CANCER! Fight it with THC/CBD oil!!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

Excellent!

Thanks T.C. !! Was great news for sure! People don't understand cancer -- it weighs on you daily... is it "back" -- is it still there.... will it move to somewhere else etc.

Originally Posted by Cosmo mentis

Greg, that is great news. Very happy for you and yours.

If you don't mind, does this accurately describe the procedure?

http://www.medicinenet.com/ercp/arti...ercp_procedure

Yes that is the general description. In my personal case I'm knocked out completely -- the procedure is about 3 hours long - various operations need to take place depending on what they find. This time I had a "stone" removed - they used a wire to poke around - they used balloons - they took pictures - they did biopsies... so a complicated series of procedures.

My personal problem going forward is simply the stents. They are not to be in there on a permanent basis. Normally the patient is deceased before they'd become a problem. In my case - I'm still bouncing around (and off the walls) - so am left with an abnormal situation in which we're all guessing what will be the long term prognosis. The stents are perforated --- which then is an irritant -- and a place for which tissue is trying to grow in to (plugging them) - and they cross the right bile duct tree at its intersection of the left going into the main bile duct -- plugging off that entire right side. All of this slows the flow of bile - causing it to "sludge" and causes stones to form that otherwise wouldn't. It will be a lifetime of dealing with the net results.

This was the first "6 month" view (originally they thought I'd need this every 3 months) -- now we'll try 4 months this next time. If I get a stone that is too large to remove -- I'm toast. So we'll try to avoid that!!

By the way ----- so much for Obamacare -- laughing at this thought --- our insurance is up about double what it was before O'care.... and my out of pocket cost per procedure is about 18 grand. What would normal folks do!?!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Great news Greg.Stay Well!

Thanks buddy! I'm trying!!

We discussed "diet" -- sadly -- that is not an issue. According to the surgeons -- there is not a single thing I can do to alter this issue.

Originally Posted by Che70velle

Well of course they did Greg. And as much as they declared you cancer free, you should declare it as well. Say it every day!
Super happy for you and the family!

I can tell when I'm feeling fine. I have not felt well this last month. Fatigue and itchy skin - and balance seems to go away. Given how hard I work out -- this is an issue for me. Driving track cars is also an issue. I need to be 110% to keep ahead of Rob!! I noticed the fatigue at Sonoma and Thunderhill. The heat and the effort was A LOT. But I'm 100% cancer free and will stay that way!

[raustinss]

My heart goes out the the "normal folks". Who aren't in a $ituation $uch as yours Greg . These times I'm thankful for being Canadian. Glad to see you're still kicking ass .

[WSSix]

Glad to hear the good news, Greg!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by raustinss

My heart goes out the the "normal folks". Who aren't in a $ituation $uch as yours Greg . These times I'm thankful for being Canadian. Glad to see you're still kicking ass .

NO KIDDING!! Except in your system they might just say -- oh well -- so sorry.... IDK. I've heard that in England if you have prostate cancer and you're 65+ they just say that! I don't know if that really is fact.

Originally Posted by clill

I'm guessing they didn't do a mental evaluation.

No! They did!! They did a colonoscopy - didn't I send you the pictures they took?? They say "everybody has a twin" -- and damned if they didn't find yours!!

Originally Posted by WSSix

Glad to hear the good news, Greg!

Thanks Trey! It truly is great news! You worry about this stuff every dang day.Now I can cut my worry to about 1% and go to just "be vigilant".

[clill]

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[BMR Sales]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Thanks T.C. !! Was great news for sure! People don't understand cancer -- it weighs on you daily... is it "back" -- is it still there.... will it move to somewhere else etc.


By the way ----- so much for Obamacare -- laughing at this thought --- our insurance is up about double what it was before O'care.... and my out of pocket cost per procedure is about 18 grand. What would normal folks do!?!?!?!?!

I hear you! I'm getting my Knee replaced in 3 weeks and after my Auto Insurance (was in an Accident 2 months ago) & Medical Insurance, I'm betting I will be out of Pocket $6,000!

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Thanks T.C. !! Was great news for sure! People don't understand cancer -- it weighs on you daily... is it "back" -- is it still there.... will it move to somewhere else etc.

How true as every time you start to feel funny or night right that is the first thing that comes to your mind.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Just had another ERCP where they clean out my liver stents. Take biopsies etc. They have once again declared me 100 % cancer free. In fact. Said I'm the picture of perfect health.

Freaking Awesome !!!

Originally Posted by GregWeld

NO KIDDING!! Except in your system they might just say -- oh well -- so sorry.... IDK. I've heard that in England if you have prostate cancer and you're 65+ they just say that! I don't know if that really is fact.

Funny my best friends father who is 75 and healthy except for Colon cancer living in Italy had to fly here to America to have surgery since after a certain age (don't know the actual number) they don't do extended life car. So they basically sent him home to die. He chose to fly here have surgery and then had back home 6 weeks later. Good news is he is doing fine.

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

EDIT: BTW, re: my quick O-Care story ... my boy has had a lifelong an endocrine issue. We deal, but every year the changing insurance coverage is an issue. Past few years, it's been about the medicine costs. Year one was about $6k a quarter. It got better and I thought we outsmarted them last year at next to no cost. This year his specialist does not accept his insurance. We paid out of pocket, but it's over the top. We 'finally' got an in network appointment at CHLA in DECEMBER! This means we'll get one appointment out of insurance before it changes again next year. In a city of about 10 million you'd think Blue Shield would have more than one pediatric specialist? F'n ridiculous!

/rantover

Ron very sorry to here this as it sucks to have kids that are sick or need constant medical care. My heart goes out to you and your family.

btw - Screw Obamacare as it's f-n worthless and all it did for me was raise our insurance costs to the point of stupidity.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

btw - Screw Obamacare as it's f-n worthless and all it did for me was raise our insurance costs to the point of stupidity.

Our rates are well over double -- I have coverage for items we don't want or need (Gwen won't be pregnant any time soon).... our deductible is near $10,000 (in my eyes you need to add this amount to your premium costs to figure out what you're really paying for insurance).... and the out of pocket for all the crap they don't cover now (they used to) would break a working family.

Basically O'care forced those that couldn't afford insurance to buy it - which many probably didn't anyway -- they'll still stick the doctors and hospitals with unpaid bills -- and then the pre-existing conditions mandate swamped everyone with costs that are simply unsustainable regardless of how much my premiums went up.

We need a multi tiered system -- public and private -- not everyone is going to get premium care - they'll get the care they "need" to sustain.... which is more what the euro and canadian models are. You get basic care - more than that - you pay for private care. It may not be "fair" - but life isn't fair nor is it "equal". Never has been - never will be. We need to have controls on what it COSTS -- because that's why insurance is so costly that people can't afford it. We probably also will have to go to a non-profit system for basic healthcare. It's all driven by money. If someone invests in a hospital - then they want a return on that investment..... so that's where "government" needs to step in and build clinics and staff them.


If a people can't afford to pay for medical school -- fine -- we'll pay for it - and you can pay it back with giving an equal amount of time to one of the community clinics or hospitals. You'll get a basic salary - and when you're done you can do whatever you want with the rest of your career.