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Hey Greg I sent you a message on Face book to check how you were doing Glad I finally got on here to see your doing OK. I just got a chance to catch up on this thread and it seems to be good news. Keep up the good fight!

Marty great news glad to hear it.

Speaking of which, it's very important to keep the bong water fresh. Not only does it intensify the "medicine" but it also helps keep your house from smelling dank.
:D

Ah --- yeah the whole facebook thing is still a learning curve for me Wayne.... and I turned off their messaging thing because people I didn't know etc started popping up asking questions. It's one thing for me to share info etc with my friends -- such as everyone on here..... but I'm not doing that over there.

I'm doing pretty well all things considered. Yesterday I had a procedure done at the Mayo Clinic here. It's called an ERCP - they go thru your face down to your stomach and up and look at the liver and they can poke around in there etc. The "plan" was to attempt to get an actual biopsy - since we never got actual confirmation of "cancer" other than eyeballs on the problem - which isn't definitive and most doctors can't prescribe or offer advice - because they really don't know for certain what they're dealing with. SO...... that was done and we now wait for test results. They were also going to attempt to remove the two stents in place - but couldn't do that because while one is "coated" the other (the one furtherest up in my liver) is not and is now a permanent part of me.

The good news is --- I've had no symptoms.... other than a serious lack of energy (directly related to my liver issues)..... the bad news is -- the stents will now cause my death even if I do not have cancer. There is only one working bile duct - and it has the stents - and they WILL plug up and that will kill me. How long that takes etc is anyones guess but it's measured in months not years.

So --- while I might have done myself a world of good with the THC/CBD treatment..... it might all now be for naught. I may have cured the cancer -- but the intervention that needed to take place to get me thru the night 9 months ago (the stents) -- may very well be what does me in. Kind of ironic.

Here's the crazy part of this -----


I bought a new long range rifle (A Surgeon in a Cadex Defence chassis) while here. That came with a two day long range shooting class (comes with any rifle purchase from McMillan Firearms). I was able to ring a 12" X 12" steel plate out at 1200 yards (not feet -- YARDS). So that was a first for me...... and is pretty hard to do and is something I've wanted to do for awhile now. Check that.

Then - I go to play golf (@Troon) and I get a Hole-in-one on the 13th. A 170 yard 6 iron.... plop she drops in the cup! WTF! Never done that before - been close many times -- been close to having an eagle a couple times -- but now I have another "Check that". LOL


Life is good - then you die. I'm over it.

I gave up the whole smoking thing when my stomach cramps went away. I was only using that method when I was cramping. Once that stopped the need stopped with it. Now I just do a maintenance dose at night and I've even been cutting that back just a bit so I'm not as messed up in the mornings (trust me people - this stuff is very powerful). But when you walk past the coffee pot by "that drawer"..... yeah it's still pretty smelly over there! LOL

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I'm starting to think there's a chance this hole-in-one ain't #FakeNews...


:P

Two things - 1 I've seen some of your fabrication work - we can get that Stent out :weld:

2. they went through your Face? WTF

Yeah -- they lay your eyeball over to the side and run a tube down from there.....


LOL


NO!!! They run the scope thru your mouth..... which is why I have a sore throat and a fat lip for the last couple of days.

Well **** Greg...I'm no doctor, but if they can transplant a liver, why the F can't they carve out a stent. I guess I'm in the bargaining phase, so be it, glad you're living live while it's there to live. Congrats on the Ace, that's fantastic.

So awesome on the hole and one! Congrats! Keep fighting Greg.

I'm of the same mind set as JKnight. Why can't they remove the stent?

I'm the least knowledgeable person here when it comes to doctors, medicine & medical procedures. But with all the technology in medicine these days ... cutting something out & replacing it seems doable. WTF?

But again, I don't know squat.

Awesome shot!

SWEET!

I don't know about the damn doctors, but that's one solid 6 iron!

I'm not a golfer, but l shoot a lot of ammo...wow Greg, that's crazy! Nice purchase, and that's a heck of a shot.
As far as the doctors go, I'd get a second, and third opinion. It's hard to fathom that something installed in your body, by a surgeon, to make something work properly, could potentially end up harming you.
Other than your energy level being off-par (pun intended)...how are you feeling?

I can get a liver transplant without too much hassle..... BUT..... always the big ass in the room --- what they're telling me right now is - I'd have to do "aggressive radiation and chemo" beforehand. Of course - that was the info last week - without the additional new (if any) information this latest biopsy comes back with etc. So I'll have to wait and see now.

Thanks on the golf shot! It was pretty wild....







Thanks buddy! See you at Thunderhill next month!





You'd think perhaps -- but the liver is a major organ and these ducts are pretty critical (to say the least) and they just never discussed that procedure YET. There is also a surgery called "the whipple" but I'm not sure what that is and will ask etc when we go for the next BS session.









Thanks Wayne!










I'm a pretty strong hitter..... typical drive for me at home is 260 ish plus..... and a 9 iron is a 120 club... 8 is a 140.... and so on.











You would have LOVED this long ranch shooting class! OMG we had so much fun and these guys were such good trainers!

My energy level is low -- say 50% most days - a good day might be 70%..... and if I over do it -- then I pay for a couple days. If I could get that fixed I'd be good as new. We shall see.

Nice job on the ace!!! From one word, three letters, that begins with "A", to another one syllable three letter word that begins with "A"(ce).....glad to see u never quit, cheeRS my friend!!!!!

Greg
Glad to see 'it' is not slowing you down, keep enjoying everyday. You will always be in my thoughts and prayers.

Mike

So sorry GW that you've had a hiccup in your rebound. I admire your courage to continue to speak openly about it and to continue the fight when you gotta be weary as hell day to day.

They seem to be determined to chemo and rad you regardless. I thought understood you to say that none of the recent tests (short of biopsy) have shown any
cancerous cells?

That is a fact Jeff.... I'm waiting now on the biopsies they took during this procedure (ERCP). What I think they're going to tell me -- is that they only found DEAD cancer cells.... we shall see.

That would be the ironic part wouldn't it? I cure myself only to have a foreign object be the problem. Oh well WTH.....

Well that just f n sucks !!!

Wow, you're getting a SuperCharger!

This nice, juicy van was seen making stops in posh western resort towns...
 

"All natural cannabis infused"


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The Econoweld perfect.


Working in the medical field with seniors, we always say plan for the best but expect the worse with the caveat that as long as you are able to, continue to live and love as best you can as long as you can simple as that.

When will I or anyone of us die? Doesn't matter but having the mental faculty to be able to make decisions while living and preparing for any eventualities is the best anyone can do - do not go gentle into that good night buddy keep sinking and hitting them shots :bigun2:

I've felt better today than I have in weeks...... of course they "cleaned out" the stent - so that has to let the liver / bile duct thing function better and it's obviously working....

The pathology report is up on the Mayo website - but of course they're having website issues today and it's the only report I can't download and read.... and it holds the info on my condition that I seek. :hitaxeonthehead:

hang in there dude sending good vibes your way :thumbsup:

Thanks Ness!


Since they cleared out the "sludge" in the stent -- I have about 1000% more energy. Must have been plugged a bit more than I thought.....

No report back from Mayo yet -- waiting for a F I S H test from pathology.....

How invasive is a stent flush? Is this something you could have done on a maintenance basis until you sort your options?

Good question Jeff and I won't know that until the followup meeting with the surgeon. Trust me - since that's the only thing that will keep me alive -- I will be asking this question of him!!

Grab some plumbing fittings and just get your wife to help.... Lil shop vac action...

Glad to see ya back feeling better Greg

Very glad to hear that you have 1000% more energy, G-Dub. :thumbsup:

I have the same CBD oil the Greg uses. I do not get along with THC at all....anymore. :D

For myself the CBD really works well for sound sleep, taming ADD, and more.......

I had back surgery in Jan 2002 L3-L4 double rupture, it was a result of a work injury when I was 16 so I've pretty much dealt with some level of daily back discomfort/pain for 43 years. The last few days I've had sciatica nerve pain in most of my left leg causing a noticeable limp when I walk. Today I took a .1 gram dose of Active 25% Gold oil and before I knew it the discomfort had subsided substantially.

It has also worked very well for relieving neck/shoulder tension.

Another plus I found was when TIG welding I tend to get somewhat anxious when I light up the torch and if I take a little CBD beforehand I can settle right in and focus which results in much better welds.

One of the primary reasons I bought the oil was to try it with my 18 year old son who has Asperger's (Autism Spectrum Disorder) which is a functioning level but socially withdrawn due to what is perceived as severe social anxiety. He also has had Crohn's disease since he was 7. CDB has be proven to be quite successful in treating both his conditions though we've yet to begin trials with him.

Bottom line, since the beginning of Greg's venture I've done a substantial amount of research and have become a firm believer in CBD, mainly because of the receptors that are already in our body and there's vegetation on the planet that supports those receptors which for one backup our immune system.

Anything 'organic' source that limits or restricts the ingestion of pharmaceuticals is a good thing for our bodies IMO.

I definitely believe news has been suppressed from us for years in order to protect the pharmaceutical companies and resultant revenue stream.

Another natural product that works well as an anti-inflammatory is turmeric. My wife has been dealing with a bad hip for 2 years now, she started taking 1350 mg of turmeric a day and her hip has never felt better. She'd tried acupuncture and numerous over the counter anti-inflammatory products with limited success.

Our vet also recommends turmeric for dogs, which I recently tried with positive results on our Lab. Vet's can't comment on CBD or THC for animals because the FDA will pull their license, just like they would with our doctors.

Keep an open mind!

No problem bud.

Stent re-intervention(s) (cleaning, removal, addition, trimming etc..) is largely determined by the cause(s) of stent dysfunction/blockage.

I always encourage patients and family members to advocate for themselves AND others - (a rising tide floats ALL boats) YET still have trust left over for their medical professionals. Most really do want to help cause it feels good to ). Keep fighting Greg!!

FISH test from MAYO shows no signs of cancer. Now the Doctor still is saying "well.... that doesn't mean 100% that you don't have cancer". Yeah - okay - keep trying to find some. FAIL. LOL

Tomorrow I have yet another MRI (at Mayo).... we'll see what that shows. I know what it's going to show.... NOTHING. But who knows!

Funny how they rely on these tests when (and if) it showed I had cancer.... then they'd be 100% positive results -- but when they think you had it and they can't find any -- the tests aren't all that good. LOL So F'd up isn't it!

It's got to be frustrating as hell I'd think. Stay strong Greg.

Sounds good Greg, hang in there! I'm they want to help but if cancer gets cured that way Oncologists lose their livelihood, or a great deal of it. Gotta be scary even for them to create a whole new practice.

I may have asked before but have you seen anything on taking some of this stuff as a prophylactic?

Very good question but I have read no studies (they're extremely rare and difficult to read or even find) that shows that.

Personally -- I think if someone is worried about their health overall -- there DIET would be the first thing I'd change.... Eat lots more raw veggies -- and cut the red meat to about zero... and eat nothing but organic. I think that would be better for one's overall health than taking anything.

Also what you eat and cook on is just as important. I do my best not to cook on or in plastic and try to drink all hot liquids in glass cups not plastic.

If you can go to an antique store and buy a good old cast iron pan and cook on that to get away from all of the Teflon crap that is out there. Trust me that **** is bad for you. The side benefit is you actually get iron from the pan and you won't have to supplement your diet with iron pills.