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My Prognosis
StoreTags: Cancer sux ass
Author: jdg on December 20 2006
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--> Hey everyone.. here is the latest.

I am tumor free! Got the good word from the doctor yesterday. :D

Chemo is done for now :D :D :D
im not out of the woods yet...

i was not given my full coarse of chemo.. so im under close observation for any more tumors or signs of the cancer.. i get CT scans every 3mo or so.

what happened was that i was given 8/9th of the full coarse.

one of the chemo drugs i was on could cause permenent lung damage.. so i was given pulminary tests every few weeks. well, it did cause some lung damange
my doctor then stopped that chemo drug. (i was on 3)

so, to make up for not taking that one drug, i had to get another cycle of the two.

Now, one of the remaining drugs can cause permenant hearing damage. (fun stuff)
so, i've been taking hearing tests every few weeks.
well, after 3 coarses of the drug, it did cause hearing damange
imagine a 24db filter starting about 8k.. and thats what my hearing is like now.
i have tenitus too.. its pretty loud.

the tenitus is most likely temp.. as they (doctors, researchers, etc) think that its caused by losing the tiny hairs in the ear. (im bald everywhere, even inside my body! :P)

the hearing loss could come back, but i wont know for years as the cells, if they're gonna grow back, take that long.

it sounds like im wearing a stocking cap over my ears. kind of a bummer... its really changed what i want to do with my music and has focused me backing on playing, instead of production and mastering. (how many deaf guitar players do you know? :P)

BUT!
im doing great... !
very anemic, very bald, very tired. but NO MORE FREEKIN CHEMO. :D

thx everyone for the support so far! its been awesome. i seriously dont think i would have done so well without all of you.
our bill for the treatments are insane... but at this point, i dont care.. i can deal with bills.. now that i've won this round!

and here's a chance to see me looking like uncle fester with no hair
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nice pic! too bad the chemo couldn't help you with your spelling...

:-P

wot?! i caant? sopell>!

Too bad about the hearing loss.

You look pretty good, man. Eat your veggies and whatnot.

Wow, pretty harsh. Small price to pay for health though. Best wishes man.

Nice to hear they zapped those nasty tumors good.

Sad to hear about the hearing. Someone will just have to invent an apparatus that lets you hear through your moobs.

im sure my brain is going to make up for any loss i have. the brain is pretty magical.

i've been listening to music nonstop so i can get my ears used to how music sounds

I love you Uncle Fester!!!

yay!!! i'm so happy to hear that you are doing well!
i hope that things only get better from here.
john, you RULE!
lol you stole my pic! here's to no more fuckin' chemo. f that sh in the f'in a.

just wonderful news!
that uncle fester look suits you
here's to more jdg music!

what sounds sexier: mastering engineer or guitar player?

things will go better from here. great news John!
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Hey congrtulations!!! keep fighting the good fight!! that's wonderful news. rock and roll... thats good to hear, hearing you're doing well has brightened my day... this whole cancer bitch is such a bummer. hope the good news keeps on coming.

hey, and more guitar playing can't hurt!


I've gone the opposite way, my muscles, ligaments, and other body parts seem to have issues with my guitar playing, so i've gotten more into computers. I would be just as happy in either domain though, I think you will find a perfect balance, wherever it goes.

That's great! Keep up on those checkups! The sooner you catch something, the better!!!

congrats john, great that you got through the worst of it. it's gonna work out fine from here on

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