Recent content by Smokyballs

So,I have been having back problems since before Christmas. Was feeling ok for a bit but I started having issues getting up without having pain in my lower back. It started getting really bad at the first of last week. I had an appointment setup for my own doctor on Thursday. By Wednesday i...

It was a real blast. I love you guys! I will do everything I can to make it happen next year. Matt and Brent are the best (they put this together).

So clinical trials are ment to help with cancer research. There are levels of these trials determine what point the research is at. As helpful as my involvement in might be in the trials it's not going to help me with my situation. As selfish as this is (my nature is to help others) I don't...

I got a list of trials from tone-ny. I got to wait until the last round of chemo is out of my system (3-4 weeks). I meet with my oncologist again and I will have her arrange it.

Are they doing any at Sloan? I got a place to stay.

Well, yeah? How else was that supposed to work?

The chemo is over. My oncologist doesn't think it's working. I will continue to see her once a month to manage pain and any issues I have. She wants us to meet with hospice. Generally, you do that a minimum of 6 months before. That doesn't mean I have 6 months left. I might have quite a bit...

Road trip? You drive.

Well gang, things aren't pretty. My Cancer markers in my blood work have jumped again. They were 71 back in June, now they are 241. After my last round of IV chemo, my number was 3. I just started my second round of the pill based chemo today. I will go back for yet another ct in the middle of...

Thanks guys. I'm on a new pill based chemo. I will find out if it's doing anything other than making me tired and nauseous on the 19th.

I got more than a few bottles that we are going to try to finish! A few left to burn as well.

Yesterday was,quite frankly, the worse day we have had since I was told I have cancer. The embolism haven't produced the results that would lead us to do them again. The tumors are growing. My cancer markers are up. The rounds of chemo have technical done nothing to the tumors. They respond...

Apparently, it was an issue that they had given him 30 days to 6 months to live. He passed on Saturday. He didn't want a service or an obituary. He was cremated and his ashes were sent to his family in Arizona. He was a really great guy.

Strom used to rep for CAO. He'd bounced around a few different companies and recently landed on Lars Teton. He friended me on Facebook after he found out I had cancer. I found out today that he passed away. I can't seem to find an obituary for him. He was only 45. If anyone knows anything about...

I just wanted to keep up over here. I ended up having two rounds of chemo embolization. It dumps a controlled amount of chemo right on the spots and then closes it so it can't go anywhere. I go in on the 3rd of August for my next CT to see if this is working. If it has significantly shrunk the...