Been welding for over 30 years. Have my own business and all that sort of stuff. Read this faithfully and get a few laughs at some of the questions, but everyone has to start somewhere. All I need from my web friends is a small prayer. Was told I have kidney cancer and will be operated on Jan. 21, at 11:00 am. Just a small tumor, about an inch wide, so it is going to be removed or the entire kidney, which ever is needed. This means that I am out of work for 4 to 6 weeks, so a lot of TV and rest is fixing to start for me. I don't answer too many questions on line as a lot of them are on the technical side, and I went to school for welding back in the late 1968,so we welded a LOT. Instructor was an older iron worker. Most of my work is stairs, rails, and whatever comes in the door, which can be a real challenge at times. Sorry to be so long, but if you can take a few seconds for a small prayer for Paul in Georgia, I will be forever in your debt. Thanks in advance
little help
Jan 16, 2005
12 Replies
You got it! Hang in there.
Done. Good luck.
Pete Keillor
I knew a fellow BORN with only one kidney. He only lived to be about
96! ;-)Hope you the best.
A prayer or 3 is yours.
Gunner
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke
Done, glad to help! My dad's 68 and has lived with one kidney since his late teens.
Best Regards, Keith Marshall snipped-for-privacy@progressivelogic.com
"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"
Thinking and praying for you!!
Good Luck
brad
My son lost a kidney when he was 14. Genetic defect that the doctors didnt catch until it was a waterlogged swollen mess. 12 yrs later he is still doing fine and has a long life ahead of him.
Btw...I put the fix in. You will do fine.
Gunner
"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke
Done and continuing.
Get well soon.
My prayers are with you ... and more importantly, so is God. Let us know how it goes!
Andy
I lost my right kidney 10 years ago. The tumour was fairy large, and growing down the urethra. It was renal cell carcinoma. I function well on one. Ten years before that, I had seminoma carcinoma of the right testicle. It had been growing, and spreading for 14 years! Doctors just didn't recognise it. Now I am in treatment for prostate cancer. This time, they caught it really early. The point is, this is survivable!
Best of luck!
Steve R.
We wish you all the best Paul. And, I set a reminder in the shop so the guys can toss in too.... Keep your chin up ! We will be there on time.
Rob - Chicago IL.
Best of luck with your surgery Paul, you will be in our prayers and thoughts often.
What part of Georgia are you in? I live in Chattanooga, Tn. grew up in NW Georgia.
Regards, Jim C Roberts
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