I thought I'd start a new thread for updates on my cancer treatments and whatever else is going on, since the bad news thread title is misleading now.
My last treatment went better than the previous two and my chest wound is still closed up, which is a good thing. My arm is getting slightly stronger and I hope to resume lifting dumbbells next week. I need to build up my strength again, because I am going back to Denmark in May and I am extremely pumped about that! I'd like to be able to schlepp my own checked bag and not have someone else lifting it for me.
It's going to be a fabulous trip, 6 weeks and a couple of days for me. My brother is going along as well as my friends Chipp and Rod. Chipp is staying close to 3 weeks and has not gone with me over there since 2006 so he is also very pumped to be going. It will be Rod's first trip and he will be there for 2 weeks. I will get to be a tour guide. Also, I am throwing a party in my favorite pub of all, the wonderful, ever-magnificent Irish House in Aalborg on May 7th. The owner and I are friends and he will give me a little discount. We'll have Irish stew and brews in the cellar and I hope to have around 25 family and friends there. I might bill it as the "Fu** Cancer Party." A few months back, I was not sure I'd ever be able to go over to Denmark again or if I'd even be alive, but the cancer hasn't gotten me yet. I'm doing a number on it, instead.
Some other cool things I plan to do when I am back in my ancestral lands include a wine tasting in a castle, touring another castle and the northernmost manor home in the country, and visiting Skagen, the top of Denmark, where you can stand on a little patch of beach and have one foot in one sea and one in another. They also have a brewpub up there I am wanting to check out. I will start and end my trip in Aalborg and spend 5 weeks in an apartment I rent that is very close to the beach. I can hardly wait for May 4th to roll around! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed:
I had a very rough day yesterday. Pains were way up. I think I need new meds as they are messing up my stomach and I threw up some blood twice. Today, I go in for a liver drain to be placed in me. Slicing and prodding begins at 3:30 pm at the main KU hospital. If it allows my liver to drain bile, it should be a huge help, but drain it where exactly? This stuff is scaring me, guys.
You've met every challenge head on with class and dignity! Some days are going to be more challenging than others. You're an inspiration to many! Hang in there! [Reply]
I have too many lesions blocking bile ducts, so the procedure didn't work. They did find bleeding in my esophagus and cauterized that, so I should stop puking blood. Next step, interventional radiology next week, maybe. They will call tomorrow. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed:
I have too many lesions blocking bile ducts, so the procedure didn't work. They did find bleeding in my esophagus and cauterized that, so I should stop puking blood. Next step, interventional radiology next week, maybe. They will call tomorrow.
Man...you are one tough dude.
Keep fighting and hoping the best for you. [Reply]
Ed you are still in my thoughts and prayers. My every morning is checking for new posts in this thread before im off to work. You truly have the heart of a warrior. keep fighting that fight my friend. [Reply]