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Posted 12/9/2008 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
I've been looking at some older posts and wonder where some of you guys are.  Were you cured and decided, "I'm outta here!"  I really hope so.  There were a lot of names I didn't recognize and hadn't seen any recent postings. Swimmom,Bless your heart, has been here since the beginning and I don't think we can thank you and Tony and Jim and Dale and everyone else for all you've taught us. Thank you.

Sept.21st I lost my good friend to a heart attack. Sept. 28th I lost my Mom to kidney failure and a host of other problems.  We buried her on Wednesday of the following week and on Friday we got a call from N. Mexico that my wife's brother was found dead.

This is not a pity party on my part.  I have no illusions about my mortality.  I'm glad to be around for my wife, kids and grandchildren, and plan on fighting this doggone thing that has me so preoccupied that I tend to lose focus on the more complicated things. But that's okay.  Like someone told me a long time ago, "No one gets out of here alive. "

Surgery in Jan., and we'll go from there.  My wife is with me throughout this and has been quite informed and supportive.  She's a good girl. 

If some of you earlier posters read this , let everyone know how you're doing.

Thanks,

Bob

 

Posted 12/9/2008 4:51 AM (GMT 0)
Bob,
I think I can answer part of this. I have seen people come and go from here. We have lost some to this disease, but that is only occasionally. May they rest in peace. Most leave the way we would all like ~ healed from their treatments and with much hope ahead. Some have left and come back to say hi. Some have come back for other reasons. The beauty of this site is you are always welcomed in peace. We have all been blessed with a place to go to talk about what you might think no one else would want to talk about. No matter where we are in our fight against this disease ~ we have each other.

I am very sorry to hear about your friend, family member, and your mother. I too recently lost my mother in 2008 to cancer. It's bad enough to get into a brawl with cancer but then to have to mourn the loss of someone close.

I wish you the very best results with your surgery. Be patient and get well. I sure was nice for me to have my Ruthie beside me every step of the way. Some of the guys don't have a wife or were forced to go it alone, and I feel for them from my heart. Again this site helps us through so much...

Tony
Posted 12/9/2008 5:45 AM (GMT 0)
Awww, thanks Bob!

These days I haven't so much to add. There are so many other equally informed folks who can add to the mix.

I've seen this forum grow for going on 4 years now I think. It holds a wealth of good information. What a treasure it is to have such support for incoming visitors/members and for the folks like myself, who can't seem to let a good thing go! If I'm still here at 5 years, please kick me out! lol

Swim



Swim
Posted 12/9/2008 5:49 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Gang,

Swim didn't really mean it!!!

Jim

Posted 12/9/2008 6:01 AM (GMT 0)
Vicky,
That is out of the question. I'll let someone else do it. I'm too afraid to...LOL...(Psst...Jim, are we covering for Vicky or protecting the masses?)

turn


Tony

Posted 12/9/2008 2:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hey, Swim, Biker & Tony! Ralph-Alf - We're among the semi-oldies (July '06) and check in here every morning. Gotta keep our eyes on noobs in our neck of the woods (Texas). Like Swim - we still care very much about folks just starting down this path, but for our part we're not tracking the latest stats and news as much - and those things change constantly. Others here are so knowledgeable about that.

We just passed the 2 year mark on PSAs, which following a bad path report now puts us in line with the folks who received an all clear to start with (for the most part). Our doc did not recommend further treatment at the time and our "watch and wait" paid off for us, based on personal parameters and stats following surgery.

You've had a tougher time along the way than many, but everyone here is ready to continue this entire journey with you from here to beyond.
Posted 12/9/2008 5:27 PM (GMT 0)

Just checking in....

Hi'ya all - Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all again. This is a great forum. I haven't posted for a little while but I have been lurking here a lot.

So far everything's going great. I'm a bit anxious about my 3 month post LRP PSA test coming up end of Dec. but I'm hopeful for the big 0.

Just wanted to add my voice of appreciation.

Hangin

Posted 12/9/2008 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hiding in the woodwork smilewinkgrin

Curred?? I'll concider using that work somewhere around the ten year mark.

After awhile life goes on.  I'm currently involved volunteering for a minor hockey association.  Would anyone like to sponsor a team btw idea

Roger

Posted 12/9/2008 10:21 PM (GMT 0)

I'm glad all that are here...are here. And I agree that those who have moved on successfully or have had problems, please post and let us know. I'm new here and my days now start and end with...simply being scared. Being informed is vital. I'm not yet informed enough.

Mikey 

Posted 12/10/2008 12:03 AM (GMT 0)
Greetings everyone.  I am indeed alive and well and continue to read posts from time to time.  I typically leave the posting to others since I am now at the one year mark post diagnosis and coming up on one year post surgery.  This forum has been a great help to me in providing information and also in giving great encouragement.  For that I will always be very grateful.  I'll post occasionally when I have something to add but for the most part it seems the forum is in great hands with the new folks who are doing a great job in responding.  Blessings!  David

Posted 12/10/2008 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Bob, you old rascle you! It's good to hear from you and know your OK. As for me, I still pop up here once in a while but do more reading than writing. I passed 5 years this pass fall and thst felt pretty good but other than that I'm just trying to enjoy my second chance or is that my 99th?
Your old friend,
Pete
Posted 12/10/2008 1:10 AM (GMT 0)
Hi guys. Still here. I could never forget all of those who have helped me deal with the disease. I look at the forum every day I can get to the computer and sometimes add some comments. Good luck to all and I'll see you later down the forum.

Mika
Posted 12/10/2008 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
I consider myself "over the hump" with this disease and the side effects of my surgery. But I have found some great friends here. I plan to continue to be a regular poster mostly for the "Leakers" since that was my biggest issue.
KW
Posted 12/10/2008 3:15 AM (GMT 0)

I have not been around a lot the last few months. I finally started on a antidepressant and my mental state seems to be better.  I have returned to role playing for the Army at Fort Polk helping to train soldier for Iraq and Afghanistan.  Dealing with PCa has given me a new perspective of how the young folks I see in training might view what they face every day in their assignments to a war zone.

My first 3 month PSA was less than .1 and I just had my third Lupon shot today. I feel good except my legs have become  very weak. I have difficulty standing or walking for very long. Sometimes going up steps give me problems. My Docter thinks it is my back and degenerative disks and has scheduled me for an MRI on Thursday.  It is hard to get the thought that PCa might be causing my problems out of my mind.

My heart has started to go into A-Fib more often but continues to return to normal rhythm on it's own. A change in some medicines seems to be helping.  Time will tell.

We are off till middle of Jan so will spend Christmas with kids and grandkids in Texas.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Posted 12/10/2008 11:47 AM (GMT 0)
Good journey.
Posted 12/10/2008 11:00 PM (GMT 0)

Hi everyone, I don't post much nowadays,as at the moment I am stable, feeling well and enjoying life, nothing much to report until next PSA,  I keep up with all the posts on this site, I always will, as I have recieved the best advice and help from you all.

Merry Christmas. Mal. tongue tongue

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