Time for a update

[Kybownut]

Hey guys,as all the regulars know I haven't posted any in quite a while.
Last October I started having a lot of pain on my right side and thought I had pulled a muscle
Or something like that and like always kept working thinking it would get better.
By New Year's Eve I had to go to the E R and on Jan 3 i was diagonosed with 4th stage lung cancer. It had already ate through my ribs on my right side. Now I know where the pain was coming from ! The dr. Told me 6-12 months without treatment , maybe double that with treatment( but we all know who has the final say don't we). I completed radiation and it really helped the place on my right side. I am currently doing chemo and so far it hasn't made me real sick. I just noticed yesterday that my hair started coming out but since I wear some kind of fedora all the time anyway I'm covered there.
The pain gets pretty bad sometimes but the meds I'm on take pretty good care of that.
For the most part I feel pretty good and am trying to stay active and have managed to go fishing a few times and am looking forward to morel season.
I am going to try to be a little more active on here as think you guys are the best .
Keep me in your prayers !
Best wishes Johnny

[Mohawk]

Hello Johnny, I am somewhat new here, but what you just wrote really hit me. You keep fighting the good fight and enjoying your fishing and morel hunting! We'll keep sending up prayers!

[Shadowhntr]

Oh, bad news.....but you are right, so many times God has made doctors prognosis invalid. As you can Johnny, live your life and do those things that make you who you are, the things that you love. Keep the Faith, and look to God to, not make you stronger, but to actually be your strength. You know our prayers are going up for you.

[stumper]

Johnny it's nice to meet you. You have a rough hand of cards right now, but that does not define who you are. Can't wait to dig in to some of your advice and knowledge. Also you will be in my prayers for your illness. Keep fighting, keep writing, and keep smiling.

[Captainkirk]

Dang, Johnny...bad news indeed! We've really missed you here. I'm amping up the prayer machine as we speak for you, buddy! Anything is possible with God...keep those spirits up and know that you have friends here.

[Jamesh76]

prayers sent for you.

[Carpdaddy]

You know me well Johnny and also know that it's only by Gods grace and miracles that I'm still here. This time last year I posted a thread like this one, I called it silence of the Carp. But as you know this big mouth is still flapping! Preached twice yesterday with it. Don't believe everything they say, believe God. If he is through with us then fine, if not we will keep on keeping on.

[Carpdaddy]

Oh and by the way, don't worry about the hair, I've seen you, we done ugly anyhow!!

[nm41mag]

I'll put you in my prayers. Ive been down this road with lots of family and friends. The one thing I can say is the fight is only over when you quit fighting. Back into it's corner beat it down.
PS I am pretty ugly even with some hair.

[Kybownut]

Thanks for all the encouraging words!