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My neighbour just soiled the street..............
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<blockquote data-quote="VelocityYellowRules!" data-source="post: 120606" data-attributes="member: 1318"><p>Good morning one and all,</p><p></p><p>So back from Edmonton.</p><p></p><p>So the test. Well that was easy. I walked to the clinic, they plumbed me up and put me in a room to rest and be calm for an hour, gave me my contrast drink and then off to meet Dr. Walker. </p><p></p><p>Dr. Walker was 1 hour and 45 minutes late! I was really fuming actually. Inexcusable not to notify a patient of a delay like this, I could have both exercised more as I only had in 6 km at that point plus it now meant that we’d be driving in the dark which I don’t like in winter and arriving later in the day.</p><p></p><p>So the results. Well, inconclusive. I don’t have the genetic mutation so there are no other chemical treatments available outside of the Pembro.</p><p></p><p>The Pembro just didn’t make my thyroid act up it actually destroyed it so I’ll be on thyroid meds for the rest of my life, minor I know but I didn’t understand this from the doctor in Grande Prairie on the 4th. GP actually called that morning and want me to go for blood work on Friday, I was confused as I had not met with Dr. Walker yet but I am thinking that it is to see how my thyroid level is doing with the drug and to adjust the dosage.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the scan in my torso is clean which is great news. But nothing seems to be happening with the Pembro treatment. Amputation is discussed, it would be at the shoulder so the complete left arm. I also don’t have that genetic mutation so all other treatments are not available to me either. We talked about the chance that we should give the Pembro more time, 3 months, 4 more treatments. Also that Dr. Salopek could try to boost it with some direct tumor injections of Interluken 2 which would have to be in Edmonton but it just takes a few minutes.</p><p></p><p>So he is going to talk with his team and get back to me tomorrow apparently.</p><p></p><p>We wait. The benefit, the treatment starts to show signs of working and no amputation. The risk, though it hasn’t spread yet it could and then I’m done for……….apparently no surgery, zippo they could do.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise we wait three months and if nothing improves, we rescan me, if my torso is still clean then it is immediate full arm amputation.</p><p></p><p>And yes, I know that I could take the sure thing, have the amputation now and be done with things. But we all live in hope, right?</p><p></p><p>Oddly I find myself worrying about the stupidest of things. Not being able to full accelerate the Z06 anymore, you need one arm on the steering wheel for the 1 -2 shift as it gets so squirrelly. Not being able to continue with my model building. Not being able to tie my shoelaces, put on my wrist watch or pick up my cat. I can't shovel snow or grain. How to floss my teeth (not that I do much of that now anyway!), swinging from the rope at the pool, clapping my hands when I'm happy, playing XBox game with my son. Not buying a RHS Japanese import (ya no laughing here please) with with a manual transmission.</p><p></p><p>But I'd be alive. I'd consider it to be another adventure in my life and that it would, if it saved my life, give me maybe 40 or 50 years to go. Luckily I would be that this didn't occur any earlier in my life that that for 1/2 my life I was full-limbed...................</p><p></p><p>My reality!</p><p></p><p>My solution for the moment, I bought an antique solid gold 14 k mens watch, a Primato, very elegant and not garish, probably from the 1970's. About 60 grams gold in total. It doesn't fit my left arm where I currently wear my watch and can not be adjusted more due to the unusual mesh band it has, but it does fit my right arm which would become my watch arm if I had to go the amputation route! So I figured what the heck, treat myself here. But I also could have bought some skookum nice new rims for the Z06 though.........!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for giving me a place to decompress, you guys are all just the best...................</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>Garry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VelocityYellowRules!, post: 120606, member: 1318"] Good morning one and all, So back from Edmonton. So the test. Well that was easy. I walked to the clinic, they plumbed me up and put me in a room to rest and be calm for an hour, gave me my contrast drink and then off to meet Dr. Walker. Dr. Walker was 1 hour and 45 minutes late! I was really fuming actually. Inexcusable not to notify a patient of a delay like this, I could have both exercised more as I only had in 6 km at that point plus it now meant that we’d be driving in the dark which I don’t like in winter and arriving later in the day. So the results. Well, inconclusive. I don’t have the genetic mutation so there are no other chemical treatments available outside of the Pembro. The Pembro just didn’t make my thyroid act up it actually destroyed it so I’ll be on thyroid meds for the rest of my life, minor I know but I didn’t understand this from the doctor in Grande Prairie on the 4th. GP actually called that morning and want me to go for blood work on Friday, I was confused as I had not met with Dr. Walker yet but I am thinking that it is to see how my thyroid level is doing with the drug and to adjust the dosage. Anyway, the scan in my torso is clean which is great news. But nothing seems to be happening with the Pembro treatment. Amputation is discussed, it would be at the shoulder so the complete left arm. I also don’t have that genetic mutation so all other treatments are not available to me either. We talked about the chance that we should give the Pembro more time, 3 months, 4 more treatments. Also that Dr. Salopek could try to boost it with some direct tumor injections of Interluken 2 which would have to be in Edmonton but it just takes a few minutes. So he is going to talk with his team and get back to me tomorrow apparently. We wait. The benefit, the treatment starts to show signs of working and no amputation. The risk, though it hasn’t spread yet it could and then I’m done for……….apparently no surgery, zippo they could do. Otherwise we wait three months and if nothing improves, we rescan me, if my torso is still clean then it is immediate full arm amputation. And yes, I know that I could take the sure thing, have the amputation now and be done with things. But we all live in hope, right? Oddly I find myself worrying about the stupidest of things. Not being able to full accelerate the Z06 anymore, you need one arm on the steering wheel for the 1 -2 shift as it gets so squirrelly. Not being able to continue with my model building. Not being able to tie my shoelaces, put on my wrist watch or pick up my cat. I can't shovel snow or grain. How to floss my teeth (not that I do much of that now anyway!), swinging from the rope at the pool, clapping my hands when I'm happy, playing XBox game with my son. Not buying a RHS Japanese import (ya no laughing here please) with with a manual transmission. But I'd be alive. I'd consider it to be another adventure in my life and that it would, if it saved my life, give me maybe 40 or 50 years to go. Luckily I would be that this didn't occur any earlier in my life that that for 1/2 my life I was full-limbed................... My reality! My solution for the moment, I bought an antique solid gold 14 k mens watch, a Primato, very elegant and not garish, probably from the 1970's. About 60 grams gold in total. It doesn't fit my left arm where I currently wear my watch and can not be adjusted more due to the unusual mesh band it has, but it does fit my right arm which would become my watch arm if I had to go the amputation route! So I figured what the heck, treat myself here. But I also could have bought some skookum nice new rims for the Z06 though.........! Thanks again for giving me a place to decompress, you guys are all just the best................... Cheers, Garry [/QUOTE]
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