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Kooky Kats said:
Army(West Point) vs Temple was an amazing college football game.

West Point is 25 minutes from my house. Campus is beautiful.
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I visited West Point a couple times back in the day. Drove up once during Super Bowl weekend of '83. Visited Wappingers Falls to pick up a motorcycle. Love the area.
 
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Willy4UK said:
Something tells me that we don't get 6 wins. Snell is in a soph slump. The offensive line is swiss cheese.. Our defensive secondary gets shredded every pass play. No threat to sack unless it's Allen. Oh, and our qb has barely any accuracy.

Boys we got a lot problems.
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I think we get at least one more either against UT or Ole Miss. Vandy gonna be a fight in Nash Vegas.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Very sorry to hear it. I know you're going through hell. Seriously, I'm hoping for the best.

I was diagnosed with Stage 2B colon cancer in September, 2012 after over 48 hours of constant barfing and puking. The symptoms caused me to believe death was imminent. Doctors discovered cancer after 3 surgeries over a 36 hour period. They cut me open three times. Had a resection performed in the final operation. I believe doctors removed only 2-3 percent of my colon during an experimental surgical procedure.

Leading up to the surgery and cancer diagnosis, I often experienced severe middle-of -the-night leg cramps for about 2 years prior. I wrote it off to heavy physical activity in this Texas heat, as I cycle and hike/walk quite a bit. Turned out to be very wrong. I also survived 2 strokes in February, 2009.

At any rate, surgery resulted in 25 lb weight loss. I took my chances and declined chemo. Helluva risk, but have been declared cancer-free as of August, 2017 (five years).

Key for me was Stage 2B. Had it been Stage 3 or 4, then chemo seemed the only alternative. I was extremely lucky. I also had no family history of colon cancer, but was high-risk due to family history of lung cancer, my reckless high-fat diet, and heavy exposure to carcinogens while in the military + smoking.

Please stay positive and keep looking forward. Attitude is crucial New treatments are constantly coming available. Happy to discuss any time.
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appreciate the response. yea, all things considered when i first found out this thing could have been a lot worse. i never had any of your type symptoms other than for the last year or two i felt fatigued a lot, didn't feel like myself. hell, though working second shift, raising a family, working 60 hrs a week, who isn't tired. started having blood and that was the one that led me to the dr. it came and went for the first few months. everyone told me i had internal hemroids,, including the dr. they assumed anyway. hell, i'm 6' tall was 200lbs and exercised, no family history. this wasn't on anybody's radar. all my tests, blood test and head to toe body scans are perfect. no sign of anything anywhere. hell at 39 i would appear to be as healthy as you can be. surgery was considered 100 percent success according to the surgeon. removed everything that needed to come out. margins came back perfect. the tumor was still completely contained inside the colon. only problem is what was bigger and further along than they like. so i am in the same boat you were in. they want me to do one round of chemo. said it is an insurance policy. honestly i am perfectly fine with the percentages and odds they gave me if i do nothing but my family makes the decisions for me i guess. so i suppose i will give the chemo a shot. its do treatment once every two weeks for couple of months. said they can get my odds to as close to 90 percent as they will claim that nothing ever comes back if i do it.

sry for the long post.
 
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appreciate the response. yea, all things considered when i first found out this thing could have been a lot worse. i never had any of your type symptoms other than for the last year or two i felt fatigued a lot, didn't feel like myself. hell, though working second shift, raising a family, working 60 hrs a week, who isn't tired. started having blood and that was the one that led me to the dr. it came and went for the first few months. everyone told me i had internal hemroids,, including the dr. they assumed anyway. hell, i'm 6' tall was 200lbs and exercised, no family history. this wasn't on anybody's radar. all my tests, blood test and head to toe body scans are perfect. no sign of anything anywhere. hell at 39 i would appear to be as healthy as you can be. surgery was considered 100 percent success according to the surgeon. removed everything that needed to come out. margins came back perfect. the tumor was still completely contained inside the colon. only problem is what was bigger and further along than they like. so i am in the same boat you were in. they want me to do one round of chemo. said it is an insurance policy. honestly i am perfectly fine with the percentages and odds they gave me if i do nothing but my family makes the decisions for me i guess. so i suppose i will give the chemo a shot. its do treatment once every two weeks for couple of months. said they can get my odds to as close to 90 percent as they will claim that nothing ever comes back if i do it.

sry for the long post.
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God bless you, dude. Do everything that doctor says. Also, be willing to tell everyone to leave you the F alone when you need it. It’s a lot to process. I’ve had the exact same symptoms as you, off and on for nearly 14 years, but have had at least three colonoscopies already and they’ve come back clean. You just never know. Take care.
 
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Vacationing with the family on Fall Break. Site seeing and whatnot and stuff. Didn't see a single second of the game. Glad I didn't.

Checked the score periodically until it was like 24-7 then I just quit checking.

On a lighter note...drank some more Tröegs Hop Knife Harvest Ale tonight at dinner with my grilled swordfish. Might be my new favorite beer.

Outfreakingstanding meal.
 
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thabigbluenation said:
appreciate the response. yea, all things considered when i first found out this thing could have been a lot worse. i never had any of your type symptoms other than for the last year or two i felt fatigued a lot, didn't feel like myself. hell, though working second shift, raising a family, working 60 hrs a week, who isn't tired. started having blood and that was the one that led me to the dr. it came and went for the first few months. everyone told me i had internal hemroids,, including the dr. they assumed anyway. hell, i'm 6' tall was 200lbs and exercised, no family history. this wasn't on anybody's radar. all my tests, blood test and head to toe body scans are perfect. no sign of anything anywhere. hell at 39 i would appear to be as healthy as you can be. surgery was considered 100 percent success according to the surgeon. removed everything that needed to come out. margins came back perfect. the tumor was still completely contained inside the colon. only problem is what was bigger and further along than they like. so i am in the same boat you were in. they want me to do one round of chemo. said it is an insurance policy. honestly i am perfectly fine with the percentages and odds they gave me if i do nothing but my family makes the decisions for me i guess. so i suppose i will give the chemo a shot. its do treatment once every two weeks for couple of months. said they can get my odds to as close to 90 percent as they will claim that nothing ever comes back if i do it.

sry for the long post.
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Brother, please don't be sorry. I'm very thankful you are still with us.

One of the keys is eating good. Cut out the red meats. Go with chicken for protein. Try going vegan if shit gets worse. It's all about intake.

Embrace walnuts and pecans. Plant oils are good. It attacks that shit. I got hit at 50. Am now 55. Stay active. You will notice a difference. You must fight and continue fighting until hell freezes over, and then fight it out on the GD ice.
 
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thabigbluenation said:
appreciate the response. yea, all things considered when i first found out this thing could have been a lot worse. i never had any of your type symptoms other than for the last year or two i felt fatigued a lot, didn't feel like myself. hell, though working second shift, raising a family, working 60 hrs a week, who isn't tired. started having blood and that was the one that led me to the dr. it came and went for the first few months. everyone told me i had internal hemroids,, including the dr. they assumed anyway. hell, i'm 6' tall was 200lbs and exercised, no family history. this wasn't on anybody's radar. all my tests, blood test and head to toe body scans are perfect. no sign of anything anywhere. hell at 39 i would appear to be as healthy as you can be. surgery was considered 100 percent success according to the surgeon. removed everything that needed to come out. margins came back perfect. the tumor was still completely contained inside the colon. only problem is what was bigger and further along than they like. so i am in the same boat you were in. they want me to do one round of chemo. said it is an insurance policy. honestly i am perfectly fine with the percentages and odds they gave me if i do nothing but my family makes the decisions for me i guess. so i suppose i will give the chemo a shot. its do treatment once every two weeks for couple of months. said they can get my odds to as close to 90 percent as they will claim that nothing ever comes back if i do it.

sry for the long post.
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Man, stay strong.

Like Austin said. Go vegan. Seriously. My bowels are beautiful since i did. You only need 58 grams a day of protein and a b vitamin supplement. Wanna never worry it after you do chemo? Go vegan brother. Go vegan. I can't repeat that enough. You really never hear about vegans getting sick.

Watch the doc What The Health on Netflix.

Red meat is a level 1 carcinogen in the same group as asbestos, plutonium, and tobacco.

Pork and chicken are level 1 and 2 carcinogen.
 
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