now is that I am going to be put on FLOFOX and I will be given that every 2 weeks for 44 hours at a time the number of cycles I am not sure about. I will know more after Friday. I will also have a port put in sometime. That is all with the technical jargon...
What I want most of all is to say thank you to all of you that have taken the time out of your busy days to drop a line in my thread or send me a text. I gather strength from each and every message I get they reinforce to me that I am far from alone in this battle. Please Please do not be offended if I didn't return an answer to each individual message or of if you think I forgot you rest assured it was by accident. I also cannot express enough how proud I am to belong to this group of men and women the amount of compassion that has been shown to my wife and I is not measureable.
I will sign out for now remember ODAAT and NAFAR enjoy your friends and families on this holy weekend.
Trauma out
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4:20 PM - Apr 04, 2015 #423
From: Diesel2112
Stay strong bro. Never underestimate the power of prayer and positive thinking.
Thoughts and prayers as you kick ass.
Quit on...
7:07 AM - Apr 05, 2015 #426
Yes sir, I am a firm believer in this without prayer from everyone, me and positive thinking. My wife has been the trooper not allowing any negative thoughts to be part of this healing process. I feel that there would have been no way that I could have been standing less than 8 hours after surgery and to wake up less than 24 hours after a bowel resection ask to have the fire hose sized cath removed from my Johnson ask for solid food, disconnected from my pain pump, fluids, be showered and walking my laps by 10am. I was discharged less then 48 hours after surgery and on the road for our 5 hour journey home. My surgeons commented that they have never seen a person recover as fast as I did and to be as driven to keep driving on as me.
The outpouring of support from everyplace and everyone that was given to my wife and I gave me the strength to never give up no matter how bad shit hurt. I am a pain wuss but only used 100 mics of from my pain pump and still have over half of my script of pain meds. I cant even begin to tell you all what a feeling it was to get to my room and already have plants waiting for me and a basket for my wife. The thoughtfulness of this selfless act pushed me to sac up. I am gonna go into the next phase just as hot as I went into the last part its going to suck but anything worthwhile never is. There will be dark times and my faith will probably be rattled its how I come back from that is what is important. I believe that being quit has prepared me for this journey taking on addiction has given me backbone to do anything. I have used it to springboard me to take my life back on all fronts.
Peace
Trauma
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