What RUINED your day today?

[JohnTheVoyeur]

Hang the motherfucker.

After roasting his balls over a slow, open flame.

[msslave]

I'm just getting a little dizzy with all the different departments I'm involved with. Seem my old body decided I've pushed it to it's limits.

Found out about the cancer end of last year. Did my first round of chemo and was ready to start round two in March. Bang! Heart attack. It was mild and a couple stents fixed me up.

Another round of chemo after recovery from heart attack. Before I could do third cycle got hit with bowel obstruction, an occasional problem for abdominal surgery years ago. Was told it could be a problem.

Another recovery, another round of chemo. Surprise...no problems between third and fourth chemo cycles. That wrapped up my chemo.

Now my left leg starts giving me problems. At first it was thought to be from the bone cancer in n my hip. A similar problem on the right side was treated with radiation successfully. Radiation treatment for the left leg didn't work.

Just a few weeks ago the VA paid thousands of dollars to have an outside private imaging company do a series of MRIs due to my legs getting worse. Those MRIs showed the herniated disc.

That led to a neurosurgery referral... again an outside hospital as the VA couldn't see me within 30 days. In the meantime I was seen by the VA pain clinic. The doctor recommended physical therapy and epidurals, steroid injection into the spine.

That was Monday. Today I received a call from the pain clinic. The doctor who recommended the epidurals had checked with the Cardiac people. I'm on a blood thinner due to the stents. I'd need to stop taking those five days before having an epidural because of risk of bleeding.

Bottom line I'd need to wait a year before I could pause taking the blood thinner. I'm currently looking at about a year left before the cancer gets me. What.a catch 22!!!

It's not so bad. There's other options for me and I trust in the VA to do what they can for me. I'm already been offered one of those little electric carts with a rack for the car.

It was a shock at first when I got the news. After calming down and considering all the other options I'm now feeling a lot better since my first post.

So have a good day everyone...I intend to.

[JohnTheVoyeur]

I'm just glad you're getting some help from the VA. They were pretty much next to useless the last few years my father was alive. Need glasses? Sure. No problem. Need hearing aids fixed? Fine. Need actuall medical help, including going into a nursing home? Well, sorry, but you weren't injured enough during your military service. (He was in the Air Force and left service right before Viet Nam.)

[ObiDongKenobi]

Hang the motherfucker.

After roasting his balls over a slow, open flame.

And when they are nicely tender make him eat them.

[Pornhubby]

Hang the motherfucker.

After roasting his balls over a slow, open flame.

And when they are nicely tender make him eat them.

He raped the girl an estimated 100 times. They gave him 90 days in jail and 10 years supervised probation. He will be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life, but DAMN he got off so very easy.

[JohnTheVoyeur]

The law is too light when it comes to dealing with rapists and drunk drivers.

[watcher1]

I'm just getting a little dizzy with all the different departments I'm involved with. Seem my old body decided I've pushed it to it's limits.

Found out about the cancer end of last year. Did my first round of chemo and was ready to start round two in March. Bang! Heart attack. It was mild and a couple stents fixed me up.

Another round of chemo after recovery from heart attack. Before I could do third cycle got hit with bowel obstruction, an occasional problem for abdominal surgery years ago. Was told it could be a problem.

Another recovery, another round of chemo. Surprise...no problems between third and fourth chemo cycles. That wrapped up my chemo.

Now my left leg starts giving me problems. At first it was thought to be from the bone cancer in n my hip. A similar problem on the right side was treated with radiation successfully. Radiation treatment for the left leg didn't work.

Just a few weeks ago the VA paid thousands of dollars to have an outside private imaging company do a series of MRIs due to my legs getting worse. Those MRIs showed the herniated disc.

That led to a neurosurgery referral... again an outside hospital as the VA couldn't see me within 30 days. In the meantime I was seen by the VA pain clinic. The doctor recommended physical therapy and epidurals, steroid injection into the spine.

That was Monday. Today I received a call from the pain clinic. The doctor who recommended the epidurals had checked with the Cardiac people. I'm on a blood thinner due to the stents. I'd need to stop taking those five days before having an epidural because of risk of bleeding.

Bottom line I'd need to wait a year before I could pause taking the blood thinner. I'm currently looking at about a year left before the cancer gets me. What.a catch 22!!!

It's not so bad. There's other options for me and I trust in the VA to do what they can for me. I'm already been offered one of those little electric carts with a rack for the car.

It was a shock at first when I got the news. After calming down and considering all the other options I'm now feeling a lot better since my first post.

So have a good day everyone...I intend to.

WOO for the good spirit you bring to KB.

[staci]

You mentioned they provide oxy and ? grahamsomething? Do you take them often and does it relieve your pain?

[msslave]

Yes...Oxy and gabapentin. I'm taking 8 - 5 mmg oxycodone a day, two every six hours. The Gabapentin is designed for nerve pain. I take one in the morning one at noon and three at bedtime.

Sleeping is when I have the most problems...pain can wake me after only a couple hours. With the pills I can usually get 6 hours.

[Pornhubby]

We love you Bob. Hang in there.

[Pornhubby]

What ruined my day is the overwhelming sense of loneliness that I have been experiencing lately. My kids are largely grown and don’t have any time for dad. My wife and I are on the outs. My girlfriend and I have had yet another argument over absolutely nothing. And then I had that thing with the Reddit group. So I’m sitting here on a beautiful Saturday all by myself, and have no one to do anything with. And life has become just an endless repetition of working, eating, then sleeping. I guess I need to get a new hobby or get involved in a group or organization. I used to do a lot of group activities, but the pandemic kind of erased all of that. So not much happening. And I’m bored to tears with Zoom.

[msslave]

You've done a good self diagnosis Toe. There's a lot of support on line but it can't replace real human contact. I've received so much support here with my medical problems. But I need the contact with people I can touch and hug.

I do hope you can find a group to get involved with. COVID restrictions are easing so face to face groups. Amy professional groups where lawyers can sit around and bitch about judges?

My cancer has gotten my daughter to call a lot more. I don't recommend getting cancer tho'

[Pornhubby]

Any professional groups where lawyers can sit around and bitch about judges?

I used to be very active in several bar associations, and served as an officer and director on two or three of them. I know everybody. But the truth of the matter is, these younger lawyers, Generation X and Z, annoy the fuck out of me. So standing around with a cocktail glass in my hand, while they spout off about how great they are, is not my idea of a good time. I wonder if the older lawyers felt that way about me, when I was that age. I just don’t understand why everything seems to dissolve into a pissing contest with young people (imposter syndrome and insecurity most likely). I thought I had the sense to shut the fuck up and listen to my elders. I had a lot of great mentors coming up through the ranks. But these kids don’t want to be mentored. They want to tell you why you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. Even if you’ve done it for 40 years, and they’ve done it for two. LOL.

[Shiela_M]

Such a horrible horrible feeling. Gets bad enough you feel physically ill. It doesnt just make tou feel.lonely, but saps tou of energy and motivation. My heart goes out to you love 

Can always find us here 

[Writers Bloque]

What ruined my day is the overwhelming sense of loneliness that I have been experiencing lately. My kids are largely grown and don’t have any time for dad. My wife and I are on the outs. My girlfriend and I have had yet another argument over absolutely nothing. And then I had that thing with the Reddit group. So I’m sitting here on a beautiful Saturday all by myself, and have no one to do anything with. And life has become just an endless repetition of working, eating, then sleeping. I guess I need to get a new hobby or get involved in a group or organization. I used to do a lot of group activities, but the pandemic kind of erased all of that. So not much happening. And I’m bored to tears with Zoom.

My study, and liquor cabinet is always open to you, and so are my PM's. Wife has her visitor so shes perpetually pissed off, so I just sit in my home office playing old pc games.

[MintJulie]

Love you Bob.  Always thinking of you.


I just logged on as we sit in the campground.  Absolute sh*t data signal from the ATT tower.  Can't load any page in under a minute.  I can't operate like this.  I'll check back in later tomorrow from our next destination. 

Enjoy your evening and weekend, everyone.

 

[msslave]

Thanks Jules. After my Friday phone call I was pretty upset. Then I remembered all the support I get here. It's people like you and the others that help keep me positive.

[Clitical Thinking]

My cancer has gotten my daughter to call a lot more. I don't recommend getting cancer tho'

 

I always admire your positive attitude 

[watcher1]

Love you Bob.  Always thinking of you.


I just logged on as we sit in the campground.  Absolute sh*t data signal from the ATT tower.  Can't load any page in under a minute.  I can't operate like this.  I'll check back in later tomorrow from our next destination. 

Enjoy your evening and weekend, everyone.

 

I can think of one thing Dan and you can do. 

[ObiDongKenobi]

Love you Bob.  Always thinking of you.


I just logged on as we sit in the campground.  Absolute sh*t data signal from the ATT tower.  Can't load any page in under a minute.  I can't operate like this.  I'll check back in later tomorrow from our next destination. 

Enjoy your evening and weekend, everyone.

 

I can think of one thing Dan and you can do. 

The Arizona flasher rides again