View From My Back Porch

The Old Bode Is Not What It Used To Be

I consider myself lucky cause all my medical issues didn't start until 2016 when I was 68. Up until that time my health was good I had one episode prior to that in 2001 I had 2 stints put in, due to a mild heart attach. In 2016 I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer had the Brachytherapy where radio active isotopes inserted into the rectum. Open Heart Surgery in April 2018, Ablation Surgery Nov 2018, Pace maker put in Mar 2019, colonoscopy/endoscopy June 2019, Lower GI Aug 2019, Kidney Stones Lithotripsy, throw in a couple more colonoscopy and then Cancer Surgery stage 4 Sept 2021 and then Chemotherapy from Jan 2022 to April 18 2022.

The worst thing I've gone through has been the Chemo. The first week and 5 days I would sleep all the time. It was a real struggle to get up and move around. The side effects have been a problem, first you can't drink anything cold, it crystallizes in you mouth. When you go to eat a piece food no matter what size, my mouth would lock up, and the pain was intense, eventually it would release. My hands are cold all the time, there are more but these were the worst.

Needles to say my body (and my wife's) have been through a lot. There is no spring in my step, getting up and down can sometime be an issue, I continue to take my dog out on a walk not near a far as it used to be but we manage. I've quit taking the 6 pills required for the Chemo, I'm still taking 15 other pills a couple over the counter but the rest are prescribed. As my friend used to tell me better living through Pharmaceutical products. The Golden Years have not been my friend so Far but I'm hoping for another 6 years at least so here's hopping!

Well I think I've covered more than I needed but that's my life

Life is Good God is Great