tim2s_fight

Well it has been 9 months since my Clean Pet scan and I am still doing good... I don't even know if people check this anymore but I am posting anyways.

Hey everyone, check it out, I am famous...

My father rode in the PMC yesterday (Sunday) and I volunteered  to help out and we made it on the news.

check it out http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/PMC-riders-close-in-on-Wellesley-MA/1217782248.html (1:27 is where i am)

Well it is officially time for me to move on... and move out... I found a place in Tewksbury to move into so I am moving out... I sign all the paper work and crap this week and then I can start moving in.... I will post later when my house warming party is... so you all can buy me stuff...
 Also went for my 3 month checkup where everything is looking good

well it's been a while since my last post so i figured I would provide a quick update. I am doing fine... still looking for an apartment for living in... probably mid may for moving out... I just finished Jury duty on a civil case which the whole jury felt that in this malpractice case the doctor did everything appropriatly and so had to find for the defendant (in about 10 minutes)... well that's it for now.... I have a check up on the 28th.... I will let you know how that goes....

Well it has been another 2 weeks so I figured I would post again. First I have been asked by my uncle to be an usher at his wedding which is cool. So I figured I would tell everyone.

Also I did out the math for my treatment... the cost of my cancer to me was: ~$900 + $150 in gift cards I gave to the nursing staff for being So Awesome
and 220 Hours of personal time (this was how much time I missed from work in 2007 + a little in 2008, it may not be exact)

total amount billed by Lahey for my treatment: $200k
total amount paid by Blue Cross to Lahey (plus my copays): $100k

there are things that arn't accounted for here that I spent money on by didn't really keep track of.... such as drugs @ $10 - 25 a bottle (probably close to $400 off the top of my head)
over the counter drugs: I have no idea
new laptop to entertain myself at chemo treatments (ok it was just an excuse to buy a new laptop): $1600


so there you have it... I figured people might want to see what this cost me / my insurance company

well until next time

Well it has been a couple weeks since my last update so I figure I will post something. I am doing fine nothing really interesting going on so I figured I would link a great video that was sent to me.

http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=ithct48cqw

so check that out and maybe I will have something else in another 2 weeks

well it has been a whole year since the day I went to the emergency room and found out i had a large mass in my chest... Man this has been a long trip with it's ups and downs and the meeting of many wonderful people along the way... thanks everyone for your support though this whole thing....

Well I had my port removed yesterday in a quick procedure... so guess what.... I kept it... wanna see:



that is what was inside my chest as "my third nipple" they accessed it though the spot in the middle which is a resealing rubber type thing.

you can see how it was inside with part of one of my X-Rays:



The part with the triangle is the reservoir and the catheter part when up into my jugular vein then snaked down inside directly into my right(?) atrium... so my drugs were delivered quite swiftly to my entire body...

So here we are.... day 1 (or is it 2) of my 28th year (i turned 27 yesterday)... for most people this would be just another day but you gotta remember to +1 your age... but for me, I feel like I am heading into a new life, it's time for me to put my behind in my past and move forward. for this year I have planned to move out of my parent's house (finally) and become my own person.... from there who knows...

Tim

PS. poor patriots..... Poor Super Fail

Well Check it out... I have gone back to being a cueball... this time I am trying it shaved all the way down just to see how it looks... so what do y'all think?