Cyberknife

danbren2 said:

Fun, fun, fun!

Ron,

     Hope you are doing great with the race and that the back pain has left as fast as you are riding!  Just keep having fun, you do so deserve it!!

                                                        Prayers of good health!

                                                         Brenda

Sorry I have been so slow...  I had a blast, as you would expect..  Did a lot of "wrenching" which also is normal..  we had decent practice laps, only to have an issue the day before our race.  So my pal Kennie and I did an "all nighter" and rebuilt the engine.  Got it done just in time, literally...  Luckily we had a race delay...  at the last minute found a small crack in the gas tank..  sealed it up while waiting for the race to start.  

So, this IS the Isle of Man.. we got 2.5 laps when it blew a head gasket.. booo... doing well up till then..  but still happy with the improvments made.

Got to visit with dozens of pals.. made new pals as well... the fun never stopped..

Except that the back pain was awful.. a couple of days I was taking way more pills than I would of liked.. now back to one or two a day.. whew..!  But tomorrow I fly home.. so I will be taking more pills in my carry on bag.. lots more than I need... but having more will likely mean I will take less... reverse psychology on myself.. heh...  I suspect all the bumps on the airplane irritated things.. I know that laying down or standing is pretty good.. sitting causes big time pain after a while.. and any jarring the same or worse... need to be careful and let things heal is my guess / hope.

And Wednesday is another Doctor day... blood work, Zometa infusion, and most likely another Phlebotomy.. then meet up with my Onc to discuss it all...   I am hoping that the back pain will diminish on it's own.. otherwise.. well I suspect surgery will happen.. booo.. oh well...

Thanks for all the support here..!!

Ron 

Jan4you said:

Hey Ron, I was is in Chicago

Hey Ron, I was is in Chicago at same time for a wedding!!

Sorry if I missed this, but what IS causing you so much back pain?

I do feel for you as I have lumbar stenosis. I know that back pain is much worse than all 3 of my labors put together!!! And I had 10 pound plus babies!!

Sending you my heartfelt wishes and gentlest hugs..honestly..

Warmly, Jan

Hi Jan... I waved at you.. did you see me..??      I have one confirmed Met to my spine, and one spot that may not be a Met but is being watched.  So 3 days before my overseas trip I had Cyberknife..  It will be about 1 months before I find out if it worked or not...  The weather did seem nice in Chicago yesterday... glad to be home..!

Cheers..!!

Ron

GSRon said:

I guess I should give you all

I guess I should give you all an update..  The Cyberknife was pretty easy.  The 45 minute estimate wasw 2 hours..   Fast forward, 3 days later flew to the UK, then took a ferry boat to the Isle of Man.  I was greeted by two of my Irish pals... nice..!!!   But the airplane trip took a toll on my back.. to say it hurt is an understatement..  For a short time I took more pain pills than I would of liked, but.. this is why my doctor gave me a large bottle of them.. just in case..

Got the race bike set up.. we got in 4 decent practice laps, but also had a head gasket failure the evening before the race.  My pal Kennie and I pulled an "all nighter" to rebuild the engine.  The rebuild is a normal part of the pre-race plan, just added more drama with the head gasket failure, which turned out to be a broken head bolt.  

We got it done, minutes before the scheduled race start.. got through Tech Inspection.. Then there was a 1.5 hour delay.. nice..!

Then, I spotted it.. a slow drip of fuel which I had thought was from the fuel tap.  Nope a crack in the gas tank...  Out came the Honda Bond HT, gobbed it on.. drip.. wrapped it with duct tape.. drip.. put on three zip ties.. no drip..!  Then I added two more layers of Honda Bond HT, just as a precaution... that race delay allowed it all to set up.. awesome..!

My rider was enthusiastic..  heck we all were happy people..!

So, all the bikes are in a holding pen, Park Ferme.  And the bikes get pushed out on to the road to line up for their single starts at 10 second intervals.  Here is a link to all of us pushing the bikes uphill a bit on to the street.  If you go to the 4 minute mark, I am pushing my bike, number 42.  You can clearly see how bad my back hurt at that time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocXi9RrGFEY

The results..?  Well, only got 2.5 laps when it blew another head gasket..  everything else worked pretty darn good... everyone could hear me cry "Next Year..!!"

Ron 

Hi All..!  Quick update.  Had lots of nasty pain, got to my Onc and was told most likely a residual of the Cyberknife and it will most likely diminish and go away.  Got some Lanocaine pathches, which did not work.  Back to the pain pills.  But the pain would come and go.. some days great some days not so great..  However in the last few days the pain has definitely lessened, just like I was told..!  I feel pretty darn good the last two days.  In the morning I wake up to a dull pain or more like a slight pressure, then I take a single pill in the morning to start me off..  and fine the rest of the day... 

So, back to figuring out what I need to do on the racer for next year..!

Be Well All..!!

Ron 

OldmanBill said:

Question please

I had a partial left nephrectomy in June 2014 by Da Vinci robotics.  Was told pathology showed clear  - no cancer!

Yee-haw, however in preparing for follow-up at M D Anderson in Houston, I was informed by the staff I would have to have a brain MRI.

Sort of took me by surprise, but I guess if that is what I need, I'll go for it. 

Anybody had this sprung on them?

Hi Bill, it sounds like you did not get a copy of the Pathology report.  Suggest you get it and see what it says.  There should be a lot more info.. MDA is very thorough, and they want to be sure.

Good Luck

Ron