FROM TRI CABIN AARON, FORWARD TO WEEK 6 !

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:03 pm

hey gang, well, it's been a really bad weekend. the radiation burns are extremely painful, so , on tuesday, i am seeing my dermatologist to address the burns. pain meds are hardly touching the discomfort, so i'm seeing a physician that is trained for that. anyway, tuesday the 4ht i begin week 6 and the finish line is right around the corner. honestly, i really do not know how much more i can take. just ask perry and prowlerfish.... they have been amazingly supportive these last few days. thanks guys. so, 4 days of step down rad levels (thank god!!) then weekend off and just 2 more treatments left, with treatment ending on 11 sept. originally i did not want to finish on the 11th as that is the day that i lost 6 of my friends.... 3 on UAL and 3 on AAL. but, a friend i've made in the waiting room said, ''no. honor your friends, but, use the day to celebrate a NEW BEGINNING for you.'' okay. i think i will.
as many of you know, phil has been very distant during this whole ordeal, however, last tuesday, he came with me for my mitamycin-c chemo drip. after i was settled in my cubicle, he went to get some food. he arrived just as deb, my chemo nurse, was sliding the drip needle into one of my veins. this one needle has an attachment with 5 other tubes attached. he almost passed out. as a matter of fact, they made him sit down as he turned a nice shade of pale 'i don't know what.' (welcome to my world phil!) after i was 'hooked up', deb took him on a tour of the chemo floor. this tour included the pediatric and juvenal chemo wards. i think deb did this to show him that it's never easy, no matter what age. well gang, he came back a changed person. he was shaking, he was sweating, and kept repeating....''those small kids, all the tubes attached, those small kids!!" his lips were actually quivering when he was saying it. i looked at him and said,''now you get a better idea of what horrors i've been exposed to every day for the last 5 weeks. and every monday and tuesday, it's a new group of recruits into this nasty club. now you can understand why i can be in the kitchen, fixing dinner and just break down. it's not like taking a pill. it's highly involved.'' he stayed with me about two hours then headed home to take care of maccabee as i still had radiation later that afternoon. i arrived home to a dinner of organic, charbroiled burgers, baked potatoes, squash, fresh fruit and home brewed iced tea.
he's been very engaged for the last week too. so, maybe it took that one day to wake him up. i'll enjoy that for now.
take care folks. onward to week 6!!
aaron

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:11 pm

Nice to hear Aaron, it's good to have someone by your side through hard times.....

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:14 pm

gettaway wrote:Nice to hear Aaron, it's good to have someone by your side through hard times.....

to be honest, you all, my forum buddies, have been more of a support system than i could ever ask for. i do think that phil finally 'got it' by his visit. my family and my friends have been amazing too. i'm just looking forward to finishing and letting my body heal so i can enjoy my tri cabin before it's time to winterize

Torcan · Post by **Torcan** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:32 pm

So glad to hear the news Aaron, and as I have said before concerning Phil, it was only a matter of time.
Almost at the end of this obstacle, now get better, and onward to much brighter and rewarding days ahead!

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:18 pm

Torcan wrote:So glad to hear the news Aaron, and as I have said before concerning Phil, it was only a matter of time.
Almost at the end of this obstacle, now get better, and onward to much brighter and rewarding days ahead!

i hope so buddy. i really hope so. just have to get a handle on the pain factor. nothing seems to really touch it, short of complete and total sedation and or coma.

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:56 am

Just like I said before you know it it is over and starts going to a memory, it espedially will 5 year out when you are considered totally cured, best wishes and mazel tov.

Nancy · Post by **Nancy** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:40 pm

Good to hear that Phil is finally coming around. Wonderful that the finish line is in sight. It's time for this phase to be *over*!!

thelast322 · Post by **thelast322** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:58 pm

Arron- keep your chin up and you will get through these hard times. You sure sound like a fighter to me. Your almost there to the finish line. Keep your good spirits going to push you to the end. Your trojan family cares about you and want to see you come up on top. YOU CAN DO THIS MAN !!!

I will keep you in my prayers

Butch