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24 March 2024, 02:21 AM | #121 |
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So glad you got your watch Dave. In the words of Jimmy V in his speech at the 1993 ESPY's "Don't give up. Don't ever give up". I keep a copy of it framed in my shop!
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24 March 2024, 05:44 AM | #122 |
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Congrats on the watch, excellent choice! enjoy the shit out of it!
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24 March 2024, 06:19 AM | #123 |
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Beautiful watch. I hope you get to personally give it to your first born whenever he or she graduates college. Continued best of health.
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24 March 2024, 06:25 AM | #124 |
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39 Treatments!
Happy to see you fulfilled a dream, and are fighting to endure. Great choice. Wear it, and enjoy the smile it brings when you look at it on your wrist. |
24 March 2024, 06:54 AM | #125 | |
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That’s just 39 chemo infusions. That doesn’t count the countless chemo pills in fact, here’s my full story in case anyone would like to hear. Like I stated in the original post, I was diagnosed in Nov 2021. I thought I had appendicitis, but it turned out to be a massive 9” tumor surrounding my appendix and colon surrounding my appendix. After a colonoscopy, I was scheduled for surgery a week later. But the very next day, my appendix burst and all of that nastiness went into my colon and through a laceration from the colonoscopy, found its way into my abdomen. I went septic and had to be rushed from the ER at my local hospital to a much larger hospital that could handle that level of surgery. That night they did a right hemicolectomy and removed 1/3 of my colon. The focus now shifted to treating the majority of the metastatic cancer in my liver. After I recovered from surgery, I did 8 rounds of FOLFOXIRI chemo to no avail, but no growth either. They said the chemo was doing more bad than good, so they had me do three Y-90 radiation treatments. This is where they go up through your groin and stick radioactive beads in the bloodstream near problems spots in the liver. I was then put on maintenance chemo pills for a couple of months, again with no improvement. I had a spleen ablation surgery to which I almost bled out internally the next day. That wasn't fun. I had also developed a wicked umbilical hernia from the surgery incision that has now grown to be around 14" in diameter and 5" protruding when it's angry haha. I’m still dealing with a lot of pain from that every day. At the same time, I also started developing A LOT of ascites in my abdomen. Growing cancer “sweats” fluid, which pools in the abdomen. I had reached the end point of standard cancer treatments. My oncologist then told me there's pretty much nothing more they can do, except join a clinical trial, and luckily, he knew the top doc at a large clinical research center close to me. I started on a clinical trial that ended up reducing my "tumor burden" by 73%! During the trial, I had 15 paracentesis procedures to drain the ascites from my abdomen, and in total, I had 53.77 liters of fluid removed. My belly looks like I've been hit with birdshot a few times from all of the paracentesis pokes. However, after 5 months, my body started to resist the clinical trial chemo and the cancer had started to grow back. Leaving that trial was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do because it was helping so much. 73% is unheard of. In order to keep the cancer at bay, I decided to go back on to the nasty kitchen sink chemo i have first went on after the surgery for what ended up being 10 rounds. And just two weeks ago, I got enrolled in another immunotherapy clinical trial at the same place as before. So far so good, but we’ll know for certain after a CT scan in 4 weeks. |
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21 April 2024, 01:29 PM | #126 |
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Most probably don’t know what to say and neither do I. Thank you for sharing your journey and may a future treatment put it in full and long lasting remission. Will be asking God for his healing and comfort upon you.
Oh yes, and nice watch!!! |
21 April 2024, 02:10 PM | #127 |
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Prayers for you! Sincerely
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21 April 2024, 02:45 PM | #128 |
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Thanks for sharing Dave and congrats on your new watch. So sorry to hear you’re facing these adversities but you’ll be in my thoughts and prayers and if you ever want to vent outside your daily circle my inbox is always open for a PM. Best wishes for continued progress my friend
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21 April 2024, 03:31 PM | #129 |
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Dave you are in the hearts and prayers of our family. Hang in there and know you have an extended family on here as well. Enjoy that Beautiful watch my friend.
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22 April 2024, 12:02 AM | #130 |
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Praying for you hard Dave!
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22 April 2024, 12:09 AM | #131 |
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So sorry to hear Dave - I can't imagine enduring that much hardship and remaining in good spirits. Wishing you the best in your recovery
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22 April 2024, 12:32 AM | #132 |
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Great watch and something that you can look at with joy when the battle seems like a long slog. My thoughts are with you and your family.
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22 April 2024, 12:47 AM | #133 |
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F#@K Cancer. Congratulations on your Rolex purchase, Wishing you success with your recovery.
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22 April 2024, 12:48 AM | #134 |
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Hi, Dave,
Your will to live is inspiring. I spent a large part of my nursing career as an oncology RN, so am more familiar than most, with what you are going through. I’d like to ask everyone who reads this thread to say a prayer for Dave and his family every time you glance at your own Rolex on your wrist. Even if we all just glance upwards, and say Dave under our breath, God will know what we’re asking. Prayer really works, and Dave needs a miracle. God bless you, Dave, and you really did choose a beautiful Datejust. Kat Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
22 April 2024, 01:05 AM | #135 | |
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Thank you Kat! I had no idea you were an oncology RN. You gals and guys are heroes! My reply above with my entire timeline must have sound familiar. The second clinical trial isn’t going so great. It’s a targeted therapy trial utilizing the EGFRs so my face, head, and chest are covered in the quintessential “chemo rash”. It’s been quite painful and I’ve had to stop twice in one month to let my face recover. I’ve got a CT on Monday so fingers crossed. |
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22 April 2024, 01:05 AM | #136 |
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Congrats and thanks for sharing. F cancer I truly hope you beat that thing out and enjoy your watch till very old age.
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22 April 2024, 01:11 AM | #137 |
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Thank you everyone for your kind words. They really mean a lot. I’m still fighting this thing. My 3 year old is obsessed with my watch. He asked me “I get a watch like Dada’s one day?” and I’m thinking, buddy, you don’t know it, but you’ll be wearing this exact one some day. I just hope I’m around to give it to him. Maybe then I’ll finally get a Pepsi. Better get on the list now haha
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22 April 2024, 01:17 AM | #138 | |
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I am quite moved by your struggles, perseverance, and positive attitude! And, I am so happy you received your special Rolex. I have always looked at my Rolex as my "life watch." A companion that I have through all of my life's experiences ... and I hope you will have wonderful memories with your "life watch." And may it be on your wrist for many, many years! But when the day comes (to all of us) when we are no longer sharing our experiences with our "life watch," be happy that it may continue as a "legacy life watch" for your child. And may he always be overwhelmed with affection for his Dad who gave him life and protected him when he looks down at his wrist. |
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22 April 2024, 02:45 AM | #139 |
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Congrats on a beauty! Love it on Jubilee! Stay strong and keep fighting! Best of wishes to you.
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22 April 2024, 02:57 AM | #140 |
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Thanks for sharing your story of strength, stamina and determination. Your example helps keep in mind what's truly important in life. My prayers go to you, Dave. God bless you, stay strong and enjoy your beautiful DJ for many many years to come.
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22 April 2024, 08:39 AM | #141 |
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Dave that is a beautiful watch! Such a fantastic post! Can't help but thing we are going to be reading your posts for many many years!
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22 April 2024, 08:45 AM | #142 | |
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22 April 2024, 08:47 AM | #143 |
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Dave -
PLEASE GET WELL SOON!!!! As my late distant cousin, Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock on Star Trek) would always say on screen (and off screen): “May you live long and prosper”…… |
22 April 2024, 08:54 AM | #144 |
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Best wishes and happy you get the chance to enjoy this!
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22 April 2024, 09:46 AM | #145 |
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Dave power the eff on!! You got a lot of folks here pulling for you!
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22 April 2024, 11:42 AM | #146 | |
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Congratulations! That’s the best configuration! Praying for you & your family. Cancer sucks, but glad this lifted your spirits & that the AD was able to make this happen for you! |
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22 April 2024, 11:42 AM | #147 |
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Very sorry to hear, Dave. I wish you all the best. Stay strong.
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22 April 2024, 11:44 AM | #148 |
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Congratulations on a beautiful watch. All the best to you and your family
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22 April 2024, 11:51 AM | #149 |
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Dave, I’m sorry to read about your health woes, which sound horrendous and heartbreaking, but it’s great you’re doing immunotherapy. I hope it works wonders for you, like it did for my father. Congratulations on a beautiful watch, and it’s nice to see your passion already being shared with your son.
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22 April 2024, 12:06 PM | #150 |
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Congratulations on your perfect first Rolex! As a fellow young father, I’m cheering you on and praying for you.
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