DrBoost
DrBoost MegaDork
11/26/24 4:48 p.m.

It's been a heck of a summer, three hospitalizations in as many months, covid (wasn't bad at all) pneumonia, gallbladder removal, two collapsed lungs. I think that's it. 

Except it isn't.

When they were looking inside my chest when my lungs were collapsed (MRI) they found "a mass" that turns out to be cancer. I go in for surgery to have it removed next Thursday. For some reason I'm not too worried, but Mrs. Boost is.

 

I guess that is all for now.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/26/24 4:49 p.m.

I'm not the praying type, but I'll certainly keep you in my thoughts.

Fingers crossed it's nothing too serious.

Captdownshift (Forum Supporter)
Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
11/26/24 4:55 p.m.

Hoping for good pathology results. 🤞🤞🤞

Reach out if you have any questions about what to expect with regards to going through treatment or questions with regards to various potential treatment options given. 

Piguin
Piguin Reader
11/26/24 5:00 p.m.

Fingers crossed for a quick and painless recovery.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/26/24 5:02 p.m.

Sending good thoughts your way. 

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
11/26/24 5:15 p.m.

Good luck, hoping for a fast and full recovery. 
Im confident that you'll get through surgery fine, everything depends on the pathology report. 

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
11/26/24 5:23 p.m.

Sounds like they found it early due to chance.  Hopefully that'll lessen long term issues and they'll get it all.

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
11/26/24 6:14 p.m.
Stampie said:

Sounds like they found it early due to chance.  Hopefully that'll lessen long term issues and they'll get it all.

Good point, chance has been on your side so far. 

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) MegaDork
11/26/24 6:24 p.m.

I'm rooting for you, and your doctors. Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.

OHSCrifle
OHSCrifle PowerDork
11/26/24 6:47 p.m.

Godspeed DrBoost 

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
11/26/24 7:06 p.m.

Best of luck and medical science!

Scotty Con Queso
Scotty Con Queso UltraDork
11/26/24 7:07 p.m.

Love ya brother. Wishing you well. 

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane UltraDork
11/26/24 7:11 p.m.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
11/26/24 7:51 p.m.

There are few things in life better/more tragic than finding cancer early.

Best of luck.

11GTCS
11GTCS SuperDork
11/26/24 7:57 p.m.

That's a lot to process for sure.  Put me in the "found it early " is a glass half full moment column.  Good luck getting through the next few weeks and beyond, we'll be here for you.

Motojunky
Motojunky Reader
11/26/24 8:03 p.m.

Wishing you successful surgery and a quick recovery. 

From the department of "laughter is the best medicine," I was on a call today with a project manager who has a thick Scottish(?) accent. He repeatedly asked for the "counts" but with his accent we all heard something else. It was my first thought reading your thread title. 

You've got this. 

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
11/26/24 8:37 p.m.

At least they found it now, vs when it metastasized.

I have to go in for surgery once I lose a little weight. I told my dad, who has had more surgeries than you can count on your hands (yes both).

I told him I was nervous about anesthesia, he said, "Don't worry about it. You're going to wake up, and if you don't, you won't know."

 

 

Duke
Duke MegaDork
11/26/24 8:54 p.m.
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) said:

Best of luck and medical science!

+ a billion

 

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