Two year checkup....NED
Well Monday was a very long day. I had to drive to my two year checkup which is 213 miles and we had a large storm so the four hour drive took five hours to get their be cause we got stuck for one hour in standstill traffic because of a wreck.
The good news was the checkup was good as expected and my doctor said he liked the videos I did and has shown them to many of his patients. Then the SLP stopped by just to say Hi and as I was leaving one of the techs said, I know you, I've seen your videos, you won't believe how many people he has shown them to. That really made me feel good knowing they have helped more people. Then my 11 hour day was good, and I see him in six months. I know the videos have been seen in 22 countries and have helped some get lung function test. Now they have also helped some know they can take inhalers, and encourage others make the adjustment to be a Lary. It was a good day, long [430 miles] but good. Still N.E.D.
Bill
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Whoo Hoo, Bill!!!
NED is what we all love to hear about! Always a relief, I know.
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Congratulations on your NED
Congratulations on your NED and your helping to others with your video. You also inspire a lot in the site. Thanks!
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Wonderful newsBarryChen1010 said:Congratulations on your NED
Congratulations on your NED and your helping to others with your video. You also inspire a lot in the site. Thanks!
Congrats all the way around.
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Thank you all....
I really have never been nervous about going for my checkups. When they took my larynx they got the tumor and everything around it and them some. Then they took 86 total lymph glands from both sides [48 on the left and 38 on the right] just as a precaution. They did think one looked like it might be something before the surgery, so they did a neck dissection on both sides because of my lungs they wanted to save the radiation for later. They did ask if I wanted to do radiation, which I didn't. My doctor also said that he is not recomending it and feels I don't need it. If he would have said he did recomend it I would as I had so much faith in him. I did my research before and new I could go anywhere I wanted. I chose Stanford for several reasons. It has a great National rating in both Cancer and ENT. Texas was not going to be practical for travel as my wife will not fly and my son needed to be able to come and go back home when needed. His credentials where he graduated and did his internship was some of the best.
When I told him that I could whistel and blow up a balloon he asked me to do the videos. I thought he was just being kind. He said If I do them and have them on YouTube he then could use them and there was no conflict because he could not film me. Too many Doctor, patients confidentially rules and problems. I never thought he would really use them that much. I believed the SLP would because when we met before surgery she got on the phone and had me talk to a person that had the prosthesis I was going to have. I could not tell he had one.
I think this is the reason I have the need to help support others. Kinda like Pay it foward or at lease pay it somehow for been given a second chance on life. I owe someone..........
Bill
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Wonderful news!
So glad to hear!
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Congrats Billosmotar said:Congrats Bill
wonderful NED news
linda
Many congratulations for your NED. You are one of the helpful persons on this board. May you have many many many many more NEDs. Great going.
Roopali
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on your NED
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