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He's starting to feel side effects now. Sam could probably write a book about this.
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I understand exactly how he feels, physically and emotionally. Each day is a big hill to climb and at the end of the day one is tired of the climb. Some day's the hills turn into mountains, such as the day that chemo is to be done. I got chemo every other Wednesday, my wife or daughter left with me at 0700 to the cancer center. I have a "port" implanted in my chest connected to a vein that goes directly into my heart. The IV needle has an adapter that snaps onto the port and then is taped over. I set in a special reclining chair, feet up covered with one of my "Wolf" blankets. When the first drug [poison] is administered it is to relax me and clear my system. It makes me feel warm, high and sleepy so I zonk out into a type of twilight sleep. Wake up two-three hours later with another blanket over me as I was shivering. For the rest of the day one is cold and the only movement is to the latrine for a urine break. After 8-10 hours I can go home with a pump attached via an IV tube to my chest and a small device taped to my right arm. The pump will stay on for 48 hours and have to be removed on Friday. About 1800 on Thursday I feel a small sting on my right arm as the pump there goes off injecting me with another chemical that pumps for 45 minutes. This is to help my immune system and it does. The sessions for me went on for 3 months, then a 45 day break for my body to recover and then another three months. Another 6 week break and then the fun parts, the radiation...being cooked from the inside.
I still have the permeant side affects, neuropathy of the feet-unable to tell some body temperatures and others. I will wear the port for another 4 years if no cancer returns and then the port can be removed. Have a scope done every 90 days, oh what a joy.
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That's a haul. I hope I am never in a hospital but I probably will be at some point. If there's anything I don't want to happen, it will probably happen...
These threads seem to hit home lately. My lovely German Short Hair had insulinoma. It's a tumor on the pancreas. He'd be great for weeks and then have a bout. Something like epilepsy. The last one was an hour of pain for him and I. I had him put to sleep two weeks ago.
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Dogs are one of Gods gifts to us.If I should die before I wake...great,a little more sleep.Comment
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Dogs definitely don’t play fair. They become much more than a pet and before you know it, they’re lives are over and they leave a huge hole in your life. The only thing to do is to find a replacement. My late sister adopted a 6 year old female Golden Retriever from the local Golden Retriever Rescue in the Cave Creek area that now lives with a family in Scottsdale. She is a lovely dog that I should have kept.
We accidentally became cat people 5 years ago. A starving stray kitten appeared on our doorstep on Memorial Day. We fed her and eventually kept her. She bonded with me, bathes me, purrs loudly when I’m on the phone and prefers to sleep on my lap.
We went out to dinner this evening and watched as a beautiful female calico cat was hit by a car on a busy road. Of course, I turned around and went back to see what I could do. She was dead when I got to her.Comment
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I understand people's affection for animals, Wolf is my service animal, my loving and constant companion. She just got me up @ 0300 to go out and have a bond, I don't mind. Took Mickey our daughter's 140 lb black Lab out as well. Both children are back on their respective beds going back to sleep, me I am up for the day.
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For those who may be interested and at least this isn't politics.
Alex Trebek on his latest interview. Not doing well and wearing a hair piece. He will have the summer months off to re-coop some.
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