Healthwise

 

2007 - the year I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's "B" cell Lymphoma and began treatment with Rituxan.  The treatment lasted for 6 hours, and my schedule was once a month.

2008 - the year I discovered I had experienced a massive heart attack while walking on the treadmill at home.  My body was so healthy that my heart created arteries to bypass the damage.

LAD - 100% blocked

Two major arteries on the left side - 90% blocked

2009/2010 - had my arteries cleaned out and five stints inserts over three operations at NYC Presbyterian Hospital.

2012 - the year I discovered, I had Melanoma on the bottom of my left foot, more than likely the result of being treated with Fludara and Cytoxin for my Lymphoma.

2013 - the year I had three (3) hernias repaired

2015 - the year that my wife and I retired.  My career had spanned 45 years.

2016 - the year that my Melanoma metastasized to my groin (from my foot) and I began being treated monthly for two cancers.

2017 - the year I started IVIG monthly infusions to help rebuild my destroyed immune system

2019 - the year that my Melanoma metastasized to my neck, and I began radiation treatments along with Opdivo for Melanoma while receiving Triandra for my Lymphoma.

2021 - the year I had lower back surgery to fuse L2-L3-L4-L5-S1 disks together.

2016-Present - during these years, I have had over eight basil cell carcinoma cancers surgically removed from my body.

2007 - the year I turned 60

2025 - the year I turned 78

My Oncologist, my Cardiologist, and my Dermatologist are the ones who have been keeping me alive for 18 years.

Everyday above ground is a good day for me...