9.16.2013
Cancer Update: 7am Fri they go in to kill 1/2 of my liver
Note to my med team:
@ Unless someone can 'accept' me afterwards, they can't do the operation.
Ms. Joanne, Social Worker any thoughts on transportation for me?
........
Doc B and his staff was awesome. Took 15 min right up front to show
me the scans, talk me thru the whole thing, risks, procedure, what
to expect. Just like Doc F, Surgeon lst Fri, but different stuff. Very clear, direct,
thorough, complete, respectful.... Empowered me to make the decisions
that are only mine to make.
So, I have 3 Tumors, not just 2. :-( But they seem to meet the key
criterion - they can be all removed while leaving 1/2 of the liver
intact!
So, Fri, 8am (no food or liquids past midnight, no Lovenox the day
before), I go to Intervention Radiology for a sedated, outpatient
procedure, and 6 hours or so post-op observation. The procedure
is to block the blood flow to the cancerous half of the liver to fool
the good half into increasing in size by 30% or so over the next
3-6 weeks prior to Doc F's liver section of me; and hopefully
I'll not then have organ failure while the removed half regenerates.
Oh boy, what fun. :-) LOL.
Mild if any after effects are expected for me due to Fri, even several hours
later after Fri's procedure. Sure, things can go bad, but that is not expected.
Op could be delayed several hours Fri if the room is needed for something
more crucial. No problemo.
Nurse M, of Doc B, examined my mediport area - did not like the
allergic reaction I seem to be having to 'clear' tape.
Nurse M discussed with Doc B maybe checking out the port while I'm out
on Fri - their idea, not mine. 'No,' he said. The Intervention procedure
was enough for one day. And, as I mentioned to them, I may not ever need
the port again.
Thanks for all you do for me, for us.
James M.
@ Unless someone can 'accept' me afterwards, they can't do the operation.
Ms. Joanne, Social Worker any thoughts on transportation for me?
........
Doc B and his staff was awesome. Took 15 min right up front to show
me the scans, talk me thru the whole thing, risks, procedure, what
to expect. Just like Doc F, Surgeon lst Fri, but different stuff. Very clear, direct,
thorough, complete, respectful.... Empowered me to make the decisions
that are only mine to make.
So, I have 3 Tumors, not just 2. :-( But they seem to meet the key
criterion - they can be all removed while leaving 1/2 of the liver
intact!
So, Fri, 8am (no food or liquids past midnight, no Lovenox the day
before), I go to Intervention Radiology for a sedated, outpatient
procedure, and 6 hours or so post-op observation. The procedure
is to block the blood flow to the cancerous half of the liver to fool
the good half into increasing in size by 30% or so over the next
3-6 weeks prior to Doc F's liver section of me; and hopefully
I'll not then have organ failure while the removed half regenerates.
Oh boy, what fun. :-) LOL.
Mild if any after effects are expected for me due to Fri, even several hours
later after Fri's procedure. Sure, things can go bad, but that is not expected.
Op could be delayed several hours Fri if the room is needed for something
more crucial. No problemo.
Nurse M, of Doc B, examined my mediport area - did not like the
allergic reaction I seem to be having to 'clear' tape.
Nurse M discussed with Doc B maybe checking out the port while I'm out
on Fri - their idea, not mine. 'No,' he said. The Intervention procedure
was enough for one day. And, as I mentioned to them, I may not ever need
the port again.
Thanks for all you do for me, for us.
James M.
nd Few are steeped in the arts as I - My dad a musician, teacher, studio at our house; drenched in broadway, theater, symphony, museums. Adored it. Hate it, pretty much now. Baubles for rich folk, while 4 billion of our brothers and sisters live on $4 per day or less. We go to theater, to 'feel' human, INSTEAD of BEING Human to each other. I fault the artists, prostituting themselves to rich folk, EXCEPT, when they are truly trying to change the world. Not that they should care what I think.
nd Few are steeped in the arts as I - My dad a musician, teacher, studio at our house; drenched in broadway, theater, symphony, museums. Adored it. Hate it, pretty much now. Baubles for rich folk, while 4 billion of our brothers and sisters live on $4 per day or less. We go to theater, to 'feel' human, INSTEAD of BEING Human to each other. I fault the artists, prostituting themselves to rich folk, EXCEPT, when they are truly trying to change the world. Not that they should care what I think.
nd It isn't that folks damn Pr. Obama. It is that they seem to consider themselves infallible, omniscient. This is pure Evil.
nd It isn't that folks damn Pr. Obama. It is that they seem to consider themselves infallible, omniscient. This is Evil.
vid Moyers joins the blind left in not seeing Pr. Obama's clear hand behind the non-war effort. DON'T PLAY CHESS, YOU IDIOTS, YOU'LL GET SLAUGHTERED.
Moyers
joins the blind left in not seeing Pr. Obama's clear hand behind the
non-war effort. DON'T PLAY CHESS, YOU IDIOTS, YOU'LL GET SLAUGHTERED.
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***** Building on MLK Jr's 3 Dimensions of Life: 1. Centering: +10 SOUL- or - -10 STUFF 2. Embracing: +10 SOLIDARITY with all - or - -10 SELF (me and mine) 3. Doing: +10 SERVING- or - -10 SUBORDINATING(others to self, or self to patron Institutions)
***** Building on MLK Jr's 3 Dimensions of Life:
1. Centering: +10 SOUL- or - -10 STUFF
2. Embracing: +10 SOLIDARITY with all - or - -10 SELF (me and mine)
3. Doing: +10 SERVING- or - -10 SUBORDINATING(others to self, or self to patron Institutions)
1. Centering: +10 SOUL- or - -10 STUFF
2. Embracing: +10 SOLIDARITY with all - or - -10 SELF (me and mine)
3. Doing: +10 SERVING- or - -10 SUBORDINATING(others to self, or self to patron Institutions)
pic 1. Seek Jesus, 2. LOVE RADICALLY, and thereby, 3. Become a Disciple, and thereby 4. Make Disciples. IMHO.
1. Seek Jesus, 2. LOVE RADICALLY, and thereby, 3. Become a Disciple, and thereby 4. Make Disciples. IMHO.
"We must preach the Gospel, all day long, every day; and occasionally use words to do so." Francis of Assisi paraphrase.
"We must preach the Gospel, all day long, every day; and occasionally use words to do so." Francis of Assisi paraphrase.
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nd My life has been filled with wayyyyyy too much pain, wayyyyyy too little Loving, and wayyyyy more than my share of Joy and Loving for this sickest of all cultures. I'd not trade my life for that of anyone in history. But if I were to be reborn, I want to be reborn in America 100 years before Columbus landed.
nd My life has been filled with wayyyyyy too much pain, wayyyyyy too little Loving, and wayyyyy more than my share of Joy and Loving for this sickest of all cultures. I'd not trade my life for that of anyone in history. But if I were to be reborn, I want to be reborn in America 100 years before Columbus landed.
The Overwhelming Excuse on the Left for Cowardly Inaction to Stop Ecocide: Oh, I have to convince the Denialists on the Right, first. [Whew! Otherwise I'd have to Stand, Risk, Pay the Price!]
The Overwhelming Excuse on the Left for Cowardly Inaction to Stop Ecocide: Oh, I have to convince the Denialists on the Right, first. [Whew! Otherwise I'd have to Stand, Risk, Pay the Price!]
documentary Back To Eden - Sustainablity
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