fuck cancer

Thanks. Two weird random things:

-Last night I had these crazy night sweats, literally covered in visible sweat and the sheets were soaked through. But this morning I felt the best I have in days (even after a bone marrow biopsy).

-A few days ago I picked up a Costco avocado, like I do most mornings, and got instant contact dermatitis. Probably unrelated (?) but weird.

That's rough news Jordan. Take care and I hope the meds aren't too unpleasant!

Yeesh, sorry to hear it, and hope all goes very well!

Hope the treatment goes well!

Good luck going on, man

Thanks all <3

wishing all the best for you Jordan, take care

best wishes, Jordan, fuck cancer indeed!

luck jordan

Good luck Jordan, hope it all goes well

hey Jordan, thinking of you!

Hoping the best for you Jordan.

dang Jordan good luck!

jordan, i'm so sorry you're facing this, that's awful news.

fight fight fight! i will be sending positive vibrations from my spot in the Post-Cancer (For Now) Network. it's good enough here, holding a seat.

Appreciate the posts. <3

It might sound weird but after months of just dealing with this as a possible auto-immune thing with low platelets (and recently, my enlarged spleen pressing on my stomach and making eating difficult, this after I'd already just come off a colitis flare, and tried a bunch of restricted diets before that just to see if it helped), I'm feeling very positive about getting to an underlying cause. And assuming the bone marrow biopsy comes back as expected, this seems like one of the less aggressive and treatable varieties out there.

All the best Jordan. And fuck cancer, obvs.

wishing you well, Jordan!

fuck cancer, pulling for you Jordan

much love Jordan, hope your recovery goes smoothly and swiftly. fuck cancer.

thinking of you Jordan and fuck cancer

Sending good thoughts.

all the best to you, Jordan

Hoping for the best, Jordan. Fuck cancer.

It turned out it's a different type (hairy cell leukemia, even more rare), but with a similarly good prognosis. I've got a marathon of gigs this weekend and then starting chemo on Monday (which I'm actually quite eager about, because the constant bloating/gastro issues have been rough).

recommendation time: find a sort of mindless but creative activity to do when yr going through chemo. helps a lot.

he says this to an ilxor by gad

gluck again jordan!

lol. I'm bringing some crosswords and books, I guess I can zone out to some podcasts and Mario Maker youtubes if I don't have the mental energy for reading. :)

I mean, I had books, but i also cut out interesting things out of magazines with no real point in mind, and then a year later found them and wrote my
next book using them

Jordan, there's this game where you somersault around with a sword. Might be worth looking into.

lol, maybe if I had a Switch. I'll probably do a comfort run of the first Dark Souls while convalescing.

Done with chemo week, now I just have weekly infusions of a monoclonal antibody drug for awhile. Currently I'm acquiring more symptoms from the treatment while not seeing relief from the GI symptoms I've been having yet, but overall things are going well & I'm hanging in there. Eating normally too, so there's that.

The new David Grann book is coming in clutch and at home I am indeed playing through Dark Souls yet again, lol.

Yeah I need to get that Grann book. Hope things maintain/improve!

Had missed the above until now, good luck Jordan

Best of luck to you Jordan!

hoping for the best jordan

Keep chugging along jordan, sending positive vibes!

Today is the fifth anniversary of my best friend dying of lung cancer age 46. Fuck cancer.

Been in the hospital all week on account of being neutropenic, it's lame. Food is stereotypically awful but I've found at least one or two things they can't fuck up, so I'm getting the hang of this. Hopefully things will start trending up soon.

Good luck! Hospitals have a culture all their own, it can be strange to observe

Wishing you the best on your journey, Jordan.

take care jordan! everyone here is rooting for you.

Thanks all <3

Sorry PBKR. That's no age.
GL Jordan!

some happy news for the thread: had 6-month bloodwork done today and all was good. Next 6-month will be my final one if things remain good, and then I will go year-to-year and officially be in “remission.” 🙂

best wishes Jordan and table

and condolences PBKR

thanks.

And that's great news, table.

tell us a little about your friend?

much love Jordan.

written report from my ct scan shows that my lung tumor is growing, but slowly. this is not what i was told on the phone, but prob nbd & i'm sure will be clarified at my next appointment.

many condolences about your friend PBKR. Jordan, wishing you the best luck, and tabes, glad to hear about your news.

Deflator - really hoping that it was a 'lost in translation on phone' thing and that it turns out not to be a big deal. best wishes for ya.

tell us a little about your friend?

from upthread:

Cancer sucks.

I lost my best friend of more than twenty years to lung cancer this summer at age 46 after a nearly three-year battle. He was the most fun-loving, laid-back cat, my best drinking buddy, and the person responsible for turning me on to more of my favorite music than anyone else. I still find it insane when I think he is actually gone. I feel so luck to have known him.

― Andrew "Hit Dice" Clay (PBKR), Friday, November 2, 2018 10:53 PM (four years ago) bookmarkflaglink

He was really mischievous, hysterically funny, but also chill. Turned me on to Bob Dylan 28 years ago - he was the favorite artist of both of us - and whenever I listen to Bob I get to spend time with my friend again. So I listen to a lot of Dylan.

Not to pry, but how soon is your appt? I know you know, but don't be afraid to try to escalate.