I'm not dying!

[blearyeyedboy]

This will sound silly, and unwise to post while I'm a bit drunk. But it's 2 and a half years since my surgery/chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Today, I've had a check up and I'm officially Still In Remission.

For the curious, the other side's still OK so with luck there may be Blearyeyedbabies some day.

I have to go back once every six months for a checkup to make sure nothing's come back. Now I've been OK for a while, I'm 99.5% likely to be OK but I get my tests and have to go in to see a consultant... it's like pulling the trigger in Russian Roulette but there are about 200-300 chambers instead of six.

Anyway, today I pulled the trigger... and my chest x-ray's fine, things seem fine and there's not signs of me dying soon. I've got pretty drunk tonight because I'm very happy. There's no logical reason why today should be different to most other days but it's (psychologically anyway) a Day of Judgement.

I do it again in six months. I'm OK, but get a bit stressy a week or so before each appointment.

Anyway, I'm Not Dying Yet, very happy, rather drunk and I'd thought I'd share. Cheers folks, and Merry Christmas 2012. (The odds of me having a Merry Christmas 2013- or *any* Christmas 2013 and the ones afterwards- just went up.)

(edited for drunken misspelling)

God (or Buddha, or whatever rocks your boat) Bless Us, Everyone.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Saturday 8th December 02:32

[jaybirduk]

Good to hear a cancer success story. Have an Internet pint on me

[Art0ir]

[blearyeyedboy]

Cheers folks.

[randomwalk]

I had a friend who had this 10yrs ago, he had the chemo and is all clear, his hair grew back curly which apparently can be a side effect of the chemo. Good to hear you came thru, well done !

[DukeDickson]

IIRC, you're not the only chap on here in the same happy place. Hope it all continues.

[NoNeed]

I love both happy and drunken posts so to get both in one thread is a real treat, well done that man.

[The Moose]

fking excellent. I'm genuinely happy for you. And drunk

[blearyeyedboy]

The Moose said:

fking excellent. I'm genuinely happy for you. And drunk

Thanks Moose!

I'm currently trying a bit of drunken cooking. I think I'm OK so far. It'd be a bit of a stter to survive cancer and burn myself/choke to death!

[Vocal Minority]

Lovely stuff PH remaining all present and accounted for.

Try not to burn the gaff down, eh?

[blearyeyedboy]

Vocal Minority said:

Try not to burn the gaff down, eh?

's alright, food accounted for and no burnt bits of me, food or gaff were noted.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Saturday 8th December 08:14

[skinley]

blearyeyedboy said:

This will sound silly, and unwise to post while I'm a bit drunk. But it's 2 and a half years since my surgery/chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Today, I've had a check up and I'm officially Still In Remission.

For the curious, the other side's still OK so with luck there may be Blearyeyedbabies some day.

I have to go back once every six months for a checkup to make sure nothing's come back. Now I've been OK for a while, I'm 99.5% likely to be OK but I get my tests and have to go in to see a consultant... it's like pulling the trigger in Russian Roulette but there are about 200-300 chambers instead of six.

Anyway, today I pulled the trigger... and my chest x-ray's fine, things seem fine and there's not signs of me dying soon. I've got pretty drunk tonight because I'm very happy. There's no logical reason why today should be different to most other days but it's (psychologically anyway) a Day of Judgement.

I do it again in six months. I'm OK, but get a bit stressy a week or so before each appointment.

Anyway, I'm Not Dying Yet, very happy, rather drunk and I'd thought I'd share. Cheers folks, and Merry Christmas 2012. (The odds of me having a Merry Christmas 2013- or *any* Christmas 2013 and the ones afterwards- just went up.)

(edited for drunken misspelling)

God (or Buddha, or whatever rocks your boat) Bless Us, Everyone.

and and some more

[GTIR]

Yey etc.

We're all dying from the day we ate born so stop being a big drama queen. It's about you, you, you isn't it.

[DJRC]

blearyeyedboy said:

This will sound silly, and unwise to post while I'm a bit drunk. But it's 2 and a half years since my surgery/chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Today, I've had a check up and I'm officially Still In Remission.

For the curious, the other side's still OK so with luck there may be Blearyeyedbabies some day.

I have to go back once every six months for a checkup to make sure nothing's come back. Now I've been OK for a while, I'm 99.5% likely to be OK but I get my tests and have to go in to see a consultant... it's like pulling the trigger in Russian Roulette but there are about 200-300 chambers instead of six.

Anyway, today I pulled the trigger... and my chest x-ray's fine, things seem fine and there's not signs of me dying soon. I've got pretty drunk tonight because I'm very happy. There's no logical reason why today should be different to most other days but it's (psychologically anyway) a Day of Judgement.

I do it again in six months. I'm OK, but get a bit stressy a week or so before each appointment.

Anyway, I'm Not Dying Yet, very happy, rather drunk and I'd thought I'd share. Cheers folks, and Merry Christmas 2012. (The odds of me having a Merry Christmas 2013- or *any* Christmas 2013 and the ones afterwards- just went up.)

(edited for drunken misspelling)

God (or Buddha, or whatever rocks your boat) Bless Us, Everyone.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Saturday 8th December 02:32

Rock the fk on my son As another who has something of a possible death sentence hanging over his head I know exactly how you are feeling as its something I have spent a long time recently thinking about.

Im not dead yet is something on a personal mantra for me. Live your life to the full and never let the bds see you bleed.

[rumple]

Nice one mate, I've lost a couple of friends this year good to hear a success story, fking cancer seems to be everywhere.

[grumbledoak]

Nice one, mate. Ignorance is, indeed, bliss.

[blearyeyedboy]

Thanks folks. I appreciate the gestures. For those of you who've lost family and friends, I'm sorry at this time of year- I do know how that feels because I've lost a couple of people close to me too. I know how lucky I am and it makes you really appreciate what a gift life is.

rumple said:

fking cancer seems to be everywhere.

Never heard testicular cancer called this before, quite like it!

Yes, I'm quite hungover and will be having a bit more of a snooze later.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Saturday 8th December 08:25

[NiceCupOfTea]

Nice one

[blearyeyedboy]

DJRC said:

Im not dead yet is something on a personal mantra for me. Live your life to the full and never let the bds see you bleed.

Good on you, DJRC. Keep on rocking.

[FreeLitres]

Excellent news OP!