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Congratulations and Thanks Don for all the support you give. Ralph

Always knew I was a little off. This just proves it. I had blue screwdriver. Ralph

Thank you Dr. West. I have registered and will keep your site bookmarked. Ralph

Sounds an awful lot like a Bronchoscopy. They put a tube down your throat into your lung and take small pieces of the tissue they want to examine. If he can stand the procedure it won't be to bad. I have a problem with a deep gag reflex so I have to be out cold for them to do the procedure. If that is the case it shouldn't be to bad. I was in the hospital in the morning and home by the evening. Coughed up a little blood from the procedure and had a low grade fever for a while but other than that nothing to it. Hope all goes well. Sending blessings your way. Ralph

Excellent. Thanks for the laugh. Ralph

Welcome Home. Now relax and get a whole lot better. Ralph

Glad to hear everything is okay. I don't like the grab my ankles part either. My pressure has always been a little high but then again so has my heart rate. Ralph

I am continually amazed at how you all put in so much time and energy to this board. Your posts and replies are greatly appreciated. Thank You Ry. Ralph

Thanks Frank I can always count on you to give me a good laugh. Ralph

Thanks for all the support. Congrats. Ralph :D

Thank You so much for letting us know that Lucie is still with you. I know how much this means to you. Ralph

Here's one about the CT Scans and getting them. http://health.msn.com/centers/lungcance ... =100147575 Whether a person smoked or not really doesn't matter, they have lung cancer and that's it. Ralph

I always get a fever and chills when I have to take the Flu Shot. It may be psycosomatic but I still have them. Ralph

Congratulations Don. Ralph

It seems like we live in constant fear that the next time we see the Oncologist or the Surgeon they are going to give us the bad news. But then what do we do? We don't seem to react the same as we did the first time. We have already gone through some of the worst times in our lives so what is left? I work myself up before every visit and normally I get the NED sign. But this time was different and I really didn't get upset, or scared or really feel any emotion. I talked calmly to the ONC and we discussed what needed to be done now and I went on my way to get it all set up. Not that I have the cancer back just that I am in a limbo status until I get the results back from the scans. Every time I get a pain around my chest, or I get a headache I wonder is it coming back? I guess I am just fumbling with the fact that a nodule was found and I am worried. Ralph

NED. Never knew that 3 little letters could make a day turn from dreary to all sunshine and rainbows. Way to go Kasey. I'll have a beer if you please. Ralph

Sorry to hear the problems still exist but am glad you let us know how you are. I'll have an extra beer for you tonight. Hang in there. Prayers for you. Ralph

Congrats on the two years Kasey. I know exactly how you feel in respect to your friends. No one knows but us. Ralph

I am sorry for your loss. Ralph

May you and your family find peace in the coming days. Lucie was and will always be my hero. My heart is broken. Please know that my prayers for you and your family will continue during this time of sadness. Ralph

Tracy; I was given hydroxyzine something to help with itching when I was on the Carbo/Taxol chemo. It might be that causing the itching. Ralph

How is it that I can answer these questions right and not be able to remember the name of something or if I took my meds? Ralph

Thank You for the Update Don. I know that you are by her side continuously and have to be forced to leave. Please know that my prayers for Lucie continue and for you and your family. I know she will pull through this. Ralph

I bought my wife a digital camera for our first Christmas together. She was taking pictures of me one day while I was still getting Chemo and Radiation and had lost about 40 pounds. I looked like I had one foot in the grave. After I down loaded the pictures to the computer she looked at them and asked why there was this mist floating around me in all those pictures. I couldn't tell her. She thinks someone is watching over me.

I was at work on an Air Force Base. They closed us down and sent us home for the next 3 days due to the increased security for the Bases. As a retired military man I always felt that some day they (Those that believe we are evil incarnate) would do something to the U.S. itself. I wish I was wrong. I spent the next 3 days watching and rewatching what happened. Ralph