Walking Dead Man

[Bawanna]

I fixed it. I don't do nefarious, when you cross the river, it's over and done.

75, damn that's old.........Not sure I'll go that distance my own self.

[kenemoore]

Still Alive At 75!!

...I'm functionally normal...

Hmmm.....

[Ed M]

Wishing you a Happy Birthday ltxi, and many more healthy and happy ones to come!

[wyntrout]

Congrats, Itxi!

I'm coming up on 72. I finally got started back on the treadmill in February and am walking/running a bit... 2.5 miles in 42 minutes every other day now. Just completed session #22 today. I had some minor something show up on EKG's and had a stress test, then the catherization. Only found about 40% blockage in one artery, so I'm trying to clear that out with diet, supplements, and exercise. At least I seem to have a clean bill of health otherwise.
My medicinal half bottle of dry, red wine and serving of 90% chocolate every night will hopefully help, too.

I read Dr Stephen Gundry's The Plant Paradox and follow his advice a bit and use a lot of his expensive supplements. I hope they help, too!

[dao]

About six years ago my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and given 8mos to a year. He passed away a bit more than 5 years later, last July, while his cancer was still in remission.

I don't know you, but you seem to have a good attitude about it and I'm told that this can make a big difference. Keep fighting the good fight. You may just beat this thing. I hope you do.

[340pd]

Happy Birthday and,
Keep on Postin'

[berettabone]

Happy B day......................keep em comin..........................

[getsome]

Great news.....Happy Birthday and keep on plugging!!!

[ltxi]

Thanks guys! And one last post...an anecdote I wish to share.

My birthday a year ago I told my oncology Doc I’d decided to live to a full 3/4 century. Her comeback…”Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.” But I forgived her ‘cause she didn’t yet know me very well back then. Told her that at our appointment last Wednesday. Now with the program…"You still have five days left. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”.

Is that ever cool or what?

[Bawanna]

Reminds me of when I came out of surgery into intensive care. Nurse told me wife not to worry, when I left the hospital I would be totally self sufficient and she could go find her a new man. Sadly another nurse and a doctor over heard her and she was no longer a nurse at least there.

Actually had two nurses sent walk about cause of me but don't want to brag.

Most were just the absolute best. We all know they run the show, the doctors are just there for the money.

[AIRret]

ltxi
You must be the Navy Seal of cancer!!! Who-Yah…...that's probably misspelled, but you know what I mean!

[Wlfman13]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ltxi!

-Wlf

[ltxi]

An update on me on the second anniversary my getting run down, and over, by the Cancer bus.

Advanced(!) Stage IV Pancreatic. Initial prognosis of four to six months, on the outside, until dead. Hell, I was there already.

However, as you can prolly tell 'cause I'm sitting here writing this, that didn't happen. And, sadly, I'm not only not dead but also in outwardly excellent health. I attribute a lot of this to my curmudgeonly outlook and approach to life. And to delight at finally finding a way to piss my wife off with something she's got to pretend to be happy about.

Lest anyone be tempted to go into "them docs don't know what they're talkin' about" mode.....the docs were absolutely right. There is no way i should have so far survived this. I'm rightly considered a major anomaly in our medical/oncology community. What a great post retirement hobby this has turned out to be!

If I'm unfortunate enough to make it to my 76th birthday next April, I'll again update post then.

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow to all! I know I'm gonna enjoy it.

[Bawanna]

Lets not get ahead of ourselves. But I'm thinking Thanksgiving 2025 for a start.

[ltxi]

Lets not get ahead of ourselves. But I'm thinking Thanksgiving 2025 for a start.

Thanks, Col, but I don't see that happening. My new, being held close secret from the cancer gods, goal is to make it to 2020. Just sounds a lot better than croaking in the twenty teens.

There have recently been a few cracks in the armor that docs and I have patched with JB Weld while I get fitted for a new suit. And I've from the beginning based my whole approach to this cancer issue on pessimism/fatalistic realism and it's served me well. Optimisim can be lethal and just don't be cutting it for me.