| | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Call me anything you want but I still hate cold weather and locally that means anything approaching 60 or below. Anything 50 or below is downright cruel and inhumane and has no place in my Florida. JMHO
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | Can someone explain to me the "budgie smuggler" / speedo thing?
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I've always associated it with cheapskate or tightwad who won't pay fair share.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | You all certainly have a funny language up North.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | David, just so my intent is clearer, the term piker is generally used amongst friends in a teasing way. Further, I am in absolute agreement, anything below 50 is positively inhumane. The only thing between calling you a piker and 60 degrees is jelousy (mine). Why my ancestors chose this part of the world to take up residence is beyond me. I stay here because all my neighbors have moved to your state and driven the price of real estate beyond what I can afford. 
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Maybe not true right now as we are beginning to see some signs that our R/E market may have finally bottomed out.
I grew up in Va so as a kid I had all the pleasures of snow and especially those snow days off from school. When I grew up and I use that term loosely I realized snow and sleet and those ice storms were not as much fun anymore so realizing that I was going to retire to Fl one day anyway, I decided to beat all my friends and get here early.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | I enjoy parts of Florida, my brother use to live in Fort Lauderdale and I thought that was nice. I know Texas is becoming popular as a retirement state. The Texas real estate never had a great increase like so many other places and a popular retirement destination for Texas residents is Mexico. Parts of California and Florida had major declines in the real estate market, so a deal can be made in those places. Las Vegas is another market that had it's fair share of troubles.
Mark--there are plenty of warm places to move too. Me on the other hand...my GF wants to retire to the Jersey shore...I was hoping for someplace warmer. Maybe if we move there now I'll get to go farther south later!!
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer
8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35
11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better
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Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | If you can find me a little cottage on the water with a dock, anywhere from where you are to Pine Island or Sanibel Is. for $50K I'll be packing my bags tomorrow! (fixer upper is OK). PS I need 4' water depth for my sailboat. As far as Texas goes, I've been to the Brownsville area (South Padre Is) Nice there but man they need to grow some trees! Donna, (Pandora) I don't know who started with the budgie smuggler thing here, but if you want to see what they mean just search google and you'll see enough. I'm going to speculate that Lake Winnipeg is cold enough where you might get chicka-dee smugglers once and a while but probably no budgies at all. 
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 531 | Well folks I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and all the best in the up and coming New Year! It is a year for all of you to shine...
Of course I still didn't get an answer from my nurse about alcohol I planned on it and I got distracted with other issues I was concerned about like my pain in the ears and headaches...gonna to wait and see...
So as far as celebrating with alcohol I am still not sure what I plan on doing. I think it will be a very very quiet christmas anyway so probably won't have to worry about it!!
Dianne..treatment at cc at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario...insulin dependant, Surgery Sept 8/08 Tracheotomy,composite resection and bilateral neck dissection, left radial forearm free flap... T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma. No radiation A little over 2 yrs clear YAY
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Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | I don't think that drinking on special occasions would hurt anybody...JMHO
It would burn me and plus I don't have a desire to have a drink.
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer
8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35
11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better
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