some observations and a few thoughts:
NED X 16
NBD X 16
Each of the 5 grandchildren has become 16 years older. No new ones.
The 18 year old girl I met on the beach (Icewoman) will be 74 next monthl.
The survivor rates for each Stage of RCC have increased over the last 16 years.
Ice Tongs are no longer used for RCC Surgery. Ice picks are no longer used for RCC biopsies.
I am so old DiVinci himself did my surgery.
As a result of partsheimers I do not remember any pain from the surgery or recovery.
Good looking ladies write me for advice. Some questions I cannot answer such as whether a nephrectomy is more painful than a hysterectomy.
Cancer used to be a scary word. That was before I. fought back and beat it.
My Medicare expires in 25 years when I turn 100.
Stay away from restaurants serving kidney pie.
May each member of the club be a survivor for not just 16 years, but for many years beyond that
Onr third of my peers have already checked out.
To the best of health for all
icemantoo
Joined: Jul 2016
Love your post icemantoo.
Love your post icemantoo. Glad you’ve done so well. I turned 77 yesterday.
Joined: Mar 2015
Congratulations
Congratulations and life free of any disease
Joined: Mar 2017
you
my friend, are a rock.
Joined: Dec 2017
Congratulations
cheers!!!
Joined: Mar 2017
Your words are always welcomed
Congratulations Iceman. You were the first to talk me off the ledge and welcome me to this community and have done so for so many of us. May you have many more happy, and healthy years in chilly Florida!
Joined: Nov 2017
Awesome!!! You give us
Awesome!!! You give us younger people on this board hope. Thank you for those words.
Joined: Feb 2018
I love this! Thank you for
I love this! Thank you for every advice you give, all the positive karma you send and jokes you've made. You are an inspiration. You were the first person to answer my very first post. You did the same with a lot of folks on here. Thank you!!
Steph
Joined: Sep 2016
Happy belated birthday young
Happy belated birthday young man ;) Time flies, it is almost two years after meeting you here and thank you again for being the first person to ease my anxiety at that point!
Wish you a lot more healthy and happy years to come!
Joined: Mar 2017
Happy birthday Iceman!!
Happy birthday Iceman!!
Joined: Jul 2009
Happy belated Birthday
Wishing you and yours the best Iceman. Hope you enjoyed the birthday!
Joined: Aug 2017
Congrats
not only do beautiful women write to you you are also an Rock God to everyone on here
12 months ago when my consultant told me my 4.4cm chromophobe tumour was gone I asked him was I going to be ok
yes he said
I told him I needed 15 years like ICEMAN
he said he could but
i did get a strange look I will be honest
sometimes I still catch him looking at me and I know he is dying to say ”who is Iceman”
when he does I have my answer
he is an Legend .. that’s who... a legend
truly love you big guy
Annie
Joined: May 2017
Measuring progress by our own experience
One of the joys of aging - especially when one has had to confront the very real possibility of not aging much further
Personally I look forward to seeing a continuation of the rapid advances they are making against cancer.
I hope you will have the opportunity to see many more changes too, Icey.
Happy Birthday and stay NED,
Fred
Joined: Jul 2016
A young 75
Keep it up--we could use you for another 75:)
Stub
Joined: Oct 2014
Congratulations Iceman
Congratulations Iceman
And thanks for being so supportive to each and every member of the board
Joined: Aug 2017
Cheers Iceman
Cheers to you Iceman, keep on truckin'
Joined: Oct 2017
Birthday wishes
For you-hope they all come true!!! Continued good health-June
Joined: Mar 2014
Congrats and a very happy
Congrats and a very happy belated birthday. You're such a support to everyone on this board. Thank you for that.
Joined: Oct 2013
Congratulations, Iceman!
Here's to a wonderful sweet 16, and to the next round of sweet 16! Keep the ice for the cocktails! (especially now that you no longer live in the north!)
Cheers to you, my friend!
Hugs
Jojo
Joined: Oct 2013
WOW good for you iceman! Did
WOW good for you iceman! Did you celebrate?
Yes, we have seen others on here come and go, and go...
YOU my dear man were the first to greet me back nearly 5 years ago.
Sending you loving hugs!
Jan
Joined: Aug 2017
Congratulations, Happly
Congratulations, Happly Belated Birthday
Joined: Dec 2016
Looking for people
Icemantwo,
I joined a little over two years ago and this is the first time I’ve been back since then. Everybody was such a great help and support. But I had a question since I don’t see them anymore, whatever happened to JoJo61 and footstomper are they still on this website? Those two people were very welcoming to me when I joined and I just want to make sure they’re doing OK.
Joined: Nov 2016
Happy belated Birthday and NED day!
I appreciate your comments and encouragement and humor. You were on of the first to help me on this board.
Joined: Sep 2017
Yes!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!
Yes!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Joined: Jun 2018
Nice ICE!
Nice ICE!
Joined: Mar 2018
Congratulations on your
Congratulations on your milestone brother. You dont look a day over 50!
Joined: Mar 2018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iceman_Cometh
Have no idea how that popped into my head, but it did. I'm not nearly old enough to have been around for this one!!
But I have been remiss in not adding my congratulations to our friend, Iceman. Great news and you have a wonderful story to share, always.
Your never-ending encouragement for everyone is awe inspiring.
May you go another 75 years strong!!
Congrats, my friend.