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32 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I believe most folks on this board are more interested in finding out if their employer offers a "strained your elbow from jerking off too much to Albanian midget porn" coverage.

At least, that's what the fellas on the football board told me.

My left arm has  always been the dominant one. 

Yea.... thats the ticket...

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7 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

My left arm has  always been the dominant one. 

Yea.... thats the ticket...

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I believe most folks on this board are more interested in finding out if their employer offers a "strained your elbow from jerking off too much to Albanian midget porn" coverage.

At least, that's what the fellas on the football board told me.

How much is to much? 

Obv - asking for a friend

Serious note: everyone should check out a cancer policy if their employer offers one, or get one if they don’t.
My HR recommended I got it - and wouldn’t you know three months after paying my $15 a month I got cancer. Once I sent them proof of my tumor, they sent me a cash payment of $11,000 - and paid 20% cash of the cost of each of my on-going MRIs and CTs.
Not a bad bang for your buck.  It was one stressor I did not have to have as I made my co-pays and airfare and hotel visits to MDA.   It is so damn cheap that if you ever join the club, that valuable assist makes dealing with it a hell of a lot easier financially.

TSRH.
14 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I believe most folks on this board are more interested in finding out if their employer offers a "strained your elbow from jerking off too much to Albanian midget porn" coverage.

At least, that's what the fellas on the football board told me.

This isn't a joke, I know that most of this board is probably gainfully employed and insured, that being said, finding employers with even DECENT health insurance at decent rates these days, even if employed full time, is fucking tough.

14 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Well, that's offensive.

I much prefer Serbian midget porn myself.  F'n insurance companies probably draw the line there, some sort of "pre-existing condition" or some such.

Wait till you discover SYBIAN midget porn. 

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

This isn't a joke, I know that most of this board is probably gainfully employed and insured, that being said, finding employers with even DECENT health insurance at decent rates these days, even if employed full time, is fucking tough.

This and most people do not know what the insurance will cover until they need it.

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Doc visit today, numbers almost freakishly good.

Blood pressure clocked in way too low, first reading was maybe 72/50, one step above being ectoplasm. They fed me salty snacks until I flexed out 20 points higher.

Welireg is supposed to mess up oxygen levels. We remain defiant at 99%.

Down to almost my Army weight, mainly due to Wife had knee surgery, doesn't cook as much, and we eat smaller portions when it's Poison, I mean Fast Food Night. (uppity up up uppity)

Nothing really to report other than constant minor 1-out-of-10 pain-scale aches to shoulders/hips/knees. Might just be 60+ Rainy Weather Blues.

Next body scan 3 weeks when the techs get to look at mah bo-dee.

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expecially bad esspelling.

Had my first blood transfusion yesterday. Muh globins dropped one point below the threshold to cause the visit.

I felt fine until i ate a sammich then i was seeing spots and could barely walk. Glad i cant get uncontrollable boners these days. Might of killed me.

A pint of O+ later and I was back in action. 

PSA: dont go to St Davids off parmer if you have an emergency.  They were down 14 nurses last night.

2 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

PSA: dont go to St Davids off parmer if you have an emergency.  They were down 14 nurses last night.

I can speak to this after a recent visit to ER with my pops. Awful experience. 
 

 

I can speak to this after a recent visit to ER with my pops. Awful experience. 
 
 

BTW, the “secret ER” in Austin is…the Heart Hospital next to Central Market. It’s a full ER, we’ve never had a wait.
27 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


BTW, the “secret ER” in Austin is…the Heart Hospital next to Central Market. It’s a full ER, we’ve never had a wait.

Theres another at Mueller HEB.

56 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

PSA: dont go to St Davids off parmer if you have an emergency.  They were down 14 nurses last night.

Sheesh. On top of being 780 miles away... you wonder how they claim to be an "emergency" room.

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Came down with a fever thursday night. Checked into the ER friday morning with 102 fever. Hemoglobin at 5.5. I honestly thought i was about to die. Every time I moved it felt like i was drowning.

Admitted up stairs around 6. On my third blood bag and temp is just .5 from normal.

Hope they delay the next cycle so it doesnt kill me. Fuuuu

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On 6/18/2025 at 11:00 PM, RDCanecutter said:

Doc visit today, numbers almost freakishly good.

Blood pressure clocked in way too low, first reading was maybe 72/50, one step above being ectoplasm. They fed me salty snacks until I flexed out 20 points higher.

Welireg is supposed to mess up oxygen levels. We remain defiant at 99%.

Down to almost my Army weight, mainly due to Wife had knee surgery, doesn't cook as much, and we eat smaller portions when it's Poison, I mean Fast Food Night. (uppity up up uppity)

Nothing really to report other than constant minor 1-out-of-10 pain-scale aches to shoulders/hips/knees. Might just be 60+ Rainy Weather Blues.

Next body scan 3 weeks when the techs get to look at mah bo-dee.

The last time I had an O2 sat at 99% was never.  
 

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Bacon… and a 99% ox sat….is good!

Numbers are normal but not getting out of here until monday. 
Took down 5 pints of blood to get me to a 7hyb

5 pints in a day is nothing for you.
Oh, wait, that’s not beer? Nevermind, carry on.
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Looks like I got my invitation to this club. I felt something weird on my nuts last weekend, got a doc appt immediately, had an ultrasound/blood work…yada yada yada I’m having surgery on Wednesday. Doing a CT and Xray on Monday to see if it has spread anywhere/any other action needed.

On the bright side, I think I caught it early - aside from me calling as soon as I noticed it, I had a vasectomy in March and the doc definitely would have noticed anything abnormal based on the attention my nuts got. I’m feeling positive that I got the “best” one to get, but throw some good vibes my way.

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Finishing up fourth cycle this AM. Taking every precaution to avoid a fever by isolation at home for a few days after the WBC infusion.

Final vitals for this trip.

117/65 bp

70 rhr

100% O2 - i wear a cpap

Temp. Normal 

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Looks like I got my invitation to this club. I felt something weird on my nuts last weekend, got a doc appt immediately, had an ultrasound/blood work…yada yada yada I’m having surgery on Wednesday. Doing a CT and Xray on Monday to see if it has spread anywhere/any other action needed.

On the bright side, I think I caught it early - aside from me calling as soon as I noticed it, I had a vasectomy in March and the doc definitely would have noticed anything abnormal based on the attention my nuts got. I’m feeling positive that I got the “best” one to get, but throw some good vibes my way.

You’ve got this.
Go balls to the wall.
Go nuts on this one.
Testicles.
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Just found this thread.  Been on the Music board since I joined.  I’ve survived Stage IV colorectal, metastatic to the lymph and liver, with two recurrences. 
 

If anybody gets into that world, I’m more than happy to share my experiences.  I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy.  

5 hours ago, KingBobo81 said:

Looks like I got my invitation to this club. I felt something weird on my nuts last weekend, got a doc appt immediately, had an ultrasound/blood work…yada yada yada I’m having surgery on Wednesday.

Did the doctor feel your balls?

Did the doctor feel your balls?


If they didn’t are you offering?

It's a bad day when you take a break from doomscrolling the Rains thread and come over to the I caught the cancer thread for a little levity...

8 hours ago, KingBobo81 said:

Looks like I got my invitation to this club. I felt something weird on my nuts last weekend, got a doc appt immediately, had an ultrasound/blood work…yada yada yada I’m having surgery on Wednesday

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And you had to quit doing this, didn’t you?

Well tomorrow is surgery day. I was hoping this would be a quick clean surgery and you're done, but the imaging I had on Monday showed a couple spots of potential concern elsewhere, so I'll definitely need some sort of follow-up treatment/trip to an oncologist.

I went through the seven stages of grief a few times yesterday and am back to optimism. My urologist is great/really on the ball and is referring me to a highly regarded oncologist here in Austin ASAP, though I can't help but panic and wonder if I should be doing everything I can to get down to MD Anderson immediately after, even though I don't have the pathology results yet nor have insurance that works down there.

Another question for folks here who are either in the healthcare field/have friends in healthcare and have gone down this road - I trust the path I am going down now, but I have doctor friends reaching out asking if they can help. Do you view this as a helpful resource, or more of a too many cooks in the kitchen type issue?

2 minutes ago, KingBobo81 said:

Well tomorrow is surgery day. I was hoping this would be a quick clean surgery and you're done, but the imaging I had on Monday showed a couple spots of potential concern elsewhere, so I'll definitely need some sort of follow-up treatment/trip to an oncologist.

I went through the seven stages of grief a few times yesterday and am back to optimism. My urologist is great/really on the ball and is referring me to a highly regarded oncologist here in Austin ASAP, though I can't help but panic and wonder if I should be doing everything I can to get down to MD Anderson immediately after, even though I don't have the pathology results yet nor have insurance that works down there.

Another question for folks here who are either in the healthcare field/have friends in healthcare and have gone down this road - I trust the path I am going down now, but I have doctor friends reaching out asking if they can help. Do you view this as a helpful resource, or more of a too many cooks in the kitchen type issue?

basically, I think this is your life we are talking about, and all though you may not decide to have all your car at MD Anderson, once your local guy comes up with a care plan I would at minimum do a consult with MDA to get a second opinion. That does not require you to use their care or their MRI machines or their surgery, but at least you would get a second opinion.

If I would not have gone to MDA, I would’ve been gutted like a fish in an unnecessary surgery.    Which is not to say you would have a bad experience with your local provider, but I don’t think you should discount MDA because it is not on your insurance if you are simply going to get a second opinion using the diagnostics prepared by your local people.   

20 minutes ago, KingBobo81 said:

My urologist is great/really on the ball

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2 hours ago, KingBobo81 said:

Well tomorrow is surgery day. I was hoping this would be a quick clean surgery and you're done, but the imaging I had on Monday showed a couple spots of potential concern elsewhere, so I'll definitely need some sort of follow-up treatment/trip to an oncologist.

I went through the seven stages of grief a few times yesterday and am back to optimism. My urologist is great/really on the ball and is referring me to a highly regarded oncologist here in Austin ASAP, though I can't help but panic and wonder if I should be doing everything I can to get down to MD Anderson immediately after, even though I don't have the pathology results yet nor have insurance that works down there.

Another question for folks here who are either in the healthcare field/have friends in healthcare and have gone down this road - I trust the path I am going down now, but I have doctor friends reaching out asking if they can help. Do you view this as a helpful resource, or more of a too many cooks in the kitchen type issue?

I remember those 7 stages. You will get into fuck cancer mode soon enough.

Maybe ill see you at texas oncology. Im only there twice a week. Are you seeing RDC? Hes great and pretty funny guy.

Also agree to get a second opinion at MDA.

Im going through chemo here but its under their supervision.  Fortunately my insurance covers everything there so im having all scans and radiation then surgery there.

Good luck. 

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I'll try to shorten this. Mi esposa has something wrong. Saw numerous doctors in home town. Several diagnoses with treatment, but no improvement. During this she had 3 MRI's at 3 different places. All 3 interpreted as "normal". Got referral to MDA. Surgeon puts the MRI into his computer. Looks at it for about 30 seconds. Motions us to slide our chairs over to where we can see. "There it is right there". Points to obvious spot on the MRI that three other doctors had interpreted as normal. 

Man I don’t understand it. 
 

BIL died last weekend. 
Sis retired and (he has been retired for awhile. Getting ready to move back to Texas so he could help one of his sisters with her dementia. 
Feels bad on Saturday and goes to ER. Surgery scheduled for Mon. Doc says nothing we can do after surgery. He stays in hospital for 1.5 weeks and goes to hospice on Saturday and passes away few hours later. Very rare and aggressive says doc. 

1 hour ago, Not that Bob said:

I'll try to shorten this. Mi esposa has something wrong. Saw numerous doctors in home town. Several diagnoses with treatment, but no improvement. During this she had 3 MRI's at 3 different places. All 3 interpreted as "normal". Got referral to MDA. Surgeon puts the MRI into his computer. Looks at it for about 30 seconds. Motions us to slide our chairs over to where we can see. "There it is right there". Points to obvious spot on the MRI that three other doctors had interpreted as normal. 

Who read the scans initially? I’m amazed at how often things get missed. My wife and I both have examples of things getting missed, fortunately they were both orthopedic issues and not cancer. First was my wife who had been having knee pain (she’s a runner) and got the all clear on an MRI. After it not going away, I sent the scan to a buddy that’s a pediatric radiologist and he took one look at it and saw a meniscus tear. She had surgery a week later. In my case, I tripped over a broken sidewalk while walking my dog in the dark. Had an x-ray the next day and got the all clear. Continued to have pain and couldn’t walk without a limp for six months when I finally made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. He took one look at the films and said he would have operated on me the next day after I had the original x-ray. Ended up having lisfranc surgery and I have an assortment of screws in my foot as a result.

As i previously posted the radiologist at MDA said my ulnar nerve will be fine while the guy here in Austin was ready to lop my arm off the week after the MRI.

Back to MDA next Friday for reassessment. 

Scans initially read by the radiologist at the facility where the MRI was performed. One is a facility closely associated with my family. I am a proponent of western medicine, but this experience has shaken me for life.  

4 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

I remember those 7 stages. You will get into fuck cancer mode soon enough.

Maybe ill see you at texas oncology. Im only there twice a week. Are you seeing RDC? Hes great and pretty funny guy.

Also agree to get a second opinion at MDA.

Im going through chemo here but its under their supervision.  Fortunately my insurance covers everything there so im having all scans and radiation then surgery there.

Good luck. 

I was wondering if you were seeing RDC, he is amazing and other oncologist in town regard him highly. 

We just got back from MD Anderson this morning, another round of clean scans for the wife. 

While we were in the waiting room we got talking to another couple, and like has been mentioned a few times, they were there because MD Anderson had found something their local doctors had missed. 

10 minutes ago, hornbri said:

I was wondering if you were seeing RDC, he is amazing and other oncologist in town regard him highly. 

Yes hes great and let me clarify it was the surgeon not him who was ready to amputate.

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Already out of surgery and back home resting - great success! I even got an unexpected bonus of repairing a small hernia while they were at it.

While pathology results will obviously dictate what comes next, it seems like this could be a more straightforward case than I thought a couple days ago that some rounds of treatment could resolve.

I’m going to Texas Oncology for my first appt next week - MIA, I’ll let you know if we’ll possibly be running into each other once the next steps become more clear.

On 7/9/2025 at 3:38 PM, KingBobo81 said:

Already out of surgery and back home resting - great success! I even got an unexpected bonus of repairing a small hernia while they were at it.

While pathology results will obviously dictate what comes next, it seems like this could be a more straightforward case than I thought a couple days ago that some rounds of treatment could resolve.

I’m going to Texas Oncology for my first appt next week - MIA, I’ll let you know if we’ll possibly be running into each other once the next steps become more clear.

Great news! Im there every Wednesday afternoon. Mondays for nulesta injection. 

At the st davids north for a sack o blood with a side of platelets. 

Its full of olds watching fox news. Already turned off the tv nearest me. They're too weak to object.

Chemo cock is not conducive to fucking other than than the shiny scrotum. Quite breathtaking actually. 
I have a three day window between cycles to get my freak on.
 

My wife didn't want anything to do with me when I was on chemo. Was convinced she'd be chemo-ized if we did. Sitting in the waiting room for my bi annual CT scan. Fingers crossed.

Whooooo got that scanxiety? It's the fucking worst.  And you can't do anything about it (other than drugs) except get through the scan.  Good luck.  Sorry your wife gave you blue balls on top of cancer.

Just now, MissingInAction said:

Heading to MDA for scans and consultation tomorrow. MRI first thing in the morning where I get the good drugs.

MRI?  Make sure to remove your metal butt plug first.  Don't want that to turn into a projectile.

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Scans came back clear.  NED for this guy.

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