Take Me to the River

For those aficionados of Fishing the Northwest, here's a special celebrity edition featuring none other than FishMaster Momberg and his trusty partner Al !

Enjoy ...

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--Valdez

Last Post

Hi everybody. I am doing O.K. with my illness but terrible with blogging, so this will be my last post. It isn't fair to those concerned for me to be so poor at updates.

I think I am am getting stronger but the recoup time seems too long to me but they say that is normal. Thanks again for playing along and hope to see you soon.

Take care
Keith

Still Alive

Good evening one and all,
Sorry again for my literary hiatus. I have reasons but no excuses. Well it looks like most of the side effects that they talk about in the Cancer Pamphlet do come true. Good news is that I only have one more Chemo treatment on Tuesday and only six more radiation treatments. The the healing/waiting game starts. The oncologist said I will need six to eight weeks of healing before we can do another PET scan. I believe it because they have cooked two holes in my neck with the radiation and there are six more opportunities to get to "Broil".
I do have a couple of amusing shorts to mention. One of the radiation tech is a contract worker from Tenn. and her contract end here shortly. I attempted to grow up there once and a we were talking about the state, she is from the east side. She casually suggested the I put see the Smokey Mountains on my "Bucket List".
The other little funny is that I realized that I can eat my meals and floss my teeth at the same time.

Once again I enjoyed reading your comments. I was a bit disappionted that the "Dump Donor" on Valdez' drivers licence didn't get any play but "Oh well".

The beer bong idea is just gross, but one could get intoxicated and not have beer breath. The Borg implant is pretty cool though. It is good for two seats on a crowded bus. I just let it hang out the bottom of my shirt, untill it reaches the mid-point of my zipper. This with and the two inflamed, dripping with pus cattle brandings on the sides of my neck will get me two seats.

Al, I can't play a song with it yet but I can hit the bathroon ceiling with a small cough. Had to ask Lynda to clean up after the dog.

I like the Momdenburg idea I am just afraid between Al, Adam and Valdez I will end up with a trombone up my butt.

Sharon, you do realize that "Ten Up Tony" is not real don't you??

Good night

PEG PICS Viewer Discretion is Advised

Poopy Shoes

Wow, I had no idea that "poop on a shoe" would generate should a response. I like it.
So let us start with the boring update. Today was chemo day again as some of you know, it was 5 hours long with no problems. Met another wonder nurse, and I remembered to have my LEFT arm hooked to the IV this time, I didn't want to have to write "Ka-blu-ie II" for tonight's entertainment. Oh yeah, update. Chemo went well, radiation went will, blood press was low yesterday so I got re-hydrated for two hours and that is that. So let's get to the fun stuff.

The following is a response to the respones:

Al is right that a Zander dump is huge, but he is incorrect as to, shall we say who the "Dump Donor" is. "Dump Donor", now that sounds like something Valdez would have on his driver's license.

Adam's mental picture of the scene is quite accurate, but he too has accused an Innocent dog, my Chemo Buddy and good friend "Zander" with a capital letter. Falsely accused and diminish by a Pre-doctoral On-line shrink.
So this dump that I acquired must have been perfect because it mushed straight across the bottom of the shoe at the shoe's widest point and left two big toe sized bulbs on each side of the shoe. It was almost as we where staring at each other. That can't really happen can it?

Hey, Hey Osmo is on board. Welcome to the 20th century. (inside joke) folks. I think we can go fishing on Thursday I will give you a call on Wednesday.

Mike, funny comment, I remember a song called "Love Stinks" and now I know what they meant. If you are still guitar-ing maybe you could write a dog poop sound, we could make it part of the male bound ritual.

Now I would like to introduce Lynn, she is a 65x buss Buddie. She works of the hill and has a dog. Say hi to Lynn everyone.
So what is a land mine Lynn. Is it fun?

Thanks for the re-write Pat, for a minute there I thought you had exposed my dirty little secret.

Thanks R-squared and Valdez.

VALDEZ where are the PEG pics??

Update: Post 12th treatment.

Howdy Folks,
Things are going as planned so far. I'm starting to get sick but not to bad. My tongue is on fire today but I can still eat. I drink a beveage called Carnation Plus, it is interesting because it taste the same coming up as it did going down. (That's for Valdez) Nothing funny has happened lately other than I was the only one in the waiting room with dog poop on his shoes. Had to remove them and carry them in a bag for a while. Looks like I am a third of the way through which I like and things haven't too bad at all. There are a lot of people in bad shape out there. I have only losed 7 pounds so far which put this hunk at 178. Chemo again next Tuesday and if that goes well......I don't know what does happen....this sentence doesn't have any meaning. Zander starts radiation treatment on Sat. for his leg pain up in Seattle and ...... Don't have much to say tonight. If nothing happens soon I will make something up.
Thanks for being out there.
Keith

The No Post Post

Nothing to say tonight. I did respond the "Part II" comments.
K-Dawg

Part II:

It is Saturday evening and I just finished my Jello and yogurt dinner and am feeling pretty good. The acid reflux thing is gone for now.
Continuing with the earlier story, the Pharmacist has left and I am about 750mL from finishing the Chemo bag. There has been a lull in the bathroom traffic so I have decided that I should take care of my little urgency. On the way down the hallway a nurse corrects my handling of the mobile infusion pump. I was pulling by the pole and not the handle thus causing my tubing set to wind around the pole. "Grab it by the handle" she said........ Continuing to the restroom.......The door was open when I approached and I couldn't help but notice that the toilet had no "Lid". "Speed Dumping" is what I figure, could save 2 seconds in an emergency.
After closing the door and dropping my draws, I did the obligatory squat. Moments later "Ka-blu-ie". It was not a major event at all, and my stomach settled shortly afterwards, so I started to plan my return to the Chemo area.
The T.P is on my right, mounted to the wall about three inches from the toilet seat. The infusion pump is on the left of me and the toilet. It also has what I believe is a way too short tubing set. Big problem, I am right handed and the I.V. is stuck into the top of my right hand. This is not going to work.

I learned a new skill set that day and "Something to consider when getting hooked up to and infusion pump.

Good Night All

Something to consider when...........

Hello great followers.

Today was the first day of the full treament. We (Lynda and I) were up at 6am and back home at 4pm. Chemo started with a tour of the clinic and what we should expect in the next 5 hours.
I could not help but notice large numbers of restrooms. We had a private little area/room so that we could be interviewed by the staff and educated a little more. The usual group of nurses, managers, and someone that I am not sure what he does, came by. But then came the pharmacist, this guy was fun. He was very animated as he described the side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, fever, bloody stool......... Valdez would have loved this guy. Next off to radiation.

Radiation went well, no problems.......Well maybe one. Chemo had loaded me up with so many fluids that I got "Puffy" and the mask fit extra tight. This allowed for my skin to extrude through the hole in the mask for half of an hour. When they removed the mask after treatment my head and face looked like one of the rolled processed hams that have that tight netting on it. Checkered.

I am getting a little long here so I will explain today's title tomorrow night.

Momb0 2.0

PEGGED

Can you say Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy feeding tube???? Me either but I have one.

They kinda hurt, not too painful unless you move, or burp or sneeze or cough. It feels like Mighty Mouse slugged me under my rib cage. Anyway the procedure is nifty and it only take about twenty minutes of OR time, the rest of the time is prep and recovery (very easy to do for those of you thinking about having this done.)

First they stick a long flashlight with a clippy thing on it down your throat and into your stomach. (Light on for those of you not in the medical field) Then they turn the lights out in the room. Once the lights are out and their eyes have adjusted they look to see where the light is shinning through your abdomen, thus knowing where the stomach is. At this point they stick a needle with a string tied to it into your abdomen trying to hit the light. Once in, they grab the needle with the clip and pull the string back up through your throat and mouth and then into the room. Now they tie the string to the feeding tubing and pull the string and the feeding tube back down to the stomach wall. (The light is still on) With the string in hand they can now cut through the abdomen and the stomach to pull the tube out of your gut and sew it in. There it is, pretty darn basic I think.

I bet with a little alcohol and a campfire at Craine or Marion we could come up with a new male bonding game.

I am going to try to attach a photo to this post but if I fail, (Highly Likely) just imagine a big bald pig tail coming out of my hairy gut. See photo below.

Mombo 2.0

THE MASK

The mask is made. It was kind of fun to do. We started with a sheet of perforated plastic about 30" by 20". The holes are round and about the size of the 0 in 20" as seen earlier in this sentence. No the previous sentence. They heat it up to 155 degrees and then three women surround you and say "close your eyes and don't peak", place the hot sheet on your face and mold it by pressing and pulling the plastic to the contour of the face. This is a good hot face rub. It looks pretty good, not a man color though but I think a blonde like me can make it work. It's only function is to secure my head during treatment and as a locator for the nuc cannon. I haven't see the linear accelerator yet but I hope it wasn't made by Toyota. I don't need more problems. The Oncologist said that the last and first MRI didn't show any new masses, so that is good and he seemed up beat. Sure beats his departing statement from the first interview of
"Good Luck, Keith" Anyway it was a fun day. So this Thursday is PEG day. I hope that they have Fent I like Fent.
K-Dawg

Delay of Game

The appointment for making the mask has been moved out a week which will most likely push out the start date for treatment. Not happy about that but that the way it is. I had another tooth pulled Monday instead, it broke during the first cut and pull. I had a hearing test today. (Boring) Nothing to write about there. Sooooooo coming events: Monday CT for the mask, Thursday the stomach tube. Weater permitting.........fishing.

Cut....Pull.....and Go

Welcomb Nick, Mike and Eric.
Valdez I need moore training. I will be in Tuesday, Thanks

Today was tooth pull day, three to pull. I love "Fent". Sedation dentistry is the only was to go guys. I arrived at 10, they pulled three teeth in less than an hour. No pain, no gaging and I was goofy for two hour after. Nurse Cratshit (Lynda the wife) was not amused, I thought that I was pretty darn cute. (Fent good, pain bad)

Wednesday is Derm and Ent, Thursday dentist, Friday MRI. Monday will be fun, CT to make the "MASK". The Main Event, a fifteen round bout, starts March the 15th. It will be winner takes all, (and that would be me). Mandatory eight counts but no TKOs.

Zander smells the blood in my mouth and is starting to stare more at me. The good news is his breath smells so bad that I would wake up before he could eat my head. About two and a half bites I guess.

So with Valdez' help I sould be able to see your comments and then answer any questions that you may have.

Good night my friends.

FIRST DAY SET UP FOR THE BLOG

Thanks to my friend Valdez for the help setting this up.