Wish me luck!!!

[jumbodbassman]

If you have noticed i have been not very active lately.  Been a tough year so far.  Got laid off from GE after 15 years on Dec 15.   Then i starting having some throat issues in late Feb.  Turns out my left tonsil had swollen to about 3 times it's normal size.   Had it removed on my birthday 03/07.  Few days later i got the call confirming it had a cancerous tumor in it.  Because of where you tonsil is, it touches lots of parts of your head and neck,   many of which they cannot operate on without major issues.   Been running back and forth to Sloane the last 3 -4 weeks in preparation.  Well today I finally started my treatment.   Scheduled 33 days of radiation and 6 days of chemo scheduled for days 1, 2,  16, 17,  31, 32.  

Today was intense and I really  had no idea what to expect as the chemo was a five plus hour process.  But i feel ok and just ate a normal meal.  Supposedly I will feel really crappy as the cummulative effects can be debilitating.  All I can say is day one is over,   only 32 treatments to go and i will beat this damn thing.  

WISH ME LUCK!

PS - just bought a very nice Lakland hollowbody bass to help let me continue to play with 3 plus bands for the next 8 weeks or so as it is nice light bass and soungs pretty good too... Only 2 gigs effected and backup ready.   Just no singing for a while,  maybe 3 months or more after,   oh well I get to take it easy.

[Denis]

Damn, good mojo headed your way! Keep us posted as you can. Best of luck!

[patman]

you are in my prayers

[Dave W]

Best wishes, we'll be pulling for you.

[TBird1958]

Best wishes and take good care!

[Pilgrim]

Hang in there and keep a "I will beat this" attitude!

[Nocturnal]

Hoping for the best for you. Keep up the positive attitude!!

[Lightyear]

Wow!  God speed!

Seems like our big "C" success rate here is at 100% - here's hoping we continue the trend.

[fur85]

One down, 32 to go. I hope it goes fast, good luck!

[Hörnisse]

Thoughts, prayers and good vibes sent your way! 

[Chris P.]

Very bad to hear:( Good luck!! All the best!

[Basvarken]

best wishes. get well soon

[ramone57]

best wishes!

[rahock]

Hang tough and kick some ass amigo .
Rick

[lowend1]

As a survivor of cancer in that area, my thoughts and prayers are with you for a complete and speedy recovery.