Sittin in the hospital

Waterjunky said:

How is the busing coming along? I did major surgery a few years back (early cancer, no chemo needed) and they split me from about an inch below my sternum to my pubic bone. My guess is they had a clamp pulling me open on each side and one over the junk. Man the brusing that left on the junk and pubic bone was unreal. It lasted over a month. I can relate to what you are going though, mine was a little different but it still changes your outlook on life. In my case I was 33 when it happend. It took a while to get past the "I'm too young for this shit" and I still deal with the "is this just a prelude to later in life?" occasionally. All said and done, you get what you get from life, make it count.

All the best with this.

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OutCole'd said:

Dave, I don't know if it's been posted in this thread, but what was the indicator there was a problem? Lump?

Thanks,
and good luck!!

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djunkie said:

I've been icing it a lot and today I can really tell the bruising is starting to let up. It's feeling pretty good today. Easier to move around that's for sure. Took blue balls to a whole new level. LOL


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PVHCA said:

"Ball" to a whole new level, just sayin.

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djunkie said:

1 ball and 1 deflated ballon. Today's the first day I really looked at it.


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PVHCA said:

When's doing "work" commence? LOL!!

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djunkie said:

A few weeks back my daughter jumped up into my chair with me and she knee'd me right in the balls. Made me see stars. The next day I was in the shower and went to rub some soap on the kids and I felt a little pain. Started feeling around and I felt a hard spot on the bottom of my left nut. Next day I was at the Dr. He sent me for an Ultrasound that night and it went downhill from there.


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djunkie said:

Well some great news today to offset some of this. I work out of a dispatch hall so I have to go pick up my jobs every week. I've been picking up jobs for years at a certain company and have really gotten to know everyone well and they've been pushing to get me on steady there. Well I just got the call they're gonna hire me on finally. I should start in 2 weeks. This is gonna be huge for me and my family. I've been working my ass off for this. It's a great day.

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Outnumbered said:

I'm going to throw this out there. You can listen or not, it is up to you. But let me say this, diet plays a huge role in cancer. Both preventing and curing. After I was diagnosed, I really looked hard at why this was happening. I learned that the crap we eat is causing cancer. Refined sugar is one of the worst things you can put in your body. If you want to get into serious cancer fighting mode, you have to get serious about what you put in your body. I have made a life long commitment to change my diet and I feel great.

I don't eat any refined sugar, no soda, no artificial sweeteners, no preservatives, no caffeine, no alcohol except red wine, no processed food crap, no fast food, etc. It was hard to do the first week but I feel really good now. The docs can't believe how good my blood work looks at this stage in the treatment and I attribute that to my diet.

I know it does not sound like fun but to me it greatly improves my chances of survival so it is all worth it. The body will take care of itself if you treat it right. Most American docs will say it (getting/curing cancer) does not really mater too much what you eat but that is BS. Docs from other countries are much more tuned into the effects of diet and supplements. The American health care system is so controlled by the pharmaceutical companies that they are behind on the alternative treatments and diets that can benefit cancer patients.

Anyway, there is much to be read about on the topic but just to keep it simple, I would at least eat as healthy as you can until you are through this fight. And then you can decide if you want to continue.

Hope this helps.:thumbsup

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djunkie said:

Well some great news today to offset some of this. I work out of a dispatch hall so I have to go pick up my jobs every week. I've been picking up jobs for years at a certain company and have really gotten to know everyone well and they've been pushing to get me on steady there. Well I just got the call they're gonna hire me on finally. I should start in 2 weeks. This is gonna be huge for me and my family. I've been working my ass off for this. It's a great day.

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Froggystyle said:

Well... You could always start smoking. That'll also give you something to quit later...

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djunkie said:

I was thinking of starting up smoking pot. Then I'd have another excuse for laying around and doing nothing.

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TBI said:

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Paul65k said:

Before and After.........looks much more relaxed

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Paul65k said:

Before and After.........looks much more relaxed

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OCMerrill said:

Tough deal for any Man to go through. Thanks Dave for helping us guys understand what's happening here and for being ok with sharing the process.

That nut may just get you a beer sign.

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OCMerrill said:

Tough deal for any Man to go through. Thanks Dave for helping us guys understand what's happening here and for being ok with sharing the process.

That nut may just get you a beer sign.

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OCMerrill said:

Tough deal for any Man to go through. Thanks Dave for helping us guys understand what's happening here and for being ok with sharing the process.

That nut may just get you a beer sign.

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djunkie said:

Well someone earlier in this thread said to swallow your pride. I was hesitant about saying what it was but you know what, fuck it. Hopefully this will help someone in the future to get themselves checked out if they notice something that's not right. I'm glad I didn't wait.

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OCMerrill said:

Alright, now be prepared for thread derailment. Bilge is ready to crash something.

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LowRiver2 said:

Congrats on work and recovery.

Will you be assigned to one dock or multiple?
Going to be back down in LA port with oir big robot in July.

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LowRiver2 said:

Congrats on work and recovery.

Will you be assigned to one dock or multiple?
Going to be back down in LA port with oir big robot in July.

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djunkie said:

It'll just be at one terminal. On my days off I can go to the hall and pick up an extra job if I want though.

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LomitaBob said:

aaaaaand the rich get richer :thumbup:

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djunkie said:

Easy there. I gave up my left nut to get this job.


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djunkie said:

Easy there. I gave up my left nut to get this job.


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djunkie said:

Easy there. I gave up my left nut to get this job.


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TBI said:

Djunk on behalf of all the inmates, I want to thank you for all you've gone through just to give us some new material :thumbsup

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djunkie said:

Easy there. I gave up my left nut to get this job.

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TBI said:

Ritchie wants to know if he can have your old nutsack to keep his dentures in

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djunkie said:

I can see a future floatin turd title coming. It'll be "would you give up a djunkie for one of these chicks?" lol


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are you guys the ones that go up and down the 110 freeway with all your lights and shit going for no reason???

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