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Post by Speed Racer on Jun 1, 2009 19:57:37 GMT -5
I've been feeling pretty tired lately. It was really getting annoying. I also noticed a lump on my leg. I took a blood test last week. My blood count was irregular so they wanted to do further tests. They did. I did quite a few different scans and whatnot.
Well, this morning I was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma. It's a rare type of cancer found sometimes in teenagers. Basically, it's cancer cells in bone (my femur in this case). As you can imagine, I'm a bit knocked on my ass right now. However, I'm trying to keep things in perspective. I plan on keeping my life as normal as possible so I'm not going to quit.
I've been told that they are fairly certain that it's localized and that they found it quite, quite early. Those are obviously both good things. They said I should make a full recovery and live a normal life. I'll have to have surgery to remove the tumor. They don't know if I'll have to receive chemo yet. I'll find that out down the road. I think they'll be trying the surgery/radiation treatment first.
I'm not really sure what the next step is from here. So much information was rushed through me today that it all hasn't sunk in yet. However, I'm going to try and remain upbeat and as normal as possible. I'll obviously keep you guys updated, but I'd prefer if everyone just acts as normal as possible around me. Thanks.
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aar
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Post by aar on Jun 1, 2009 20:06:49 GMT -5
Damn man... Thanks for sharing that with us.
It's great that they diagnosed it early.
This league will hopefully serve as a great way to take your mind off of things and the Penguins being in the Stanley Cup finals doesn't hurt either
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Post by Scott on Jun 1, 2009 20:07:08 GMT -5
Damn dude sorry to hear. Good luck with everything. This league is a good way to get away from things, so I hope you stick with us.
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jun 1, 2009 20:09:57 GMT -5
i dont really know what to say man... i don't know you personally but reading about your situation kind of hit me a little bit. good news is that you got it diagnosed early... great to hear. good luck but i'm sure you'll make a full recovery.
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Post by Pacman on Jun 1, 2009 20:13:12 GMT -5
damn...hope you make a full recovery. hopefully this league will take your mind off things. just take care of yourself and think positive. stay up
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Post by Rocky on Jun 1, 2009 20:16:23 GMT -5
Holy shit, don't know what to say. Good attitude you have and just stay positive. Now I feel bad that Parnell just got out of that jam. Go Pirates .
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Post by Speed Racer on Jun 1, 2009 20:20:15 GMT -5
Holy shit, don't know what to say. Good attitude you have and just stay positive. Now I feel bad that Parnell just got out of that jam. Go Pirates . BE NORMAL. You want the Mets to win. I want Ian Snell to learn how to control a pitch.
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Post by Speed Racer on Jun 1, 2009 20:20:42 GMT -5
And thanks for the kind thoughts guys. Much appreciated.
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Post by Skillz on Jun 1, 2009 20:22:22 GMT -5
So sorry to hear this Maniac. Keep upbeat, you seem to have a good attitude.
Like everyone else said, hopefully the league can be a positive
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Post by dj on Jun 1, 2009 20:37:14 GMT -5
Good health to you asap. I found that learning as much as possible about the disease you have helps... being informed and prepared makes you "feel" more in control of your situation.
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aar
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Post by aar on Jun 1, 2009 21:11:48 GMT -5
Also, it may be a bit heavy this early on, but read the book "The Last Lecture". It's exceptionally inspiring and I'd recommend it to anyone here. It's only like 150 pages for those who don't like reading long books (aka me)
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Post by Jay on Jun 1, 2009 21:18:10 GMT -5
This fucking sucks.
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Post by cjmjones008 on Jun 1, 2009 21:18:45 GMT -5
the guy who wrote it taught in pittsburgh so maniac has it memorized
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Post by Speed Racer on Jun 1, 2009 21:19:03 GMT -5
Also, it may be a bit heavy this early on, but read the book "The Last Lecture". It's exceptionally inspiring and I'd recommend it to anyone here. It's only like 150 pages for those who don't like reading long books (aka me) Randy Pausch! I've read it before. I still have it DVR'd. So amazing. He was a CMU professor so it was a huge story around here. Tough to watch.
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aar
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Post by aar on Jun 1, 2009 21:34:15 GMT -5
Yeah, but at the same time, it's great to see someone with so much optimism despite his predicament
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Post by Spencer on Jun 1, 2009 21:37:37 GMT -5
Like I said over AIM, if you need anything Patrick, let me know.
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Post by Gossip Girl on Jun 1, 2009 21:40:26 GMT -5
Awful news, obviously. Awesome to see your attitude towards this is so positive, but I wouldn't expect anything different from you.
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Post by Dru on Jun 1, 2009 21:48:11 GMT -5
damn man sorry to hear that..but its good to know that they found it early and you'll be able to make a full recovery.. like everyone said you seem to have the right attitude which is the best way to approach something like this
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Post by GMGreggor on Jun 1, 2009 22:06:30 GMT -5
Yea, really hate to hear this.
I'm not good with words in situations like this so I'll just make it short and say hope for you to have a speedy defeat of this and to stay positive.
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jun 1, 2009 22:50:39 GMT -5
I hope Ewing's Sarcoma kicks your ass (not really because I know Patrick Ewing is gay and you are gayer so you easily win the battle).
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jun 1, 2009 22:51:59 GMT -5
Keeping things normal. Best of luck bud, I know you will pull through this shit.
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Post by noves on Jun 1, 2009 23:01:23 GMT -5
Holy shit. Dude. Not really sure what to say.
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jun 1, 2009 23:03:14 GMT -5
Holy shit. Dude. Not really sure what to say. Something more uplifting then "not really sure what to say?" Maybe?
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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jun 1, 2009 23:03:49 GMT -5
At least we can still look at Arielle Kebel in Spence's sig.
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Post by Spencer on Jun 1, 2009 23:04:23 GMT -5
At least we can still look at Arielle Kebel in Spence's sig. True.
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