I Made It! I Think?

[Sarg]

I only hinted at it on here cause there's lotz of others way worse off than me but this is good news.

Found out last year that I had stage 3B lung cancer and started chemo and radiation treatment. Now I know what hell is like. Lost thirty pounds, weak as a kitten, sick all the time. Onocologist hit me with what he called a "concentrated dose" last time round. Still suffering from that puppy.

Had to wait three months for radiation in my body to bleed off and had my Pet scan last week.

Saw my oncologist today and he told me I'm cancer free. I have one small tumor about a half an inch that's dormant or whatever and I have to get Cat scans often to make sure it doesn't come back but I'm cancer free.

Gonna trim a bunch off that bucket list I didn't finish.

 

[atilla]

HOOAH! Brother, that's some great news man!

 

[OldDoorGunner]

Glad to hear that brother!!!!:):):)

 

[Grizzly]

That is great news. Congrats!

 

[Sarg]

Whew!!!!

Sarg

 

[Terrier]

Awesome news.:cool::cool::cool::cool:

 

[Deleted member 43454]

Awesome Sarg! Great news indeed. Congratulations. :D

 

[dutchiedelta]

Now that is cause for celebration. So happy for you.

 

[BaMuoiBa]

Excellent!

I know brother, I know, the relief you feel.

For me, Prostate cancer, Esophageal cancer and the AO most likely has something else to deal before it's all said and done.

On top of that, the Beast pee's in my corn flakes each time I feel I'm out of the woods.

Ba

 

[Sarg]

I am oddly in a void. Neither happy nor sad. Depression has lifted but anxiety is high. I can usually keep the anxiety in check if I stay busy. But the residual hangover from the chemo limits that. I try to do something and I get so far and then have to come back inside and park my butt. I'm very paranoid. Don't know why, there's nothing to be paranoid about.

I have a steady stream of thoughts. All jumbled up. Things like, "Do you know what just happened to you" and feeling like someone walked up to me and handed me a priceless object. What the hell do I do with it. And starting a whole bunch of project to do something with it.

I feel like there's an obligation to do something with it. I've got a bucket list that I've never worked on. Got to do it, man. I've been given this second life and I have to do something with it.

Sarg

 

[Kaishi]

Sarg, congratz and congratz on holding on so tight.

Man, you say 'got to do something with it', though maybe not right now? Rest is a doctor aiding other doctors & you'll have more energy for doing all the big stuff later, would be my reasoning.

 

[Sarg]

A little stronger today. Have house hold chores stacked to the ceiling, which I'll attack today. However, I did a lot of thinking last night and I think I'll pay back by assisting our "new" Veterans. Not sure how yet, but we have both an American Legion and VFW here in town an that's a start.

That may be appropriate pay back.

Sarg