Gettleman has lymphoma

[d-dave]

16 hours ago, Donald LaFell said:

I’m going under the knife on Friday at CMC for a melanoma. Crossing my fingers it hasn’t gone to my lymph nodes. Can’t wait to get a clean bill of health. 

Damn man, good luck!  I got my own melanoma diagnosed in 2008.  Mine has, but it has shown zero signs of showing back up since then.  July will be 10 full years.  I hope you have my doctor (one of the best in the nation), from the Blumenthal Cancer Center.  

I will say, it was scary AF.  I got super depressed afterwords from my loss of mobility/activity for a few months (my right leg is so fuged up now, alas my bikini body was ruined before I could find it).  From here, I found my way of coping:  Remember that the sun rises everyday.  If it doesn't, then you have something to worry about.  Helped me deal with all the crap I had to deal with (surgical drains - which I have a hilarious story there too!) with a sense of humor.

Cancer really sucks.  I wish the best for @Donald LaFell, for Gettleman, and for any of you other wonderful examples of humanity that ever have to deal with a-hole known as cancer for you or your family members.  I told my wife "Well, if it hits me, you should be OK, statistically!"  She hit me for that.

[Butterflyj30]

That's sad hopefully he can beat it!!

[PantherCam213]

8 hours ago, d-dave said:

Damn man, good luck!  I got my own melanoma diagnosed in 2008.  Mine has, but it has shown zero signs of showing back up since then.  July will be 10 full years.  I hope you have my doctor (one of the best in the nation), from the Blumenthal Cancer Center.  

I will say, it was scary AF.  I got super depressed afterwords from my loss of mobility/activity for a few months (my right leg is so fuged up now, alas my bikini body was ruined before I could find it).  From here, I found my way of coping:  Remember that the sun rises everyday.  If it doesn't, then you have something to worry about.  Helped me deal with all the crap I had to deal with (surgical drains - which I have a hilarious story there too!) with a sense of humor.

Cancer really sucks.  I wish the best for @Donald LaFell, for Gettleman, and for any of you other wonderful examples of humanity that ever have to deal with a-hole known as cancer for you or your family members.  I told my wife "Well, if it hits me, you should be OK, statistically!"  She hit me for that.

Good woman.

[d-dave]

14 hours ago, PantherCam213 said:

Good woman.

I'll keep her!

[Palmetto]

hope he gets well real soon

[AggieLean]

Get well, G Man.