Chat Thread 4

[edmondo]

doctor admitted its hard to diagnose as its close to normal flu.............as I was on recieving end I can assure you it is very real

[kevlorn]

its man flu..dont hype it up..

[edmondo]

....................anyway got the rugby on - forgot how boring it was

[kevlorn]

never played rugby,dont understand half the rules anyway, but come on ENGLAND

[edmondo]

you're the weight of a player so that does surprise me

[kevlorn]

pmsl all 12 stone of me....................unlike someone i now ^^^^^^

[edmondo]

you've lost a lot of weight since I last saw ya then

[kevlorn]

pmsl youve gained even more...lol

[edmondo]

nope losing it mate - from my last chemo till now I am already a stone and a half lighter..............6lb in the last 8 months alone

[kevlorn]

neveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer..lol

hows the check ups going bud, how long to the all clear?

[edmondo]

last check up was yesterday............2 and a half years clear and Doc said I am already beating the statistics because in 70% of cases it comes back in 18 months to 2 years.......................looking on the net this disease strikes those between 15 and 35 years old but it hit me at 40 and it is a virus that causes it....................however those that have had it are more likely to be struck by Leukemia so I will be monitored for many years to come!

[kevlorn]

yh,, my mate had it again within the 2 years..had the full works of treatment 2nd time...drained his imune system right out etc..been ok for 2 years now fingers crossed,fingers crossed for you too..

[edmondo]

it did that to me as well - spent a week in hospital having antibiotics pumped into me 24 hours a day - luckily it was a mild one............its called neutrapenia ( sp ) which is when all your white blood cells have been wiped out so even the midest infection which you would not even notice can be a potential killer.............I am forever checking my neck for any swellings and have to go back at the slightest abnormality but it does not rule my life..............I am not even allowed to get a tan in the summer cos that could trigger it again

[kevlorn]

thats it,,keep out the sun as best you can(so they say.although my mate has never sunbathed n his life anyway)..positive,mental attitude is the only way to get through it,,,good family and mates help alot i think,,and you have loads of them both...

[edmondo]

I do mate....................posting on here and "Devon Scoobies" during that period really really helped and knowing I had a Scooby to use on the good days had a real positive effect

[kevlorn]

so true..were behind you all the way...(in a good way) not just listening to your rear end honest

[edmondo]

careful Kev you must be into double figures posting today.......

another thing it said is anyone that has Hodgkins must not smoke

[kevlorn]

my mate smokes.he never stopped,and his fetish for beer is alot..i mean alot.....its not the reason for the problem..and i stand by that..just unlucky..

ummm yh my post count is getting above my recent average..must be my company..(you whore) remember the good old days ed..lol BOLLOCKINGS

[petenofear]

evening boys

[edmondo]

I stopped smoking for 14 months after being hospitalised and completely stopped drinking during the treatment cos my stomach couldnt take it however making up for it now

yep I do mate - days when this area was well busy and trying to talk to 4 or 5 people at once on the same thread.............sadly people was not happy about it so they all drifted away...............now they want people to post on SIDC but people have given up on this Forum because they felt they could not have a laugh but us oldies stick around and laugh about the old days

[kevlorn]

pmsl..oldies..you talking about yourself.....used to be a cracking evenings entertainment on here,better than the soaps crap..lolhopefully it will pick up again for the show season..

evenng piere me old mucker..hows you and family...

[petenofear]

hello mr p

me and family good mate thanks ,,well apart from no work

hows u and fam mate

[kevlorn]

no work..............gutted,,you must have a few cars up your sleeve for quiete days..

family are good mate thanks..must meet up for a beer soon..we keep saying that..lol

[petenofear]

ya bit **** mate and i sold my recovery truck as well just befor i ran out of work

got some cars to do well been busy doing cars this week

and i just got a luton van so i am making a new recovery truck

yes to that beer mate or meet up with the family and go for a lunch and pint some where

[edmondo]

back again chaps - just dropped my young un at Swindon Town FC as a mate ours does a Disco there.............loads of Police pulling cars but they just waved me thru and back out again