Just an update

ShadyGuy

Sorry for not being up to date on PMs. However to those who are interested, my port was taken out today. Sore but otherwise a walk in the park compared to chemo. I am still not 100% NED but am taking Rituxan which I can easily handle through my arms. I have good veins. I will get a new port if it is needed but for now I love not having one. I was thinking of trying to get redemption through self flagellation or some other form of suffering but I decided no, I would rather have fun, so I am just going to Alaska instead! Will be back late September for next R infusion And a second opinion in Houston. Best wishes everyone. I will get to those PMs soon and will be checking in via iPhone.

Sal0101

Trip

Congratulations and enjoy your trip!! Well deserved! 

Sharon

Evarista

Safe travels

Hi Shady.  So glad to hear that you are doing well. I envy your trip to Alaska, but not ready yet for anything that huge.  Heading to the N. Carolina coast in a few weeks, we hope.  Have a wonderful trip and please let us know how it goes in Houston.

ShadyGuy

Sal0101 said:

Trip

Congratulations and enjoy your trip!! Well deserved! 

Sharon

Thanks!

have a great holiday weekend!

ShadyGuy

Evarista said:

Safe travels

Hi Shady.  So glad to hear that you are doing well. I envy your trip to Alaska, but not ready yet for anything that huge.  Heading to the N. Carolina coast in a few weeks, we hope.  Have a wonderful trip and please let us know how it goes in Houston.

Thank you!

Your insights are always very helpful. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3

ShadyGuy said:

Thank you!

Your insights are always very helpful. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Contact to starboard, captian

A port never much bothered me, but I remember getting it out, a 20 minute proceedure.

I tell people, when they ask about it, that it is my "port hole" from my Navy days....  Less useful idea for civilians, I guess.

These years later, there is still a significant indentation there. And at times, it feels numb, as if sensory nerves were perhaps cut.

illead

Have a great time

We recently took a trip to the mountains near Tahoe in our 5th wheel and the campground's tv channels weren't that great, so we ended up watching a marathon of "Alaskan Bush People".  We had never seen it before, now we are totally hooked!  Have fun but watch your back for bears .

Becky

ShadyGuy

Thanks Becky

i have never seen that show. Bears can be a nuisance but a little common sense and they usually don’t bother you. Still its wise to be armed with a bear spray cannister. I hate it when they come around the campsite at night. I first went to Alaska as a job assignment. Didn’t like living there but love visiting the outback areas. I have gone 2-3 times a year for many of the last 15 years. I have a terrible time with bears at my place in the Tennessee mountains. My camper is pretty simple - an 18’ RPod towed by an f-150 4x4. I mostly boondock and use a Honda 3,000 watt generator because I love my a/c and microwave. I seldom watch tv. I use the trailer mostly for hunting and fishing. Cheers.