LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

[NorthernWinos]

I am having mixed feelings of joy and fear.....

Monday I took my last Chemo treatment...the Doctor said the CT Scan of last week looked good, no changes from 3 months before, and some improvements in areas......

Today I went in and had the 48 hour IV Infusion Pump removed from my IV Port....[my 48 hour Ball & Chain]

I am free!!!!!Sort of....

Go in on Friday to have the stent in my kidney replaced.....
Go back in 2 weeks for blood work for the Coumadin [Rat poison] that I have to take because of a clot by the IV Port.....
Go back every month to get the Port flushed....they leave it in for a year...just in case you need it again...
Go back every 3 months for CT Scans...

So am I really free.....?No more Chemo...that's a good thing.....but having had Cancer....you are never really free....think of it all the time.....

So, have mixed feelings...joy and still some worry....Live goes on.....

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!!!!

 

[OilnH2O]

Super!
YOU stay positive; we'll keep the prayers going!


Dave

 

[Wade E]

God bless the fact youre doing as well as you are, just keep the wine flowing there NW.

 

[Dean]

You are as free as you make of it. Judging by your attitude, and zest for life, i'd say, HELL YA! you're free.

Have a glass or two to celebrate the end of Chemo when you can

 

[NorthernWinos]

Got a bottle of 'bubbly' in the fridge for tonight...what else would go good with Tacos?????Had far too much coffee today, so the wine should take the edge off....
I have always treated the Cancer as a rumor....never really accepted that it was happening to me....
At first the days sitting in the Chemo rooms were like a bad dream....I had never met such brave people as my fellow patients....
At the end of treatment the hours spent there seemed like a waste of time..."I feel so good...what am I doing here".
I was very fortunate...I never had any of the side effects that were expected...the nurses and doctor were amazed....guess that's what led me to feel that it was a waste of time....But the toxic meds they pumped through my body must have worked their magic....
Guess it will take awhile for me to really feel free!!!

 

[scotty]

My best to you wino

 

[Wade E]

Maybe it was all the wine and not their drugs.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Just started having a few sips of wine the past couple months....working my way back to a good 'toot'....didn't want to mess up their blood tests....Still on blood thinner for a couple more months....then 'watch out'...they will get a blood test that will be off the charts!!!!
Hadn't made any wine since Feb....got a couple batches going now and hope to make more this winter....Feels good to be back in the swing...

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!!!

 

[sangwitch]

Stick with the joy and let us do the worrying for ya. You're in my prayers for sure.

 

[jobe05]

NW:


Your Zest is inspirational, it says a lot about what a good person you must be. May God always be with you.

 

[Bill B]

Great news NW. God bless you
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[grapeman]

Good Luck NW! Anything that helps you through life is never a waste of time or effort. If the chemo- or whatever did it for you- got rid of the cancer, how could that ever be a waste of time. Keep up the good times and get back to your fine vines and wines!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Thank You everyone....very touching...

 

[Waldo]

 

[kutya]

NW: My thoughts are with you....