[Rhodes22-list] Matters of the heart.

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Rummy:  Glad to hear
that you have found a great medical team in Anderson.  Sounds like you, and they, are on top of
it.  Our daughter, who lives in
Abbeville, had a friend who had an aunt at MD Anderson in Houston.  They set up an appointment for me there.  The result was the oral medication as opposed
to the chemo that my local oncologist wanted.  He was a good trooper though and went with the MD Anderson’s specialist’
recommendation.  As I am doing so well
with it, he now has several others on the same medication. 
 
Talked to my brother Bill, yesterday.  He is home and thus far all looks good.  The docs took a few lymph nodes around the
prostate and the biopsies are negative.  There was one spot on the prostrate that they are concerned about as the
capsule my have been penetrated so he will be going in for check ups every two
months for the next year or so just to be sure.  

The purpose of the above background is that there have been tremendous improvements in medical procedures so you are in good hands.
 
The leukemia that I have is chronic (CLL) - no cure to date;
but, I have a solid remission going at this point so we get out on the Rhodes
at every opportunity to celebrate. 
 
Yes, the indigenous people in Vietnam are dealing with AO
after effects and our government is assisting.  
 
I was in country from April of '67 for a year and Bill was
in country for 18 months ('67 to late '68), as he did not want to serve in the
USA.  Wanted out of the Army as quick as
possible.
 
Yes, there are quite a few people who served in country who
were exposed and are suffering because of AO and are not aware that they should
visit with the VA to ascertain whether they are due benefits.  I've lost a couple of friends prematurely due
to diseases associated with AO.  Periodically you will see something in the press about it.  Not long ago I saw something on TV (NBC, I
believe) talking about it in reference to the VA scandal.  
 
Again, our thoughts and payers are with you!  We’ll look forward to seeing you on the lake
in 2015 – no kidding this time!
 
Bob "NoKaOi"  (bobq41 at att.net)


On Saturday, December 20, 2014 6:42 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
 


Piling onto the well wishes.  Get well soon, Rummy.  I will have a Mt Gay for you on Monday.

Virtually every person I know who’s had bypass surgery has felt great after their recovery.  

Best wishes to you.

Dave Bradley



> On Dec 20, 2014, at 9:47 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Richard and everyone for the great thoughts.
> Rummy
> 
> 
> Sent from Samsung Mobile
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
> Date:12/20/2014  9:38 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Matters of the heart. 
> 
> Wishing you a speedy recovery and looking forward to seeing you on the
> Hartwell waters next summer.
> 
> I owe you a bottle of Mt Gay for all the support and advise you offered
> when I was rebuilding "Waif"
> 
> All the best
> Richard
> S/V Waif 1984 R22
> 
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:33 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I just wanted to let everyone on the list know that I will be out of
>> commission for a while. Monday I'm having heart bypass surgery. I will be
>> in the
>> hospital recovering for about a week and then two months at home before I
>> can  even drive. The prognosis is good and I'm confident the procedure will
>> be  successful. My problems are both hereditary and exposure to agent
>> orange
>> in  Vietnam. Hopefully the VA will step up and provide me with extended
>> medical  benefits in the future.
>> You all behave yourselves. I will probably be monitoring the list in the
>> hospital, but not able to respond.
>> 
>> Rummy
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