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Morning, comrades.

Pa-rum-pum-pum THIS! *zip*

Ahem, excuse me.

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i love this cat..

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So, I've been a bit mum about this.

I guess I almost died again yesterday.

My White Blood Cell count was back up nicely, square in the treatment range. So I dutifully got in my recliner and they started pumping me full of steroids, and then Oxaliplatin.

I'd say about 45 minutes into the treatment, my bladder had enough (the drug is infused with a huge bag of saline.) Whilst in the toilet, I had a rather large coughing fit.

Got back to my chair, and all of a sudden, nothing was right. I started to "grey out", I felt flushed, broke out in rashes and hives, and most worrying of all, couldn't draw a full breath. My Pulse-ox dropped to 93 (should be 98-100) and I was quickly surrounded by two nurses and my Oncologist.

I got more Decadron (steroid) and 100 milligrams of Benadryl (liquid, right in the line.)

I'd say about a half-hour later everything finally started to settle back down. Of course, they immediately pulled me off the Oxalaplatin and flushed the line.

Doc says this is fairly normal - the Oxy builds up in the body, and usually late in the treatment cycle this happens when the body says "OK, I've had enough". I was told it usually happens around tx 8-9, so for me to make it to 10 1/2 is significant.

Bottom line...I'm being poisoned here. It's a fine line they tapdance along, trying to determine how much to kill the cancer without killing me. I guess I reached that limit yesterday.

(Curiously, I was the 3rd patient to have a reaction yesterday...one gentleman was mild, but the other poor soul had full-bore anaphylaxis and had to be rushed to the ER.)

It is said that "Allah will give no more than the soul can bear". Perhaps I have reached that point.

In any case...feeling better today. The Oxy is what gives me the most side effects, only getting a half-dose yesterday...I feel pretty good this am.

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Raine - check ya emails

let me think about that one. that a toughy.

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Speaking of the Jimmy fund... jimmyfund.org?

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Speaking of the Jimmy fund... jimmyfund.org?

http://www.jimmyfund.org/

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This is an amazing piece of journalism. Long but worth it.

Jackson is apparently now convinced that he and his team of collaborators (the writers are Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson and del Toro) possess a Joseph Smith-like relationship with Tolkien's spirit and are uniquely qualified to transfer his visions to the big screen. Ironically or not, this has resulted in a gargantuan new project that takes enormous liberties with the source material. This is a sprawling, shambling, full-length prequel to Jackson's Lord of the Rings, but not so much to Tolkien's.

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Grrr.. I hate it when the bloggie stops responding to clicks.

Since I can't quote it I'll just say it.. could that Salon movie review guy be any more of an idiot?

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Grrr.. I hate it when the bloggie stops responding to clicks.

Since I can't quote it I'll just say it.. could that Salon movie review guy be any more of an idiot?

He is a bit of a doucheknob, huh? Colbert loves the movie. That is good enough for me.

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Grrr.. I hate it when the bloggie stops responding to clicks.

Since I can't quote it I'll just say it.. could that Salon movie review guy be any more of an idiot?

Rape is really confusing. I mean, how do you know if you’re raping someone? If they’re unconscious and you decide to have sex with them, is that rape? It is? Well, you could have fooled me. It’s just weird, you know — who even knows if the word “no” means “no,” or if the person you’re raping — er, just having consensual sex with — is observing Opposite Day?

Thankfully, someone is looking out for the poor, misunderstood rapists of the world. The Good Men Project, which describes itself as “a community of 21st Century thought leaders around the issue of men’s roles in modern life,” has decided to take a close look at rape. What they’ve found will shock you, if you’re unfamiliar with the site’s general Men’s Rights Advocate Lite bent. Alas, even if you’re familiar with The Good Men Project, you’ll probably be shocked; the posts are generally shocking. Indeed, this is the point where I offer a trigger warning for rape apology, victim-blaming and general awfulness.

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Is rape really that bad?

Rape is really confusing. I mean, how do you know if you’re raping someone? If they’re unconscious and you decide to have sex with them, is that rape? It is? Well, you could have fooled me. It’s just weird, you know — who even knows if the word “no” means “no,” or if the person you’re raping — er, just having consensual sex with — is observing Opposite Day?

Thankfully, someone is looking out for the poor, misunderstood rapists of the world. The Good Men Project, which describes itself as “a community of 21st Century thought leaders around the issue of men’s roles in modern life,” has decided to take a close look at rape. What they’ve found will shock you, if you’re unfamiliar with the site’s general Men’s Rights Advocate Lite bent. Alas, even if you’re familiar with The Good Men Project, you’ll probably be shocked; the posts are generally shocking. Indeed, this is the point where I offer a trigger warning for rape apology, victim-blaming and general awfulness.

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The Republicans in the House are truly the scum of the earth.

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interesting. Schedule says no.

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Track Palin and his wife Waterfilter ( Her name is is Britta) are getting a dee-vorce after a mere 18 months of wedded bliss. Shocked I tells ya! Shocked!

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Track Palin and his wife Waterfilter ( Her name is is Britta) are getting a dee-vorce after a mere 18 months of wedded bliss. Shocked I tells ya! Shocked!

at least they didn't breed.

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Pa-rum-pum-pum is kinda like the sound a multiple-car pileup makes.

(At least it's the least annoying version - Bob Seger.)

Briefly, killing cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed is like trying to win an old fashioned infantry battle in which both sides are wearing the same uniform, except some of the enemy have slightly different shaped buttons, others have slightly longer bootlaces, others have slightly lacier underwear, and all have the ability to suddenly change clothes halfway through the fight.

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Welp, Susan Rice just withdrew her name from any other cabinet post appointment..

Ambassador Susan Rice discusses her decision to withdraw her name from consideration for secretary of state.

By Tracy Connor, NBC News

Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state after months of criticism over her Benghazi comments.

“Today, I made the decision that it was the best thing for our country, for the American people that I not continue to be considered by the president for nomination of secretary of state,” Rice told NBC’s Brian Williams.

“I didn’t want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive because there are so many things we need to get done as a country and the first several months of a second term president’s agenda is really the opportunity to get the crucial things done.”

Rice noted that President Obama’s second-term agenda included “comprehensive immigration reform, balanced deficit reduction, job creation.”

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Welp, Susan Rice just withdrew her name from any other cabinet post appointment..

I'm still thinking Jim Webb should be nominated for SOS. I love Kerry, but I;m personally not in the mood for another senate seat fight.

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So, I've been a bit mum about this.

I guess I almost died again yesterday.

My White Blood Cell count was back up nicely, square in the treatment range. So I dutifully got in my recliner and they started pumping me full of steroids, and then Oxaliplatin.

I'd say about 45 minutes into the treatment, my bladder had enough (the drug is infused with a huge bag of saline.) Whilst in the toilet, I had a rather large coughing fit.

Got back to my chair, and all of a sudden, nothing was right. I started to "grey out", I felt flushed, broke out in rashes and hives, and most worrying of all, couldn't draw a full breath. My Pulse-ox dropped to 93 (should be 98-100) and I was quickly surrounded by two nurses and my Oncologist.

I got more Decadron (steroid) and 100 milligrams of Benadryl (liquid, right in the line.)

I'd say about a half-hour later everything finally started to settle back down. Of course, they immediately pulled me off the Oxalaplatin and flushed the line.

Doc says this is fairly normal - the Oxy builds up in the body, and usually late in the treatment cycle this happens when the body says "OK, I've had enough". I was told it usually happens around tx 8-9, so for me to make it to 10 1/2 is significant.

Bottom line...I'm being poisoned here. It's a fine line they tapdance along, trying to determine how much to kill the cancer without killing me. I guess I reached that limit yesterday.

(Curiously, I was the 3rd patient to have a reaction yesterday...one gentleman was mild, but the other poor soul had full-bore anaphylaxis and had to be rushed to the ER.)

It is said that "Allah will give no more than the soul can bear". Perhaps I have reached that point.

In any case...feeling better today. The Oxy is what gives me the most side effects, only getting a half-dose yesterday...I feel pretty good this am.