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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
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  • PJ_ROCKSPJ_ROCKS Posts: 6,736
    Wow this is such good news to come home and read. I wanted to call you today so bad, just to find out. I didn't want to bug you. I am so happy that my eyes teared up in pure joy!!! I even did a happy dance!!!

    :nono: you fucking punk ass cancer!!!

    :D

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              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


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  • AusticmanAusticman Posts: 1,323
    FUCK YEAH!! That what I'm talking about!!

    I hope the food tasted a little bit better today :mrgreen:

    All the best to you, your Lady and Gracie. Thats the best news I've heard in a while.

    Cheers :clap: :thumbup:
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Omigod, just saw your update. Woo hoo!!!!
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    hell yes! pull that shit out!! (as in the port.. :lol: )

    very very VERY happy for you Rob :) best wishes on the road ahead, just one q..

    any moo goo left? ;):lol:
    wah
  • dasvidanadasvidana Posts: 1,347
    So happy to hear your great news. The cold winter is over and it's spring time now-literally and metaphorically speaking :D
    It's nice to be nice to the nice.
  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    Just seen the update Rob.

    Fan-fucking-tastic!!!!
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    imalive wrote:
    Who Princess wrote:
    Hoping you hear nothing but good news today and hear it soon!

    I DID hear it soon....the oncologist called at 8:00 am to tell me.......




























    "the PET scan shows NO EVIDENCE of cancer." Woo-hoo!!!!! :mrgreen:

    I see my oncologist on Friday and my surgeon next week. I guess we'll figure out a surveillance program so that this crap never, ever returns. the hospital should be calling me today to arrange to dig this "Power Port" out of my chest.....I don't need it anymore :mrgreen: . I guess, as of today, I became a survivor. Sweet!

    from the bottom of my heart, thanks to everyone of you guys who ever posted, sent a card, sent a bad ass jersey :mrgreen: or did anything at all to lift my spirits. between you guys, chemo, radiation and surgery, we kicked cancer's sorry, punk ass!

    WOW !!

    Awesome News Rob so Glad to hear it :D

    Fantastic !!
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,678
    Great news.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • ShimmyMommyShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
    Congratulations Rob! This is awesome news! :clap: :thumbup:
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,924
    ^^^^^ thanks to ALL you guys for the kind words :D

    I got my Power Port removed today. It really felt like a full circle had been closed....I was in the same room where they installed this thing last May.....the room where it first hit me that this whole cancer thing was "real"....the room with the bright overhead lights and cold table.

    they did the removal under local anesthetic and put a sheet over my head so I couldn't really watch. at one point, the guy is stitching me back up and I flinched...he says "oh, can you feel that?"...I said "what was your first clue, the flinch?'...he says "guess we need a little more lidocaine" :lol:

    so, I now really feel like it's done. no more foreign objects in my body. more importantly, no more cancer in my body. "blogging" about this (I hate that term) has been a real help for me. I wish, I wish, I wish that PJ would come back to salt lake and I could invite all of you over to my house for a drunken pre-party. Second to that, could we get a tour anywhwere in the U.S. where I might get to meet some of you guys? The people who I have met from this thread have been salt of the earth. This thread will probably slow to a crawl and, god forbid, I may even head over to the moving train from time to time :shock: . slow or not, feel free to stop back and ask me how it's going :mrgreen:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    wait, did you just call me salt? :? :geek:
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Fuckin' punk ass cancer... :mrgreen:
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,392
    imalive wrote:
    ^^^^^ thanks to ALL you guys for the kind words :D

    I got my Power Port removed today. It really felt like a full circle had been closed....I was in the same room where they installed this thing last May.....the room where it first hit me that this whole cancer thing was "real"....the room with the bright overhead lights and cold table.

    they did the removal under local anesthetic and put a sheet over my head so I couldn't really watch. at one point, the guy is stitching me back up and I flinched...he says "oh, can you feel that?"...I said "what was your first clue, the flinch?'...he says "guess we need a little more lidocaine" :lol:

    so, I now really feel like it's done. no more foreign objects in my body. more importantly, no more cancer in my body. "blogging" about this (I hate that term) has been a real help for me. I wish, I wish, I wish that PJ would come back to salt lake and I could invite all of you over to my house for a drunken pre-party. Second to that, could we get a tour anywhwere in the U.S. where I might get to meet some of you guys? The people who I have met from this thread have been salt of the earth. This thread will probably slow to a crawl and, god forbid, I may even head over to the moving train from time to time :shock: . slow or not, feel free to stop back and ask me how it's going :mrgreen:

    If PJ plays Salt Lick, you know I'm there. And if they don't, get your ass to Boston, Hartford, MSG, Philly, DC or some point inbetween, Denver, St.Louis, Columbus..................Would love to have a few beers with you before the show! And Rob, stay away from the AMT, nothing good comes out of there :mrgreen:

    And I will definitely be checking in now and again to see how everyone is doing but I have to tell you, getting your port out is so huge and like you said full circle. Nice job kicking that little punk ass bitch cancer, Rob!

    Be and stay well and hope to meet you at a show!

    Peace.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,924
    norm wrote:
    wait, did you just call me salt? :? :geek:

    of.the.earth. :mrgreen:

    and for what it's worth, my personal favorite post in this thread came from YOU waaaaaaay back on page 3:
    norm wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    butthole ultrasound

    great band! ;) :P

    :lol::lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
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    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,685
    Way to go, Rob! Great to hear the good news! :thumbup:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    imalive wrote:
    norm wrote:
    wait, did you just call me salt? :? :geek:

    of.the.earth. :mrgreen:

    awesome song!! :mrgreen:
    imalive wrote:
    and for what it's worth, my personal favorite post in this thread came from YOU waaaaaaay back on page 3:
    norm wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    butthole ultrasound

    great band! ;) :P

    :lol::lol:

    there's been rumors of a reunion tour! :thumbup: :mrgreen:


    hehehehehe
  • iamicaiamica Posts: 2,628
    Just read the update, I am so freaking happy for you. That is fantastic. :clap:
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    norm wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    butthole ultrasound

    great band! ;) :P


    Yeah norm, that had me rolling with laughter as well. :lol:

    You guys wanna start this band up? I'm down to be the singer of butthole ultrasound. :lol:

    I know Rob has been working on his guitar playing...
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    dcfaithful wrote:
    norm wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    butthole ultrasound

    great band! ;) :P


    Yeah norm, that had me rolling with laughter as well. :lol:

    You guys wanna start this band up? I'm down to be the singer of butthole ultrasound. :lol:

    I know Rob has been working on his guitar playing...

    i'll play the triangle and jug
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    norm wrote:

    i'll play the triangle and jug

    Reminds me of a Black Sabbath hidden track called "Blow On A Jug"

    LSD did that band right. :lol:
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    jimed14 wrote:
    Hey man ... whenever you need an ear, you can always get in touch.

    WHEN this is in your rearviewmirror, come on out to San Fran and I'll treat you to a Giants game.

    Vamos Gigantes!!!

    Hey Rob, it looks like you need to take jimed14 up on this while you're in SF for the Flight To Mars show. 8-)
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • ShimmyMommyShimmyMommy Posts: 7,505
    I am so happy for you!! Congratulations Rob!!! :mrgreen::mrgreen::clap::clap:
    Lots of love, light and hugs to you all!
  • PJ_ROCKSPJ_ROCKS Posts: 6,736
    how are things going for ya???

    1995 San Francisco
              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


    2018 Missoula



  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,924
    PJ_ROCKS wrote:
    how are things going for ya???

    I have a follow up with my surgeon today.....I don't expect anything too earth shattering to come out of it.

    I have GOT to get this numbness taken care of. It's driving me crazy and seems to be getting worse; not better. I may have to try the acupuncture route because the drug isn't working at all :cry:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Just saw this - what good news for you and your family!
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    imalive wrote:
    PJ_ROCKS wrote:
    how are things going for ya???

    I have a follow up with my surgeon today.....I don't expect anything too earth shattering to come out of it.

    I have GOT to get this numbness taken care of. It's driving me crazy and seems to be getting worse; not better. I may have to try the acupuncture route because the drug isn't working at all :cry:
    Maybe try walking on a bed of nails? :think:
    Sounds a lot cheaper. :P

    Srsly neuropathy is bad bad bad. Many of the folks I work with have it and it makes their lives miserable. Hope the doc has some suggestions for you.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    So what's the word from the surgeon?
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,924
    Who Princess wrote:
    So what's the word from the surgeon?

    nothing too earth shattering...he said I looked great :mrgreen: and was due for a colonoscopy :x

    I was kinda down last night....it's seeming like maybe I didn't "beat" cancer, after all. maybe it beat me. I'm alive :mrgreen: but, shit, my hands and feet don't work and there's the whole colostomy thing. this shit changed my life forever. I'll buck up and hope that either the gabapentin or acupuncture can get my feet and hands going again...
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    hang in there rob...it will take a while for the chemo to get out of your system and your body to return to normal...just gonna take time
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