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Wow, patronizing and preachy. You checked the top two boxes on the list of "Reasons to not care what someone is saying."I know you guys are hip and all, but you'll think differently when you're dealing with a stage 4 neck (throat, lung or otherwise) cancer.
I went through it and I'll give you a piece of advise, stop this shit immediately! because there might be a day in your future when you'll wish that you would just die rather then go through any more treatments!
We know that smoking causes cancer, it's been a well known fact for 50 years. We're all *mostly* adults here, and are capable of, or at least entitled to, make our own decisions. I understand you're only posting that because you care, but your approach makes me unlikely to caer what you're actually saying.For all things 24v, check out Markert Motorworks!Originally posted by mbonanniI hate modded emtree, I hate modded cawrz, I hate jdm, I hate swag, I hate stanceyolokids, I hate bags (on cars), I hate stuff that is slowz, I hate tires.
I am a pursit now.Comment
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actually I could give a fuck what you do and you missed my point, I was merely suggesting how terrible the treatment is as well as the mental anguish. I was 53 when I was treated for cancer and it was by a long shot the worst thing I had ever had to do in my life. knowing what I do and being 59 now, if I had to do it again I would choose death over the treatment.Wow, patronizing and preachy. You checked the top two boxes on the list of "Reasons to not care what someone is saying."
We know that smoking causes cancer, it's been a well known fact for 50 years. We're all *mostly* adults here, and are capable of, or at least entitled to, make our own decisions. I understand you're only posting that because you care, but your approach makes me unlikely to caer what you're actually saying.Comment
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Out of curiosity, how many packs a day did you smoke?actually I could give a fuck what you do and you missed my point, I was merely suggesting how terrible the treatment is as well as the mental anguish. I was 53 when I was treated for cancer and it was by a long shot the worst thing I had ever had to do in my life. knowing what I do and being 59 now, if I had to do it again I would choose death over the treatment.
Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.Comment
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The only hing I ever smoke was pot back in my hippie days, but that was the first thing the doctors asked me 'do you drink or smoke?' apparently the majority of mouth, gum, throat, and neck cancer is caused by alcohol and smoking. in my case the cancer society told me that after 40 years of carpentry that it was caused from industrial dust.
roysneon said above that you guys mostly know what your doing and accept the risk, you don't have a clue! midway through the first week the radiation had trashed my saliva glands, this means I had a constant dry mouth, no moisture at all, I couldn't shallow or even talk. by week two my taste buds went out the window. ever try eating without taste buds, it's like eating sludge, grey matter. on top of that the chemo gave this sludge a metallic flavor, so I stopped eating for six months.
by the beginning of week three I had what you could call a really bad sunburn on my neck and upper chest and they started treating me as a burn patient. by week four they prescribed morphine. there was a upside to this however, I could only feel half of the pain. as a result of the 9 hour surgery that kept me in the hospital for 10 days, I had no feeling from my left ear to my left breast because they had to sever a nerve to get to the tumor. and yet they couldn't stop the treatment, I was only halfway through.
and the chemo, the fucking chemo! the stuff that shit did to me I don't even want to think about. nasty stuff and every time they gave it to me the nightmare got worse, I had to get it six times.
but the one thing that was above all, the worst and most stressful was the 'mask'. for 36 days for a time period of 30-45 minutes a day I would have to wear the mask, it was enough to drive a weaker man insane. with a triangle block behind my neck and a bite piece in my mouth that ran halfway down my throat, they would fit me with a post-formed hard shell mask that was as tight as my own skin. then lying on my back with the triangle under my neck they would bolt the mask to the table, I talking about bolting it, with a ratchet and socket. then for the next 45 minutes I was completely immobilized, I couldn't blink my eyes, scratch an itch, I couldn't shallow, I couldn't even twitch. fuck! unbelievable horror!
it's been almost 6 years now and the whole thing has faded into a terrible nightmare. last year the doctors told me I'm cured, not bad considering that when the whole thing started they told me I had a 30% chance of living 5 years.
here's the deal, a large percentage of you guys will get cancer anyways, but why would you bet on the odds. it might seem like a hip thing to do now, but nobody's going to think its cool when you're living the nightmare!Comment
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