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    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    Well screw it. I've been battling a bad cold for a couple weeks. Next year I'm getting a flu shot for sure. Today I just said screw it. I made a pot of chicken soup, bought a bottle of Cuervo Gold, and a big bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos. The fine Colombian will come later. Seriously, after a couple shots I feel better than I've felt all week. Queue in, The Champs.....badop bada bada bap bop.
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    life isn’t worth living without the occasional indulgence is it.

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    Everybody in my family got flu shots. All of us got a bad case of the flu this winter. Welcome back my friends to the cough that never ends. And I got laryngitis, but my wife did not. Just call me "Lucky."
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    Quote Originally Posted by rcarlberg View Post
    Some truth to that. SS is not an "entitlement" -- you put that money in there, it's YOURS -- but certain politicians still see this giant pot of money under the government's control and want to tap into it for their own purposes. Holy hell would break loose if they did, but that may not stop some of these monsters.

    Another reason to start drawing as soon as you can -- to get "grandfathered in."
    Isn't the term "entitlement" now twisted beyond recognition? I mean, we should actually be entitled to SS since it's basically ours. I think the term was coined to provoke outrage over people supposedly feeling entitled to things they were not....
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    On January 30th in the middle of the night I discovered a massive amount of blood in my urine. I also had a pain in my side. I rushed to the ER expecting a diagnosis of kidney stones. A catscan produced other, surprising, results. I had a medium size mass on the lower right lobe of my right kidney. My mother died of metastatic kidney cancer in 1999. Luckily I had access to one of the top urologists in the Philadelphia/Southern NJ area. I was able to get an appt with him a few days later.

    He reviewed the ER report and said “this is curable”. A huge relief. The downside was that I was going to lose my right kidney. Living with one kidney is actually not that unusual. While not my first choice the very real alternative was much worse.

    Appointments were set up for a battery of tests, most importantly an MRI. The hospitals my doc works out of were well booked into the future. We made an appt for surgery on April 20th which was a lifetime away. In a follow up appt with the doctor he said “unless your wife kills you, you are going to live a long time”

    Apart from the blood in the urine I had no symptoms. I felt fine...until I developed a urinary tract infection. This was not fun as I was unable to pass blood clots. I wound up with a catheter for 8 days and took antibiotics to clear it up. Needless to say I wound up in the ER in the middle of the night two more times.

    We were able to get the appt moved up for March 13th. Surgery went smoothly. I had a lapriscopic nephrectomy. 2 small incisions and one long one. Lots of serious looking staples. The mass was completely encapsulated so the incision was made larger as to not expose it.

    I spent five days in the hospital. Got home this afternoon. Totally exhausted and dealing with some modest pain but a serious case of acid reflux.

    I’ll have a follow up appointment in two weeks for the removal of the staples and of course test results from the mass. Statistically these are malignant 90% of the time but indications are it didn’t spread outside the kidney.

    Kidney cancer has no specific symptoms. Its typically found anecdotally. Hopefully none of you had to deal with anything like this.

    I will survive...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LASERCD View Post
    Kidney cancer has no specific symptoms. Its typically found anecdotally. Hopefully none of you had to deal with anything like this.

    I will survive...
    Yes you will.
    It sounds like a suck 2018 so far.
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    All the best & fast healing from someone who's all too familiar with post-op bs, Ken.
    "My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"

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    Quote Originally Posted by LASERCD View Post
    The downside was that I was going to lose my right kidney. Living with one kidney is actually not that unusual. While not my first choice the very real alternative was much worse.
    My Dad has lived with one kidney since sometime in the 1940s. He's 83 now. Best wishes for a healthy recovery, Ken.

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    Jeez,Ken, you've been through the wars! I'm glad you were able to get help, and that the outlook seems positive!
    Regards,

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    Best of luck, Ken. Glad to hear your prognosis (pun intended!) is so good!

    I'd pray for you but I'm an atheist. God doesn't listen to atheists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rcarlberg View Post

    I'd pray for you but I'm an atheist. God doesn't listen to atheists.
    It wouldn't hurt to sprinkle some chicken blood.

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    I'm glad that your long term prognosis is good Ken. I hope you heal quickly and fully!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LASERCD View Post
    I will survive...
    Record label owners are not allowed to be sick and/or die

    Get your act straight, ASAP, please, and come back to us 100% (ok, we'll take 95% in your case)

    get well of course
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    I wish you the best, Ken.
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    Looking forward to my day in court.

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    Get well soon, Ken.
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    I commented on your Facebook post Ken but I'll do it again here. Here's to a quick and full recovery, prog on.
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    Ken, I'm so sorry your going through this difficult journey.

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    Sorry to hear that Ken. I hope your recovery goes well. If it is any consequence my mother had to have one of her kidneys removed when she was 27. Other than having to watch salt intake she lived a normal life up into her mid-80's.

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    Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Ken.
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    Best wishes. Sounds like you've got this one beat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LASERCD View Post
    The downside was that I was going to lose my right kidney. Living with one kidney is actually not that unusual. While not my first choice the very real alternative was much worse.
    My dad is living with one kidney since he was young and he is getting 90 this year.

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    At this very moment, I have a naked, Cuban stripper next to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    At this very moment, I have a naked, Cuban stripper next to me.
    So you gonna let her post here?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    At this very moment, I have a naked, Cuban stripper next to me.
    You need to learn how to focus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    At this very moment, I have a naked, Cuban stripper next to me.
    Male or female?
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