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[nf1e]

Will be " hopefully " 77 in a couple of weeks. You guys sure make me feel at home. Thanks!

[Allen]

Will be " hopefully " 77 in a couple of weeks. You guys sure make me feel at home. Thanks!

Hopefully you're being sarcastic and not meaning you have heath problems.

I thought I was healthy, at least for my age, but the hospital visit indicated "nope, but you have good insurance".

I bought a bunch of Dewalt 20v nail guns and other "toys" early this year with full hopes of getting some of my projects done like re-roofing my house and building a privacy fence at my daughter's house. They are all still in the boxes.

[nf1e]

I think we all have health issues of one sort or another. Nothing pressing here right for the moment Thank God.
Rgr on buying tools with the idea of projects around the house. Been there, done that. Ended up hiring the work done for safety sake. I put the last roof on my house my myself once. After 29 sqr, the wife " ordered " me to hire some other idiot the next time. Ended up hiring a company to put a steel raised rib roof on that has a 50 year guarantee which is much longer than I expect to be worried about a leak.

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[Allen]

Fully agree with letting someone else do the harder jobs. In my case I have some storm damage and a little rot damage. There are NO roofing "professionals" in my county that are competent enough to make the repairs. They come out look around and all state "yeah, nothing to it, I'll give you a estimate tomorrow morning". None of them are ever seen or heard of again. They only want the easy shingle jobs that they hire school kids to do.

Now, my home owners ins company is threatening me to get the repairs completed. I will have to do the work myself and after I finish I will be seeking a new ins company.

[S.A. Boggs]

Maybe you can pose as the "Scarecrow". I can pose as the "Tin Man" (dude w/o a heart).

Glad your checkups are still showing clear. Not many can lick cancer.

Stage 4 Colon-Rectal and Liver cancer. Man what a trip I wouldn't wish on anyone!
Sam

[Allen]

Just found out last night that a friend and old classmate has been diagnosed as having cancer in his hip. It has spread to his spine. He found out just a month ago what was going on. He is in for a rough trip ahead not only because of the effects of cancer but that of the spine being damaged. As you know most every body function is controlled by or connected through the spine. At the very least he will probably become paralyzed.

Please pray for him. Though you don't know him you know of this illness and no one should have to go out this way.

[lyman]

sorry to hear Allen, I honestly and seriously hope he can beat it,



my Bro in Law went in several years ago , he helped some friends move some stuff, and was an active tennis player, but was having back pain,
he found out he had some multiple melonoma , and I am sure I spelled that wrong,

took about 2 years and many many treatments , including some experimental stuff, to eventually get him,

some folks call it turbo cancer, his spread that fast despite treatments at Duke

[Allen]

sorry to hear Allen, I honestly and seriously hope he can beat it,



my Bro in Law went in several years ago , he helped some friends move some stuff, and was an active tennis player, but was having back pain,
he found out he had some multiple melonoma , and I am sure I spelled that wrong,

took about 2 years and many many treatments , including some experimental stuff, to eventually get him,

some folks call it turbo cancer, his spread that fast despite treatments at Duke

Had something similar happen to me. A sharp sudden crippling pain in my right shoulder while doing some work at my daughters house. I've always had back problems and gone to chiropractors. I went twice a day for a while over this--nothing was helping so I went to an orthopedic specialist who took x-rays and ordered an MRI done at the hospital.

Turned out I had a calcium buildup in my vertebrates causing my spinal cord to be pinched. I don't know all the names but it is a common occurrence. Some of my co-workers had the corrective surgery and/or fusion of the vertebrate's. They were all still in pain afterwards and walked around like Frankenstein. One went out on permanent disability. Another, an old classmate, had the surgery done about 4 years ago and has been paralyzed since because of the surgery.

Between observing this and due to the surgeon I was referred to having the bedside manners of a outhouse rat I elected to stay on my antinflammatory meds (basically just ibprofen) and have no surgery. That was about 12 years ago. I still have the same problem but w/o the pain. As long as it's not causing any problems I will live with it and be buried with it. I don't have to take anything for it any longer.

With all the stuff I'm having to take for my heart condition I'm probably covered for other illness or discomforts as well.

Sorry to hear about your bro-in-law. We've had several family members lost to cancer including my father, brother, grandparents, and several aunts and uncles. One of my aunts developed a super rare variant, so rare that her and her experiences were printed in medical journals.

[Allen]

Just found out last night that a friend and old classmate has been diagnosed as having cancer in his hip. It has spread to his spine. He found out just a month ago what was going on. He is in for a rough trip ahead not only because of the effects of cancer but that of the spine being damaged. As you know most every body function is controlled by or connected through the spine. At the very least he will probably become paralyzed.

Please pray for him. Though you don't know him you know of this illness and no one should have to go out this way.

Well, that was fast. My friend died this morning. I don't know how long he had the cancer or knew about it but at the time of my posting 10 days ago he was still making replies on Facebook.
About 3-4 days ago he was sent home from the hospital but under hospice care. I knew from this his days were numbered but didn't expect him to go this quick.

Thanks to those who prayed, commented, read, or thought of him and this illness. He was a believer--he's much better off now.

[PWC]

I'm sorry Allen...it's always hard to lose a friend. But, as long as there are those who remember them, they are not completely gone.

[Allen]

I'm sorry Allen...it's always hard to lose a friend. But, as long as there are those who remember them, they are not completely gone.

Thanks

Yeah, a lot of memories. Not only a friend but a best friend long ago. A lot of history, especially in this small town where everyone once knew one another. His father and my mother were classmates a hundred years ago and walked to school together most mornings.

[Allen]

Found out a little more about my friend who died of cancer so quickly.

After speaking to one of his relatives this morning I found that he was told about the cancer 3 months before he died. He had pain in his lower back, assumed it was arthritis and put up with the pain till things got too bad. He then went to the doctor/hospital where nothing at all was detected. The cancer was in an obvious stage 4 at this point too.

After several visits due to the pain a couple of spots were noticed on his spine. After this some adequate testing was done, spots were cancerous, and was said to have spread there from the hip where there was older cancer activity.

While nothing would have saved him an earlier detection could have resulted in some forms of pain relief.

Point is: If you have a problem, go to a doctor and get their super intelligent opinions like: "I donno", "let me know if you find out what's wrong", or "what me worry?" then go to a specialist or at least more than one doctor till you get some relief.

As said before about my heart condition: I went directly to the ER/ICU where I saw a group of doctors who had many others looking over their shoulders plus a slew of nurses and aids. I received unbelievable attention and results. Much better than looking for a GP > waiting a couple of months for an appointment > getting referred to a specialist > finding a good one > again, waiting for a couple of months for an appointment > then be under the care of one doctor who may take the wrong path.

If I had it to do over again I would do nothing different. As far as going earlier as soon as the symptoms started occurring I've been there/done that. They (the docs) won't do any testing that they feel ins won't pay for and quickly dismiss your complaints as that, a complaint.

For those of you like Sam who have a doctor you trust, good for you. For many of us others, take care and get a second opinion if you have any doubts.

[lyman]

sounds like my bro in law,

back pain, that lead to chemo, radiation and death

[Former Cav]

yep, I got those "extra heart beats" and I had to have an ablation in July. then about a month ago my gut felt like a baby was inside kicking. Turns out they had to adjust the pacemaker / defribilator.
Now I am supposedly fighting "walking pneumonia". Seems to never end.

[S.A. Boggs]

The way I look at life is if I can walk, talk or chew gum I have having a fantastic day. I have had days where I had a tube go to the latrine for me.
Sam