ok tonto , you can shoot me I will be the bad guy , I have just been told by the dr that I have an inregular heart beat . ,, kel ,,
hey A J did you have the wavey when I was at your place ? I did not get to look at it .. maybe next month , if I make it , I have just been told by my dr that I have an e regular heart beat , it just keeps stopping for 1 or 2 seconds every now and then . I go back for test on Monday .. if I don't make it back , thank you all for being my coin buddies .. take care . ,, kel ,,
,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='41760' dateline='1392451504'ok tonto , you can shoot me I will be the bad guy , I have just been told by the dr that I have an inregular heart beat . ,, kel ,,
Jesus Kel, Get back to that doc and get this fixed or get some meds for it.
You aint a "Bad" guy Mate and I would never shoot a Mate anyway, Just get that lazy ticker fixed Mate you are too nice a bloke to loose .
What about a pacemaker would that work?
Quote from: 'trout' pid='41764' dateline='1392452720'Jesus Kel, Get back to that doc and get this fixed or get some meds for it.
Yeah, go get it fixed. You're not allowed to croak, cos only the good die young. ;)
:yeah_what_she_said:
Take care Kel. I'll be hoping that there's a nice easy way for them to fix that up for you.
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='41762' dateline='1392452338'I go back for test on Monday .. if I don't make it back , thank you all for being my coin buddies
Don't be silly. Just be sure to look both ways before stepping off the footpath, and you'll make it back just fine. :angel:
I suppose so fulvio , but with heart problems one never knows ,
and truly ,I dont really care , as long as it is quick and I don't suffer to much .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='41762' dateline='1392452338'hey A J did you have the wavey when I was at your place ? I did not get to look at it .. maybe next month , if I make it , I have just been told by my dr that I have an e regular heart beat , it just keeps stopping for 1 or 2 seconds every now and then . I go back for test on Monday .. if I don't make it back , thank you all for being my coin buddies .. take care . ,, kel ,,
,, kel ,,
hey kel
all the best with the doc
they can always pop in a pacemaker and get the old ticker ticking away like a charm, sometimes it needs a odd tweak but
these days it is a very common & straight forward medical procedure
you just have to make sure that the batteries in it don't go flat! ha ha
ps I think now they can monitor the pacemaker from the hospital through the wi fi system or something
xx robbie
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='41775' dateline='1392455078'ps I think now they can monitor the pacemaker from the hospital through the wi fi system or something
Oooooh yeah... and its such great fun when some kid hacks it and you start hopping around on your head and stuff.
Sometimes low tech is better y'know. :angel:
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='41773' dateline='1392454387'I suppose so fulvio , but with heart problems one never knows ,
and truly ,I dont really care , as long as it is quick and I don't suffer to much .. ,, kel ,,
Can you remember that poster in the eighties of a mouse being dived on by an Eagle, The mouse was giving the Eagle the "Finger" :good:
BE that Mouse Mate and stop being so bloody negative and stand up and FIGHT ya old bugger.
There is NO winning without a fight old Mate, So reach inside and use that inborn Aussie tenacity and courage and by golly I recon you can win this battle.
Crikey Mate you have survived floods, Cyclones and all manner of other disasters in your life, Don't let a dickey ticker knock you down :ok:
I'm NOT having a crack at you Kel, I am saying this because I Care and want you to be around for quite a while yet :friends:
Kel, two of my regular golf buddies had similar problems in the last three months, both are now 'pacemaker fitted' and are back better than ever.!! They are both in their mid seventies, pacemaker was day surgery with an overnight stay.!!
I am in my fifth year of triple bypass surgery and still manage all the chores.!!
Stay positive and listen to the experts.!! :idea:
Yep, chin up Kel, gee I'm still here after everything mate and I think now it's just to annoy the christ out of everyone so I need ya :friends: and yes I had it here sorry but as you also seen the bloody mess I had I really have to tidy it all up and put things in folders and can't thank AC enough for ALL her help, two very special people to me so never want anything to happen to either of you or I'll be lost :give_heart:
All the best Kel,my Brother had similar problems and had a pacemaker fitted last year,he's fine for his 74 years and back to full energy levels.
One of my brothers, age 73, had a pacemaker fitted last year after quite a few hospital stays for heart problems. Another brother, age 75, had a new heart valve installed about 5 yrs ago.
Both of them are doing well and are very pleased with the outcome.
I'm sure you will be OK Kel, just take things easy for a while until the Dr's get your treatment sorted.
Yeah take it easy Kel and don't worry if you can't make it down as I'll come up ASAP..your not alone mate and you have the beautiful Dawn by your side so you'll be fine, chin up cobba :)
Kel,
Maybe not so bad news. I hope so anyway.
Just remember the glass is still half full and not half empty.
Best wishes,
Jeff
Stay strong Kel and keep us informed.
You are a well Loved member here and we DO care Mate :heart:
to all concerned members , update on my health ,
Friday in Brisbane I had an ECG that is a { ECHOCARDIOGRAM . }
Saturday in Brisbane another ECG
Monday in caboolture another ECG
and have to have a
DOPPLER STUDIES on my heart on Friday
I have been put on asprin to thin my blood , and another AF , whatever that is . to help find the problem , and they believe that is part of my problem is just a IRREGULAR PULSE BEAT . so I hope they are right with this now .
then all I have to worry about after that , is stop the bleeding from my prostate gland and stop the blood , when I pass my water ..
all is good for now .. ,, kel ,,
take care Kel because we care ..
Joe
I hope that is good new Kel.
The prostate mention does concern me (won't go into details but that is a particular worry of mine).
Please keep us up to date with these concerns. We do care, especially for a member who has already shown that he does care.
Jeff
some people naturally have some irregularity to the heartbeat
sounds like you are a regular irregular guy Kel - good news on that front
now that the ticker has been checked and given some of the good oil to reduce some of the other risk factors, you can settle a bit and have a closer look into 'that other boys' problem which I know is another nerve wreaking matter!
Hang in there Kel, we are all hoping the best for you.......and Dawn.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='42007' dateline='1392629874'Please keep us up to date with these concerns. We do care, especially for a member who has already shown that he does care.
:yeah_what_she_said:
Plumbing problems suck, don't they? And dealing with them is oh, soooo undignified. :(
went back to the dr yesterday , had a ecgocardeograph
(don't know how to spell it ) then had another ,ultrasound of my heart, and was told it was not working up to scratch , but they will keep their eyes on it and if I get any more headaches go straight to the hospital .
and my bleeding from the prostate gland lasted 8 days before it stopped , so I have to see the urologist again on the 16/03/14.
all is well again till then ( I HOPE )... ,, kel ,,
sorry A J but it will be a couple of weeks later now before I get back down to see you , because of doctors appointments .. sorry mate .
,, kel ,,
Get well soon Kel
I'm glad it's stopped.
Take care Kel and praying all goes well!
hi all ,
had my checkup on the 29th { last Tuesday } and they found I have a tumor on my bladder that is causing all my bleeding and it will have to be removed within the next 3 weeks ,I am just waiting for a letter from the specialist now to tell me when I go in to hospital , so I may be tired up and off line for a few days soon ..
take care because we care .. ,, kel ,,
Best wishes and a quick recovery Kel.!!
All the best Kel for a quick and full recovery!
Just concentrate on getting healthy Mate.
Don't worry about us Mob.
Take care and get well soon.
Take care Kel, we'll all be thinking of you. I hope you have a speedy recovery. :friends:
All the best for your operation and hope all goes well
Kel, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Ditto,AtB Kel.
Best wishes and a quick recovery Kel.
We care so take care
Joe
All of the forum are wishing you the best.
:cray: thanks for posting Kel as I have been pretty worried and down as I didn't want to say anything and with other things going on I thought I needed a few days rest so I didn't say anything stupid, I have a few orders I'm waiting to turn up and then I'll be up so hope early next week with a bit of luck so hang in there mate :friends:
There's some really nice people here :good:
Take care Kel, get better soon.
thank you all for the messages , I will keep you informed when I go
into hospital for my operation ,.. within 3 weeks they promised .
,, kel ,,
letter from the Dr, so now on list and hopefully with in the next three weeks :)
Fingers crossed!
I must admit the letter does not very well elucidate me as to overall prognosis. But at least it looks like there will be action soon.
gee Kel
that is an interesting read
just goes to show that the cystoscopy was needed to find that tumour as your CT IVU was normal
I sometimes wonder about specialist and trust that you do understand what the MI, DVT and PE risks are!!
All in all, the risk of not doing something would most likely far outweigh doing something
ps - you might like to crop that scan to omit your full name & patient record number (somewhat akin to a tax file number mate)
what are MI, DVT(deep vain thrombosis)?, and PE, thank you.
cheers Kel
the doc should have explained them to you (hence my comment) AND the odds - as that is the important part
and i'd hazard a good guess that these are the far less likely side effects of the procedure - the others listed are probably more likely 'risks'
you always have to weigh up the benefits and going by your history the benefits will far outweigh any potential risks
i'll pm you
thank you Robbie :)
Got a phone call yesterday (wednesday) so in Brissie tomorrow for pre OP then back on Wednesday the 21st to be done, so will back off line for a few days, thank you so very much for all your support, thoughts and best wishes I really appreciate it :hi:
Get well soon Kel, AJ :friends:
All the best for a speedy recovery Kel!
Get well soon Kel
Ok I have just talked to Kel and he's having a little break from the computer for a few weeks but given me permission to update you so he's sounding a lot more positive as he's still waiting to have a bone test done and then talk to the Dr's again about his options depending on test results so still no news to date but will keep this updated as I find out, all my best wishes to you Kel :friends:
Thanks for the update AJ!
All the best Kel.
Hang in there Kel.
Get well soon Kel.
All my best wishes too, Kel. I hope you feel up to coming back online soon.
Sending positive vibes.!! :friends:
Kel will be home next week but still waiting for test results so still very worried so might not be on for a little while but I will ring next week and pass on all well wishes and hope he's back with us soon as I know how stressing it can be waiting for results, hang in there Kel there's heaps of people here that care for you :friends:
Am I bad luck :(
thanks AJ
no you aren't bad luck
it is life and we all have our human frailty
xx to Kel and Dawn
sometimes I wonder RG but thanks mate and I'll pass on your best :friends:
Kel is still a little worried but doing ok and goes in Friday for his bone scan and thanks everyone for their well wish's, thanks all and good luck Friday Kel :friends:
:cray: this is another reason why I've been a bit quiet, just touches me very much so I need to think sometimes but what a very special mate Kel is and here's the last sentence from his last email and I'll ring again in a few days and he sounds to be going better but still waiting test at the end of the month so I have everything crossed :friends:
thank you for being my friend and all the support you and the coin forum people have shown towards me when I needed it .. please pass on my sincere thanks to all the members ..
god bless you all .. ,, kel ,,
Doesn't it get ya right here :give_heart: well it does me but then I think I'm becoming a softy and I don't wanna be a softie 'cause I'm tough :(
Any tougher you'd rust AJ!
Lovely words from Kel.
here's an old add for ya Uni :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQq6v6SLZxw&feature=kp
Well done finding that AJ!
That's exactly where my memory dragged it from.
Gee (king), I didn't think it would be on youtube.
Seek and you shall find eh!
and this one :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5mas-GNJ80
:laugh2: ...... remember it well, love it ........
hi all , update on my cancer treatment received from my doctor today
after the operation that they did a few weeks ago to remove the cancer from my bladder , well they did not get it all , there was a large one that they got most of it ( it was 4 cm,s large )
about 2 inch,s in size
and a couple of small ones further up in my bladder that they did not see until they viewed the scan later on and they are still in there with part of the big one .
it has not gone into my blood or bones yet , but they don't know yet if it in my bladder muscles or not , if it is in my bladder muscles then they will take my bladder out and I will have to have a bag for the rest of my life , if they can get it all in the next operation , then they can give me cemo and radium just to kill any remainings cells that are left behind . I just got a call from the hospital , and tomorrow I go down for a prep for the operation then they are going to operate again next Thursday . that is all I know so far .. ,, kel ,,
The very best of luck to you Kel.
wishing you all the best Kel.
All the best Kel!
Best wishes Kel.!! :heart:
All my best wishes Kel. I hope everything goes well for you. :give_heart:
hi Kel
good to have the update
bummer but at least you and the medico's are onto it now
I hope that the further surgery is successful at nabbing the little norti guys who were hiding from the doc's visual fields
rough time and I wish you and your team of green (or is it blue?) clothed guys all the best on the search and destroy mission
xx robbie
happy thoughts :give_heart:
All my very best wishes for you mate and hope all went well today, my thoughts are always with you and Dawn my friends :friends:
hi all , thank you all for your prayers and good wishes in my time of need ,.
I was released from hospital again on Saturday after another scraping of my bladder to get all the cancer out ,but this time they had to go deeper into the bladder muscle , so I am still very sore but on my way to recovery , soon I will be well again but I may still have to have some chemo and radium just to make sure .
the wording was ..
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so far this is all I know but at least I am back on the forum and trying to catch up on all the gossip for now , so I hope I can catch up to some of you slower ones . ,, kel ,,
xx thanks Kel
You remain in our thoughts Kel. Thanks for the update.! Best wishes from us both.!!
Wishing you all the best Kel! Great to see you back!
Sounds like you're on the mend Kel. I hope all continues to go well. :friends:
new update ,
doctor said all the cancer is gone but I have to have 6 weeks of chemo to make sure it does not return because it was a very aggressive sort of cancer .. ,, kel ,,
Great news!
That's good news Kel -I will stop holding my breath now. Only problem, with chemo, you may think the cure is worse than the disease.
thanks guys , my problems have already started again .
this morning for something to do before going to the doctors , and get some ready cash just in case ,
I got my wife to help me list some of my notes , like first and last prefix numbers .ect ect ok
we listed a $ 5.00 note brand new from 1983 for $ 135.00 plus .70
cents postage . cat price about $ 200.00 number is PDU 250232
some how the price got to just $ 35.00 with the 1 missing ( I blame
her , she blames me ) ok it was bought and paid for straight away by
a guy in nsw . what can I do about it , I don't know .. ,, KEL ,,
refund and say the item is no longer available
thanks kim ,
but I am not that kind of guy , I would never do that to anybody as it was my mistake not his ,.
like the time I listed a $ 5.00 note starting at .99 cents and it got to
$ 2.91 and stopped so I still sent the note to the winner and wore the lost myself ..
,, kel ,,
Great news on your health Kel.
Sorry to hear about the note though. Perhaps you could let you buyer know the circumstances and they might be helpful. Fingers crossed.
Super news Kel.!! Best wishes for a full recovery.!!
thank you all for the thought,s and prayers for me ,
only 6 weeks of chemo to go now .
the chemo I have to go through is called
BACILLUS CALMETTE-GUERIN ( B. C. G. ) it is the same stuff that they used to treat TUBERCULOSIS ( T B )
maybe Robbiegal can explain about it as I have no idea yet , but for sure I will by the end of my treatment .. ,, kel ,,
don't know much about this one Kel
I found this info
the hubby could help with the biochemistry of it (but he is playing his guitar at the moment, so I won't interrupt him)
It is mean & powerful and is proven to be very EFFECTIVE at reducing recurrence significantly
It is a Vaccine that stimulates immune responses (applied locally and directly):
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, or BCG. This vaccine against tuberculosis is useful for treating primary bladder cancer. When BCG is infused into the bladder, the body's immune system responds by attacking the cancer cells.
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is used to treat bladder cancer because it stimulates immune responses that can destroy cancer cells within the bladder. BCG may be used to treat early-stage cancer, but it is used most commonly to prevent the return (recurrence) of noninvasive bladder cancer. It is most often used after cancer has been removed from the bladder using transurethral resection (TUR) surgery.
BCG is also used in some countries as a vaccine to provide protection against tuberculosis (TB).
thanks Robbie .
seams like you are spot on .
thanks very much to you and your husband ..
I will be glad when it is over , only 6 weeks to go from when they start it , soon I hope ..
,, kel ,,
cheers
I did read a couple of the research papers last night but they were extremely technical - lies lies and more statistics (**giggle**). That is when I need the honey hubby's translating services! ( he is a biochemist).
But the evidence base that I did look at seemed very balanced and compared reoccurrence and survival rates amongst multiple treatment modes and the localised BCG was proving itself to be effective with good long term outcome from that treatment.
Some combine another/other chemo-therapy ('adjunct') but like many conditions - the treatment must be a good match for the condition.
The docs, as you know, will have done the classification of type and the staging (i.e. how advanced it is) of your Ca and then matched that with best available treatment modes. Most oncologists confer with many other specialists and nearly all public health cases are discussed across the specialists and specialities (I know that it is true, having sat in on dozens of these clinical meetings myself).
How you have described your surgical treatment to date matched 100% with the research papers I read - i.e. one TUR to find the Ca then the second TUR along with a second staging round, then the bio/chemical treatment and/or further surgery, and/or radiation therapy may be treatment pathways. In your case it looks as if they have a certain confidence that they have the chance to start with chemically treating the Ca to try to stop it in it's tracks and that is terrific Kel!
Other members here have gone through the chemotherapy treatments and for some types of chemo it is extremely tough going for the patient. I am sure that others here will offer support and advice and I have already noted those posts. You are not alone. Some of us might be a chat a bit bunch to the annoyance of the purists, but all in all, I reckon there are to a heck of a lot of genuine folk here and that makes you - not alone.
best of British mate - you damn well deserve it xx robbie
thanks Robbie for all the good points ,
and I do still have a wonderful wife to support me too,
as she has for the last 53 years . so I am not alone ,
god bless her .. ,, kel ,,:yahoo::yahoo:
that is what a good marriage is all about
bless you two sweet :heart: :heart:
xx
received my date today from the hospital to start my cancer treatment ..
tuesday 05/08/3014 . ,, kel ,,