News - Good, Better, Best

Greg53
Greg53 Member Posts: 849
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hi All,

GOOD News - After being back at work for 5 months I finally built up some vacation so I took a long weekend and went fishing at my favorite lake. Caught a bunch of crappie, largemouth and whites. Awesome weather, beautiful scenery, good friends!
BETTER News - After 7 months I was de-PEG'd today. YeHaa!!
BEST News - Six months post-treatment check-up yesterday. My lead doc and surgeon has been reluctant to say anything too positive. He finally said - NED. And he thought I was doing "awesome" (his words). He added he usually doesn't commit this early but thought I was past the worst of it and that the chances of a re-occurance was less than 1 in 20. Made my day!!!

I've been on this site for 6 months now and just wanted to say thanks to all of you for the great advice, thoughtful comments and support I've received.

You guys are the best!!!!

Positive thoughts to everyone!

Greg
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  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #2
    Most Excellent!
    Greg,
    Wow - great news, building on good news. Fabu. Icing on the cake was the less than 5 percent chance of recurrance. Very, very cool. Hope you're treating your pals to a fish fry to celebrate.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #3
    Great News
    But a little disappointed....

    You didn't email me any photos of the fish....LOL.

    Best,
    John
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #4
    You caught
    you caught and shared a whopper of wonderful news. we all so enjoy celebrating with anyone with any good news.

    Positive Mental Attitude has been and is a huge part of taking down Cancer.

    Happy Fishing/catching!

    John
  • luv2cut1
    luv2cut1 Member Posts: 288
    #5
    Wonderful News!
    So happy to hear the great news!!! Enjoy the fishing for many years to come!
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #6
    luv2cut1 said:

    Wonderful News!
    So happy to hear the great news!!! Enjoy the fishing for many years to come!

    Yay!
    Awesome news. Email those fish pictures so John quits whining. :) he he
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #7
    Great news!
    Greg,

    Thanks for sharing the great news! Makes my day! I look forward to the same, at six months.

    Keep on being awesome!

    Deb
  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    #8
    WOW, WHAT A DAY
    Greg, sounds like you have had quite the day. Good to hear all of the news is good concerning your longer term outcomes.I am no where near where you are, but when I am I feel like this journey will have changed me and with that, different attitudes towards living my life and "do not sweat the small stuff" will be very apparent.

    allot of my friends are trying to guess what I will do first once I am healthy enough to go out for a night on the town. Most have me showing up to Morton's for my favorite meal(Bone in Rib Eye) and Grey Goose on the rocks.

    I must be honest at this point, the thought of eating that and or drinking any booze now, makes me dry heave. Not so much that a giant broiled steak may be high in Carcinogens and that the Alchohol is a no no.

    It flat out does not sound good.

    Greg, at this point, would your favorite meal and or cocktail taste good to you?

    Congreats on your special occasion, you made it through the Gauntlet!!

    Mike
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #9
    Awesome news!!
    WOW - at six months this is wonderful. I guess the only thing that could make it better is if you hit the lottery and retired so you could go fishing more often. But as Sweet said, e-mail John pictures of your fish ;-)

    So happy for you, keep up the good work!!!

    Glenna
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #10
    Hi Greg

    Great idea to take sometime and do something you love to do, also congratulations on the PET scan, I just love it when the doc says NED…
  • Kimba1505
    Kimba1505 Member Posts: 557
    #11
    Hondo said:

    Hi Greg

    Great idea to take sometime and do something you love to do, also congratulations on the PET scan, I just love it when the doc says NED…

    Soooooo Happy to hear this news!!
    Greg,
    I literally sit with tears of relief and joy. You have always been just ahead of Mark, and as he approaches his first post PET...my emotions are very much on the surface. I am so thrilled to hear of your successes...from the great fishing to the 1/20. Make every day a great day.
    Fondly,
    Kim
  • Scambuster
    Scambuster Member Posts: 973
    #12
    Kimba1505 said:

    Soooooo Happy to hear this news!!
    Greg,
    I literally sit with tears of relief and joy. You have always been just ahead of Mark, and as he approaches his first post PET...my emotions are very much on the surface. I am so thrilled to hear of your successes...from the great fishing to the 1/20. Make every day a great day.
    Fondly,
    Kim

    Greg, Mate, am so glad to hear your good report all around. Really good result and good work on your part I'm sure. No more PEG as well so you can now play 'Rolly Polly'. Enjoy.

    Scam
  • kimmygarland
    kimmygarland Member Posts: 312
    #13
    Scambuster said:

    Greg, Mate, am so glad to hear your good report all around. Really good result and good work on your part I'm sure. No more PEG as well so you can now play 'Rolly Polly'. Enjoy.

    Scam

    Yowzer!
    That is a bunch of good news! Woo hoo! Congrats on the successful fishing, de-peging and exam.
  • Jimbo55
    Jimbo55 Member Posts: 590 Member
    #14
    Great News
    Greg, So great to hear, just excellent. Cheers

    Jimbo
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #15
    No Fish Email Yet
    Waaaa Waaaa, OK, I'm going to have to go fishing...hmmmm maybe tomorrow and Saturday.

    JG
  • Greend
    Greend Member Posts: 678
    #16
    Ok Greg
    I have seen enough fishing tales so now it's my turn :>)

    We own a house in Mazatlan Mexico and there is a lake (El Salto) just 45 minutes away. Last month, one day fishing results for one person: 70 Large Mouth bass - smallest 5lbs two over 14 lbs.

    Next day we caught a 350 lb marlin.

    Nuff said -

    Denny

    Go Noles
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #17
    Greend said:

    Ok Greg
    I have seen enough fishing tales so now it's my turn :>)

    We own a house in Mazatlan Mexico and there is a lake (El Salto) just 45 minutes away. Last month, one day fishing results for one person: 70 Large Mouth bass - smallest 5lbs two over 14 lbs.

    Next day we caught a 350 lb marlin.

    Nuff said -

    Denny

    Go Noles

    Denny
    Wow! That's some fishin!!!
  • Greend
    Greend Member Posts: 678
    #18
    sweetblood22 said:

    Denny
    Wow! That's some fishin!!!

    Truth
    My wife and brother-in-law caught the fish. I was gaining weight through the use of local beer on the boat.
  • Greg53
    Greg53 Member Posts: 849
    #19
    Greend said:

    Truth
    My wife and brother-in-law caught the fish. I was gaining weight through the use of local beer on the boat.

    Camera
    So we don't have to listen to Skiff cry I'm going out to buy a camera tonite. My wife won't let me use hers. I've only dropped 2 into lakes and rivers in the last year. Don't understand why she won't let me borrow hers???

    Salto - on my to-do list. Denny, you better get pic's or Skiff won't believe you. LOL.
  • Noellesmom
    Noellesmom Member Posts: 1,859 Member
    #20
    Hooray!
    That's the best post I've seen in a long time.

    Congratulations!
  • Greg53
    Greg53 Member Posts: 849
    #21
    luv4lacrosse said:

    WOW, WHAT A DAY
    Greg, sounds like you have had quite the day. Good to hear all of the news is good concerning your longer term outcomes.I am no where near where you are, but when I am I feel like this journey will have changed me and with that, different attitudes towards living my life and "do not sweat the small stuff" will be very apparent.

    allot of my friends are trying to guess what I will do first once I am healthy enough to go out for a night on the town. Most have me showing up to Morton's for my favorite meal(Bone in Rib Eye) and Grey Goose on the rocks.

    I must be honest at this point, the thought of eating that and or drinking any booze now, makes me dry heave. Not so much that a giant broiled steak may be high in Carcinogens and that the Alchohol is a no no.

    It flat out does not sound good.

    Greg, at this point, would your favorite meal and or cocktail taste good to you?

    Congreats on your special occasion, you made it through the Gauntlet!!

    Mike

    Hey Mike
    Thanks Dude.

    Taste is not a problem for me. I estimate I have 85-90% of taste back, but only about 20-25% saliva. The only thing I can't taste is sweet, but I've never had a sweet tooth, so that doesn't bother me. I always loved spicey foods though and that is one area I can't do anymore. Just a little spicey and I have to spit it out.

    It doesn't sound fancy but a good bar cheesburger is what I crave. If I could fit it in my mouth and chew it, I'd probably give it a go but soft bread and I don't get along anymore. For going with the burger it would have to be a nice cold beer (Stella Artois). I've sipped on one just to see if it would hurt going down - no pain. But I'm abstaining until I'm a year out. Was hoping it hurt going down to make it easier to give up. Cocktail of choice would be a Manhatten on the rocks (Makers Mark). Haven't tasted any bourbon (my fav) and probably won't. Will miss that along with my cigars.

    Hang in there bro' you're right behind me

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