That’s the very best news I heard all day.You’ll be ringing the bell before long.
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Thank you @Mateo sure would be nice, and be able to enjoy retirement with out the damn needle sticks.
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Could agree more. But it’s a necessary evil.I still get a CT once a year.If mine comes back it’s usually in the lungs. Hope that never happens. It’s easy to become complacent after therapy.
My journey was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Chemo took my hearing,my salivary glands (cotton mouth 24/7),70 pounds AND I can’t taste sugar 
But I’m still here . If I’ve learned anything, no one is immune.No matter how good or bad a person was after 50 something bites them in the ass..Hope n pray you and everyone else gets thru with minor side effects.
Normal is a setting on your dryer and who wants to be a dryer.
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Damn straight it is Brother!!!
100% AWESOME!!!
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You’ve earned a tear or two my friend.
Tears of joy about now, I’m guessing.
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Yes and yes Red, still aways to go but in the right direction so far.
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Never give up, Sir.
You are kicking this things butt. 
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01-02-2026 final pet scan was clear no cancer.I held it together until my wife an I got back to the truck. I was still feeling like crap and extremely happy at the same time.THEN it hit me.I completely lost it.I cried so hard the wife had to drive. I’ll never forget that day.
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You aren’t alone, Brother. Not by a long shot.
I might have cried a bit after I was diagnosed, but not so much for me, but for my Missus.
Emotionally (at least for me) this is really complicated.
I was raised to sort of choke stuff down.
My Dad got what I have (a bit more advanced), but at about the same age.
I remember the doc being surprised that I wanted to break the news to him…
My allergies still kick in thinking about that day.
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Will never give up @El.Gallo.Viejo it is not in my nature 
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I’d wager there aren’t many times in a man’s life he’s happy about things shrinking. 
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You very correct on that one @SunOvenHippies
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The water was cold! 
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Funny story about your comment.Heading north to Timmons Ontario (hunting trip) we pulled in a rest stop.The men’s section had about 25 urinals.And all were full with s line.Well I got to the urinal while doing my business I said,damn that waters cold.Then someone about 6-7 urinals instantly blurts out ,DEEP TOO! The entire room was full of people laughing.
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I’ve done the same thing, but we were peeing off a bridge into the river…
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Hung like Einstein and smart as a horse!!
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On a more serious note, I have an appointment on the 19th with a GP to try and get some pain management and routine stuff handled.
I’m still in touch with my oncologist, but don’t want to clog up the works with basic problems.
What a great oncologist! Took no offense, fully understood my decision and referred a few local GPs.
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So, I’ve been following this thread and reluctant to post.
@El.Gallo.Viejo I am praying for you and your family. I was a caregiver for my mother for 15 years. She didn’t need much care though till the last 6 months. And especially the last 6 weeks.
She was told she had pancreatitis for 4 1/2 months until the “inflammation” receded. Then they gave her “weeks to 2 months” she made it 5 weeks. I felt like I got run over by a truck with the mourning. It cost me the last month of her life because i was crushed. I have no recollection at all of the 6 months following her passing. There was nothing more important on this earth to me than she was. The only person that ever believed in me and trusted me to always come out on top. I started my business because of her and almost lost it after she passed. DIdn’t work for 13 months.
2 things:
Make sure all the things you need to say are said, don’t leave with any regrets. No matter how painful it is to tell someone how much you love them.
Also, you mentioned your father also had PC. If we have a 1st degree family member we are 15x more likely to develop PC than average. My moms brother died of PC at 42, mom passed from it at 81.
Perhaps you guys with experience can relate to us what you now feel were the early warning signs (if any) of your conditions to help the rest of us raise our own awareness of our health.
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