loving vibes and thoughts UPDATE...

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11-03-2003, 06:55 PM
altachic

loving vibes UPDATE, under the knife Wed. morning!

saw the doc today, was there for a good 3 hours. Took some chest x-rays and got some blood drawn. Was in the dreaded gown without any clothes on..i hate that! What it comes down to now is: I go in Wed. morning and get a 6" in length incision just above my left elbow. He will cut down to the muscle and take a chunck out, stitch it up and i'll walk out higher than high on drugs. He'll send that to the pathologist and we will go from there. So really, i won't know where it has gone besides right in that area until the end of the month...but i'm confident that after getting this cut out i'll be good to go, it doesn't affect my skiing in any way so that's the best news!! It's snowing and skiing is right around the corner...once again, LIFE IS GOOD!
please-wear sunscreen ALL the time!:D
11-03-2003, 06:58 PM
Mountainman

Good to hear and keep up the good attitude:D

excellent signature too
11-03-2003, 06:58 PM
Schmear

Life IS good. What a wonderful attitude during all of this. Thinking good vibes for ya.
11-03-2003, 07:44 PM
Dexter Rutecki

That's right, assume they've taken care of it with this 'procedure' because there's no reason to do otherwise. If anything else has to be done down the road you'll deal with that then.
Sounds like you've got the right idea, keep it up.
11-03-2003, 07:51 PM
Buzzworthy

Well, sounds like so far so good.

So, you love the gowns do you?? ;)

Good new so far, keep us updated.
11-03-2003, 08:19 PM
zion zig zag

can't wait to see that "full clean bill of health thread". my positive vibes are still going south to ya.
11-03-2003, 08:28 PM
natty dread

Can I keep the chunk? I have a flesh collection on my mantlepiece.
Good to chat with you today L. You woke me up just in time for dinner. Thanks. :)
11-03-2003, 08:39 PM
Samwich

Wait... let me get this straight. You're a woman who keeps a more than positive attitude through an ACL tear, intensive PT, melanoma, and all other horrible things to befall you. You ski better than most guys. You live in Utah, and you ski Alta on a regular basis.

Will you marry me?

Although, I suppose it's not likely that you're single. *sigh*

Anyway, I am really glad to hear that things are improving for you. Good luck with everything, and go ahead and fed-ex me some of those pills you get. I'll make sure they aren't poisoned.
11-03-2003, 08:43 PM
tuffy109

yay altachic!

good luck during the next few weeks.
11-03-2003, 08:50 PM
Buzzworthy

Quote:

Originally posted by Samwich

Will you marry me?

Although, I suppose it's not likely that you're single. *sigh*

You are in luck. She is single and was just telling me the other day how she loves those young crew members with their big bulging muscles and that great groan face. Go for it Sammy!!

I think she is into the skier type too, but I'm not sure on that one. :rolleyes: :D :p
11-03-2003, 08:59 PM
watersnowdirt

Even though I don't know ya, I'm continuing to send lots of love and good thoughts your way. Your good attitude will go far towards kicking this thing!

See you on the slopes soon enough hopefully!!!
11-03-2003, 09:01 PM
lph

After reading your post, I knew exactly what I wanted to say, but someone already said it for me.

Quote:

Originally posted by Dexter Rutecki
That's right, assume they've taken care of it with this 'procedure' because there's no reason to do otherwise. If anything else has to be done down the road you'll deal with that then.
Sounds like you've got the right idea, keep it up.
11-03-2003, 09:11 PM
Karl Stall

thank you for the update. Glad that the prognosis is good, and we're just a month from meeting up with you. best, rk
11-03-2003, 09:17 PM
Dantheman

Heh, our favorite pirate is gonna get a burly scar :D
11-03-2003, 10:02 PM
ak_powder_monkey

Good luck AC
11-03-2003, 10:55 PM
L7

Pirates, scars and tales of defeating the enemy. Let's get an AAAARRRRRRR! eh
11-04-2003, 03:18 AM
Mulletizer

Quote:

Originally posted by watersnowdirt
Even though I don't know ya, I'm continuing to send lots of love and good thoughts your way. Your good attitude will go far towards kicking this thing!

See you on the slopes soon enough hopefully!!!

Likewise. Sounds like mentally you're doing good. Have fun skiing. :)
11-04-2003, 04:28 AM
bad_roo

I don't know you, I've never skied with you and chances are we may never share some turns, but any person who remains upbeat about the prospect of undergoing a hefty biopsy must either be inspiring to be around or a total pain in the fucking ass. From what others have written I suspect it's the former. Best of luck, Liz.
11-04-2003, 05:52 AM
Big E

Good luck, AC, keep that amazing attitude and everything will work itself out.

AAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!
11-04-2003, 07:18 AM
acostiga

i think i was so moved by the outpouring of love in the last thread that i forgot to include my own wishes for your peace and health. please know that i'm sending nothing but goodness.

ac, you're wise not to underestimate the power of a positive attitude. methinks it was part of a forwarded office e-mail i read a while ago, but the message still seems valid: shared joy is double joy while shared troubles are half troubles, or something to that effect.

ps- enjoy that whole "higher than high" part you mentioned.
11-04-2003, 07:52 AM
gincognito

Ask them if they can make the incision curvy. Then you could have a funky scar that looks like a ski track. How cool would that be?

Best of luck in all. Once again, you've got the attitude covered and that is truly inspiring.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and giving an ARRR whenever needed),
d.
11-04-2003, 08:22 AM
Keoni

Can I have a copy of the chest x-rays? I’d actually be interested in some gown pics (from the back of course) if they exist as well. :D
Keep up the attitude babe and remember "dudes dig scars"!

J
11-04-2003, 08:47 AM
road trip

Quote:

Originally posted by Samwich
go ahead and fed-ex me some of those pills you get. I'll make sure they aren't poisoned.

:D

More vibes being sent cross country!
11-04-2003, 09:37 AM
snowsprite

Sounds like your prognosis is good Altachic! Stay positive (which is like, your middle name!), and it's all going to be all right.
:)
Sprite
11-04-2003, 10:34 AM
altachic

WOOOOHOOOOOO! Going in tomorrow morning to get this thing out. Glad i don't have to wait until next week. Thanks so much to all of you for your thoughts and kind words...i really can't express how much it helps on the internet. Just know i feel much better knowing there is a lot of love out there! I'll post pics of this thing when i can....:D
11-04-2003, 10:49 AM
Viva

Quote:

Originally posted by altachic
I'll post pics of this thing when i can....:D

Uhhh...Altachic, let's just stick with the chest x-rays for now, 'kay, babe?

So, I'm getting a little cornfused, they are taking out the local lymph node(s) for biopsy, right? Or did the doc already determine that the bugger spread to there?

Regardless, here's ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR for ya!
11-04-2003, 10:52 AM
truth

Good to hear Altachic...best of luck.
11-04-2003, 10:58 AM
bagtagley

Good news chica.

A positive attitude is by far the best medicine, keep it up!