LOL, Well Cheyenne...The way I see it, I don't necessarily have to out run the bear....I just need to out run you
LOL. Thanks a lot IC, you S.O.B.
Hope you are feeling better today.
Makes you think twice about asking me to go hunting huh?
No, I'm not feeling too much better today. Day 2 is when the headaches start. I'm glad that I know this will pass, otherwise, I would be doing a very serious seach for a tall tree and a short rope.
I've been doing quite a bit of online searches....the doc's didn't go into a whole lot of details, but they want to do an open chest biopsy on my lung....sounds like a real thrill a minute if you ask me Trying to stay positive, but I'm not too keen on becoming swiss cheese...ok, back to my searches.
((((IC and Miss IC)))) Chemo just sucks, there's no way to prettify it. And yeah, open lung biopsies are fun. Not. They are, however, manageable. And so you will, if you must. You're a strong man, IC. I really admire you. And please give MissIC my best for her father.
((((IC and Miss IC)))) Chemo just sucks, there's no way to prettify it. And yeah, open lung biopsies are fun. Not. They are, however, manageable. And so you will, if you must. You're a strong man, IC. I really admire you. And please give MissIC my best for her father.
SG, Yea F*ck! You get to thinking that things are progressing well and then an unobstructed, steel toed, kick in the ballz drives 'em up real high....kind of resembles a little bow tie. It'll pass, WTF else can I do but try to manage it day by day....sorry, going through a little pissed off discouraged stage. Yes Corri, got the stones going in full force....mental image of my 2 little blondes...I'll be ok!
Miss IC's dad is stable. She's doing well I guess. She has told me that she has pretty much come to grips that the dad she knew and loved is no longer here. He doesn't remember her or anybody for that matter. She's a strong, strong girl that I get a deeper admiration for everyday. She's gonna pull through all this ok.
((((IC and Miss IC)))) Chemo just sucks, there's no way to prettify it. And yeah, open lung biopsies are fun. Not. They are, however, manageable. And so you will, if you must. You're a strong man, IC. I really admire you. And please give MissIC my best for her father.
Southern Girl,
Thanks. Like IC said, I've coming to terms that the dad that I knew is no longer there. He remembers nothing! I don't want to seem cold and I know this is for selfish reasons, but I just wish that things would end for him. It's like a death without any closure...just a lot of mixed feelings.
Well I'm a little bit giddy in an odd sort of way.....Finally got in touch with IC. He woke up early this morning with sharp pains in his chest and difficulty with breathing. OMG, he actually had it in him to take himself to the hospital instead of trying to "man" his way through it. He showed no signs of it late last week when they found the "cloud" on his lung...but now they are treating it as pneumonia. They are not ruling out the open lung biopsy just yet but from what they are seeing, they are pretty sure it's not the cancer spreading.
I was down here almost dreading the time for my flight back home...now I'm counting down the minutes and they can't go fast enough
I know it doesn't seem like a big deal to you guys, but I just had to tell someone. I've been waiting for something to fall in our favor and in a strange way, maybe it has
I've never been so excited about a call from the hospital
I know it doesn't seem like a big deal to you guys
It IS a big deal, Miss IC. DEFINITELY. I'm glad he took himself to the hospital. If it's any comfort, heart issues usually aren't "sharp" pains. Pneumonia is nothing to mess around with. Chemo weakens your immune system, so you do have to be careful. When bf's mom was in the nursing home with chemo, they actually had her isolated. Please let us know as soon as you know anything. We're very interested in his condition. xoxo
Hey, I guess I didn't catch the lung biopsy thing, however, just wanted to tell you that I had one. Now, I don't know for sure it was an "open lung biopsy," however, it was a lung biopsy. They can't give you valium or anything b/c as they are doing it, they ask you at certain times to quit breathing for a few seconds and they didn't want me telling them to f*ck off at that moment. Anyway, they numb down to the lung, unfortunately, they can't numb your lung But I will say it wasn't that bad and I lived through it.
I too looked it up on the internet and thought it was going to be horribly painful, but it really wasn't.
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Thanks. I still don't know a whole lot. It's a bacterial pneumonia that they say he probably got due to his system being weakened by the chemo treatments. They are going to keep him overnight...he's pissed {I'm thrilled !!!! } Lil, he wasn't thinking heart condition due to the pain being lower and to the right outer part of his rib cage. He was having sharp pains, shortness of breath and a fever.
Lil, I'm SHOCKED that he took himself to the hospital. Tells me one of two things....either he felt something was not right physically or....he knew something WOULD NOT be right physically if I found out he didn't go {Like my boot up his azz }
I even surprised myself with being able to joke with him about having my permission to enjoy being pampered by some nurse. For some reason....he wasn't quite turned on by having IV's stuck in his arm
Red, I haven't forgotten about you, it's just been another hectic week in IC land. I'll be home tomorrow.
Trying to stay positive, but I'm not too keen on becoming swiss cheese...ok, back to my searches.
} Lil, he wasn't thinking heart condition due to the pain being lower and to the right outer part of his rib cage. He was having sharp pains, shortness of breath and a fever.