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365 Day Photo Challenge 64/365 “Welcome to the Weekend!!”

06 Friday Mar 2015

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I made it.  We all made it to the weekend!!  I’m I’m not any better by in the morning then I’ll be making yet another trip to the doctor. I heard today that one of my lunch partners was diagnosed with the Flu yesterday and I sit right next to her on most days.  I really hope it’s just another round of the crud and not the Flu.

I’ll be going to bed soon.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!!.

“Life Goes On!!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 50/365 “Dr. Visit”

19 Thursday Feb 2015

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Today marks the 50th post in my 365 day photo challenge.  I wanted it to more spectacular than it is but with the weather being as cold as it has and the fact that I’ve been too sick to go anywhere but to the doctor’s office. I’m basically running out of material.

My daughter and I went back to the doctor today only to be told that whatever we have is just going to have to run it course.  I hate being told that.  I’m a very impatient man when it comes to me being sick. I hate being sick. I guess I’m not the only one.  I imagine everyone hates being sick.  And I want to write about something else besides the weather and me being sick.

“Life Goes On”

365 Day Photo Challenge Day Twelve “Corn Bread”

12 Monday Jan 2015

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Can you tell that I’m board?  Now I’m down to taking pictures of my food.  I made some corn bread for dinner last night and I’ve always having trouble getting the corn bread out of the skillet whole.  Looks like I did a pretty good job of it last night.  It’s all gone now.

I get to get out tomorrow to go to the eye doctor so it looks like I’ll be going back to work on Wednesday.  I’ve really enjoyed being off and I’m really looking forward to retiring from my current employer even more.  Just three years and six months to go.

I promise that tomorrow’s picture will be something other than food or my cats.

Day 5

17 Monday Feb 2014

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I had my bone marrow biopsy today.  It was one of the most painful experiences I’ve had and not be doing something I enjoyed.  If you’ve never had one let me tell you what they did.  First they made me undress and put on a backless hospital gown.  The did give me a pair of disposable terrycloth shorts to put on underneath.  I lay there for a while until the doctors come in and he tells me to lay on my left side in a fetal position.  The doctor then injects the area on my hip with a local antithetic which hurt like hell.  Then the real pain begins when he begins to drill into my hip with some sort of needle.  That hurt worse than hell.  The whole procedure didn’t last thirty minutes but it felt like an eternity while he was doing it.  I call the doctor next Monday to make yet another Dr. appointment to find out the results.  

Trying to keep my spirits up. 

Day 1

13 Thursday Feb 2014

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I titled this as “Day 1” because this is the first day as being diagnosed as having CML, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.  

This day started off crazy.  Last night and into early this morning we got over 4 inches of snow.  Roads were closed and almost all business were closed, including my Oncologist.  My appointment was at 9:30 am and I started calling around 8 am to see if they were going to be seeing any patients today.  To make a long story short, I was finally able to make an appointment for 2 pm today.

Due to the snow all the schools were closed and my wife was able to go to the appointment with me.  The doctor sat us down and was very through.  He went line by line and explained everything to us.  He answered all our questions and made sure we understood.  He had a since of urgency when he spoke and he knew without asking that I was deeply concerned with my health. 

Several years ago this type of Leukemia was quite fatal.  The survival rate was only three to five years.  Now the survival rate is much higher with a 95 percent rate. I’m not liking the “L” word but if I had to choose which one I wanted I think this one would be it.  A pill taken twice a day is not a cure but it will control the spread if they have caught it in time.  We shall know this answer come Monday.  I have a bone marrow biopsy Monday morning and this should tell me which stage I’m in.

If you are a praying person, I’d like for you to spend a moment or two saying a prayer not for me but for my wife and kids.  I have a set of twin daughters, 16 yrs old and a 20 year old son who are taking this pretty hard.  

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Down Right Scary!!

09 Sunday Feb 2014

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Every six months I go to the doctor and let them check me over as I’m a diabetic.  Two weeks prior to my doctor visit I go to the lab and let them draw blood so that when I go to the doctor he has everything in front of him.  I went to the lab last Tuesday, 2/4/14 and on Wednesday the next afternoon the nurse called and said that my CBC’s were highly elevated.  She wanted to know if I was sick, running a fever or otherwise in any discomfort.  I told her I felt fine.  The nurse then said that it was probably a lab error but wanted me to do another lab session.  I went Friday morning and did another lab session and by Saturday night I got another call.  Lab work showed high elevated levels of CBC’s again.  Now I’m expecting a call on Monday from an Oncologist.  Hell, I didn’t know what a Oncologist was until my wife looked it up for me.  It’s a cancer specialist.  Now I’ve got something else to worry about.  

I’ll post more when I find out more.