Sorry I have been missing...

tinygiants said:
For all the prayers and support, Thank You.

Tony,
Thank you. I will answer your comment about going through this.
Why not me? It would not be right for me to neglect my responsibility and push it to another. I certainly did not ask for this, and I am not happy about it. But it is obviously my burden to bear. There is some greater reason that I have this in front of me. Maybe it was to teach me priorities? Maybe it was to teach me to love more deeply? Maybe it was to open my eyes at the number of people that are true friends and those that only pretended? Or maybe this is intended for an audience that I may never meet or understand. But I am a lucky one. I have been given a burden that can be beaten. I have odds on my side. But honestly, odds were not really needed. I am a fighter. I have it in me to put up any fight that is required to claim my victory. Had it been the more serious Lung Cancer as was originally thought, I was still planning to win. Because someone has to be that 5%. So now I just have to be part of that 80%-85%. I get a bigger window.

Here is my little self reminder. I have 12 chemo treatments over the next 6 months. (Light schedule if everything goes as planned. Some folks really have a hard schedule.) I figure I can do anything 12 times, no matter how bad, when you consider the goal.
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I truly admire your strength, determination, and attitude.:congrats: :rock:

There is no doubt in my mind that you are going to kick this things ass. :)
 
Maybe it was to teach me priorities? Maybe it was to teach me to love more deeply? Maybe it was to open my eyes at the number of people that are true friends and those that only pretended? Or maybe this is intended for an audience that I may never meet or understand. But I am a lucky one. I have been given a burden that can be beaten. I have odds on my side. But honestly, odds were not really needed. I am a fighter. I have it in me to put up any fight that is required to claim my victory.


:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:
many of us need to go by this:rock:
 
Dale your positive attitude will help you beat this, I just know it.

Bill.
 
I did my treatment on Wednesday. I can feel it. I have not had it Bad, but I am feeling quite off. Many things are not as they normally are. My appetite was fine Wednesday, but it is down Thursday and so far today. I am tired. Food that I do eat taste different. And some critical body functions are not as regular as one would like. All of these things are normal, and I have meds for all of them. But trying to find my magic recipe is a little touch and go at the moment.

Great news so far, is my base naseau meds are working. I have only felt a little sick, and my extra meds were able to control that fairly well.

For a little safety factor, I did take today off till I learn what a cycle does to me overall. I got a little afraid at work yesterday with the onset of cramps that it may get so bad that I would not make it home. So I am documenting the timeline and how I feel so I know what to expect when.

Thanks for all the support.
Dale
 
Damn Dale...you may have to ask the doctor for a prescription for some leafy green vegetable material! You just gotta make lemonade from the lemons in life somehow!

Praying for and with you friend.
 
Glad the secondary meds are helping out...

I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers!
 
Dale, after reading how things are going with your treatment and your very positive attitude.. Well, words fail. I can only applaud your courage and strength. You are an inspiration. I want nothing more right now than to shake your hand brother and make all of this go away. Whether it's (as you say) a test, a realization, a priority reconfiguration or for an audience you are in my prayers buddy. We are all behind you in your fight. But remember the fight is for Him above to battle. With that reckoning, it is imminent that you'll prevail.
 
Damn........:( Sorry to finally come back on and just be hearing about this. Dale if I can help you in any way just ask...Here is my phone number if you need a friend to talk too. 520-483-4792 call me anytime day or night Bro. Now I will for sure make the GTG this summer.......you don't remember me prolly but we have met before a few years ago when I lived there. Much Love to you my friend and God's speed !
 
tinygiants said:
A lot has happened this year.

My truck is not running, and I am currently getting it looked into. Not going to get into details about that, as it is a minor stressor compared to this post.

Back in January, I got pretty sick. After a few weeks of caughing up stuff i went to the Dr. They treated for bronchitis, and were going to send me on my way. I decided it was time to do something about my blood pressure, so I forced the issue. During the routine work up on my BP, we found a mass in my lungs. A CT scan later, and I was sent to a specialist as it was feared to be lung cancer. The specialist just did not believe the radiology report as it contradicted everything else he saw in me as a patient. So I was treated for Pneumonia and sent home to wait for 6 weeks. 6 weeks later, I lost my best friend and supporter, and I am back at the Dr office only to find that my radiology still reads the same way, "Worrisome for Pulminary Carcinoma." So i am scheduled for a Broncoscopy. Basicly they stuck a tube through my mouth and into my lungs to pull out bits and pieces.

All of the biopsies came back cancer free. That was great news, for sure. But nothing about the biopsies explain what the masses are, or why all my lymphnodes are enflamed. And several of the tumors were not able to be biopsied via the broncoscopy. So even with clean biopsies, we can not definitively say I will not be a cancer patient. So on Tuesday i go in for another test. This one has a high degree of accuracy on finding Cancer. So I will know on Thursday morning what it looks like.

The good news, is as of right now, I am not a cancer patient. I have made some lifestyle changes. I am eating healthy. My BP is being controlled. I have lost 25 lbs since January. I am exercising. I have ridden my bicycle 75 miles this week alone. The potential bad news is, if it is cancer, it is already stage 3. Lung cancer is a very deadly form of cancer. And survivability statistics are scary.

What makes this tuff for me, is I assumed lung cancer was a smokers disease. I have never smoked. It has been 20 years since I was really near 2nd hand smoke. I have never done any drugs, and I rarely drink. I want to think that these things will ultimately affect my final prognosis.
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my prayers are with you and your family GOD bless you thu your time of need bro - good luck
 
A week after the first treatment, and I can honestly say it was harder than I thought it would be. I expected some rough times. In fact I expected to be sicker than I was. But I did not expect the feeling to linger. I have had perpetual cramps now since Thursday night. I never did have bad nausea. But the killer has been the fatigue. Except for the cancer, I am in pretty decent shape. I did not expect to be in a state of perpetual drag buttedness.

I am lucky, in that some folks get treatment every week. I get a week off. And right now, I can tell you that my body needs it. All I can say is 1 down 11 to go. Maybe this feeling will just become my new normal. Time will tell.
 
tinygiants said:
A week after the first treatment, and I can honestly say it was harder than I thought it would be. I expected some rough times. In fact I expected to be sicker than I was. But I did not expect the feeling to linger. I have had perpetual cramps now since Thursday night. I never did have bad nausea. But the killer has been the fatigue. Except for the cancer, I am in pretty decent shape. I did not expect to be in a state of perpetual drag buttedness.

I am lucky, in that some folks get treatment every week. I get a week off. And right now, I can tell you that my body needs it. All I can say is 1 down 11 to go. Maybe this feeling will just become my new normal. Time will tell.
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Thanks for keeping us posted. Sorry to hear the feeling is lingering :( I hope you will adjust to it and not let it get you down. Rest when you can and stay strong :rock: Our prayers and thoughts are with you today and everyday ...........
 
Wifey said:
Thanks for keeping us posted. Sorry to hear the feeling is lingering :( I hope you will adjust to it and not let it get you down. Rest when you can and stay strong :rock: Our prayers and thoughts are with you today and everyday ...........
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X2!!

Stay strong Dale!
 
I apologize for missing this tread. I can't believe I didn't see it.

Anyway, Sounds lie your a fighter with great perserverence. If you don't give in, it can't win! Just concentrate on getting better bro.
 
Just to be stubborn, I rode my bike for an hour on the trainer tonight. I even feel better now that I am done than I did when I got on it. That went a long way in helping my mental state.
 
Keep up the good work and focus, we are behind you every step of the way

J
 
Went in for treatment today. I was mentally all prepared. Got there and my white blood cell count is to low. So I will have to wait a week. Mentally I am drained. It really takes it out of you to prepare for the discomfort that you know is coming. To have that delayed just sent my mind into a fretful state. Add to that my truck woes, and boy I wish I could drink.
 
Dale,,Wish I could add something meaningful to cheer you up...Telling you to hang in there and keep fighting is all I got...The truck will still be there when you get through this...one day at a time bud..If thats too hard, one hour at a time works too...
 
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