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I have malignant salivary gland cancer

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by CD Boogie, Feb 7, 2022.

  1. Mngwa

    Mngwa Well-Known Member

    Keep pounding.
     
  2. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    It's "Keep Pounding" ... what mngwa just said. That goes double for you, Boogie.
     
  3. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

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    Keep pounding. Doctor's orders!
     
  4. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Good luck, CBD.

    Or, KP*.
     
  5. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    I posted this to social media and sharing here bc you folks have been great. I read the Anti-Cancer book @Azrael :) thank you

    “Talking about cancer is difficult, both for the person who has it and the family and friends whose lives are equally impacted. No one knows what to say or do; god knows I didn’t. I was diagnosed with a malignant salivary tumor near my right ear on January 26, the last semi-normal day I remember. It was a rare cancer with no known origin, though if anyone had a lifestyle that might have raised his odds of winning the lottery, it was me.

    I of course told family and friends, but many people who saw me in the interim never suspected I had to have a 12-hour surgery to remove my parotid gland and about 100 lymph nodes in my cheek, then had that cavity filled by a flap of skin they carved from my left thigh and attached to the arteries and veins in my cheek – while running a high risk of clipping my facial nerve, leaving me with palsy and an uglier face than I already have. (Pictures available on demand.)

    But given all the worst-case scenarios, I got extremely lucky in just about every respect. The surgeons and nurses at Yale were amazing, the procedure went great, all the cancer was removed, and I’ve been healing really well – thanks to a phenomenal support system of family and friends, both current and past. Ya know, it actually means a lot when people say, “I’m glad you didn’t die.”

    I am, too.

    This morning I finished my 30th and last session of radiation. Three months from now, I’ll get a checkup to make sure it hasn’t returned. But for now I’m enjoying the first modicum of normalcy I’ve had in four months.

    They say there’s no time like the present, but I’d prefer to think there’s time BUT the present. For now, I’m alive. And if you’re reading this, you probably are too.

    Thank you again to my family, friends and loved ones. Especially my rock of a wife.”

    CD Boogie
     
  6. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    You're welcome. And yes, Yale is pretty great.

    Very pleased about the good report.

    Get busy livin'!
     
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Really glad for such a great update.

    Sounds like you have been through an ordeal, but your attitude and how you have handled it sounds amazing.
     
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  8. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    That one’s still leaving the park. Well done, CD.
     
  9. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Great news, CDB. Boogie on!
     
  10. Matt1735

    Matt1735 Well-Known Member

    Best kind of update!
    Keep moving forward, one boogie at a time!
     
  11. Splendid Splinter

    Splendid Splinter Well-Known Member

    Boogie, boogie, boogie, can you see…

    great update
     
  12. Dyno

    Dyno Well-Known Member

    Great update!
     
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