Mastodawn

I'm going offline for an indeterminate time:

https://lemmy.world/post/41687241

I'm going offline for an indeterminate time: - Lemmy.World

Some of you know I was offline for a bit this week for surgery. What you didn’t know (and what I didn’t know until about 2 hours ago) is that the surgery has uncovered cancer. I’m intentionally using “c” cancer and not “C” Cancer because 6 months ago the biopsies I had done were pre-cancerous with no sign of cancer proper. So, whatever it is, it developed in the last 6 months and I take that as a good sign. From here I need to focus on doing what the docs tell me to do starting with blood tests tomorrow, then we’re doing genetic stuff and a CT scan, that will tell us the official “stage” of the cancer. My plan is to come back, but it won’t be immediate and I don’t (yet) have any sort of timeline. My ideas are probably more aggressive than the doctors and insurance will allow. 😉 So I’m planning on the worst, doing paperwork, advanced directives, all the stuff you don’t usually have to think about. Then we’ll see where it goes. I wish Lemmy all the luck in the world!

CharlesDarwin Jan 16

I wish you all the best. Take care.

jordanlund Jan 16

Thanks Charles!

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Chris Smither - "Origin Of Species" - from "One More Night" performance DVD

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CharlesDarwin Jan 19

Haha, nice. Be well, brother.

Basic Glitch Jan 16

Sorry to hear that 😕

Fuck cancer. Go kick its ass and take good care of yourself. Wishing you a low stress recovery during your time away. Thank you for everything you’ve done here.

jordanlund Jan 16

I see it as yet another opportunity to invite RFK Jr. to eat my entire ass! LOL. Thanks for the kind words!

some_guy Jan 16

I wish you well. Good luck!

SinningStromgald Jan 16

Best wishes on a speedy recovery!

Jo Miran Jan 16

Fuck cancer

jordanlund Jan 16

Amen! And I aint even religious!

Jo Miran Jan 16

For what it’s worth, in 2022 I had Stage 3 thyroid cancer that had spread throughout my neck. Very treatable but still a mind fuck to hear the C word. The floor just falls right our from under you. I made it out ok and I am sure you will too.

Best of luck to you. I hope you kick its ass promptly.

Hopefully you'll be able to get a scan in the state you're already in, and not have to go to CT for it.

jordanlund Jan 16

Oh yeah, I have a good team of doctors!

ccunning Jan 16

Take care you yourself.

jordanlund Jan 16

That’s the plan!

All the best in your fight. We’ll be here in your corner with cat pics and all the memes whenever you need.

All the best homie

A_cook_not_a_chef Jan 16

Take care of yourself. Glad you caught it early.

TheLastOfHisName Jan 16

My best for a thorough and speedy recovery!

Australis13 Jan 16

Argh, sorry to hear that, but at least it sounds like it's very early in the process. Hopefully it's easily treated and you're back in no time.

I wish you all the best.

Hadriscus Jan 16

Cancer is a common enemy. Best wishes

ChunkMcHorkle Jan 16

What a nasty little bit of news to get out of the blue. You must be reeling right now. Wishing you all the best.

jordanlund Jan 16

Well, it wasn’t entirely out of the blue, there were biopsies 6 months ago and they sent me photos, which made me go “Hey, that’s fucking cancer!” but the people with actual degrees in this were saying “No, no, it’s pre-cancer.”

So on the one hand I get to tell the doctors “SEE! SEE!” 😉

When they pull something out of you that looks like Tetsuo from the end of Akira… yeah…

ChunkMcHorkle Jan 16

Tetsuo from the end of Akira… yeah…

Way to paint a picture, man 🤣

Good luck!

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein Jan 16

That’s rough, to say the least. Thank you for all you’ve been doing. Please forget about Lemmy for awhile and relax and recover. The world (unfortunately?) will be right where you left it so don’t rush.

raspberriesareyummy Jan 16

Best wishes!

gAlienLifeform Jan 16

Good luck, and tell your insurance company I said they’re a bunch of bums

jordanlund Jan 16

Oh, they KNOW! 😉

GreenBottles Jan 16

Good luck to you

You go and kick that fucking disease out, you hear!

I look forward to hear about your recovery.

😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈Jan 16

Good luck.

5 year survival rates are up to 70%, with rates in the 90%s for several types.

jordanlund Jan 16

I already beat a 50% 5 year rate on the heart stuff so I got that going for me! 😉

Guy Ingonito Jan 16

Cancer killed my mom. Good luck.

Impound4017 Jan 16

Godspeed, soldier, and thank you for your service up to now. You’ve been a persistent voice of reason on Lemmy, and I’ll miss seeing your input, but taking care of yourself comes first.

Hoping all goes well for you, and I’m looking forward to hearing how you beat cancer’s ass!

Best of luck in getting healthier!

jordanlund Jan 21

Thanks! I appreciate it!

brooke592 Jan 22

🥳

Substance_P Jan 22

Thanks jordanlund for your voice and for keeping us in the loop. Your updates have been my main line to staying informed and engaged with what’s happening in politics, we are all grateful for the care and grit you bring every time you post and for the best sub on Lemmy. This corner of Lemmy is in my mind the reason I came to this platform, we’re here cheering you on, wishing you the very best in these tough times.

HamFistedVegan Feb 1

Very sorry to hear that.

Although I don’t know you personally I sincerely hope, as I’m sure you do, that you succeed in your battle against it and that you have a great deal many more healthy years ahead of you.

You’re doing fantastic work here and I believe I speak for everyone when I say a massive thank you for it.

All the best 👍🙏

lennybird Feb 6

Sorry to hear that, wish you all the best. We went through some oncology shit in my family recently, too. Stay compliant and keep your spirits up and that genuinely goes a long way with outcomes.

Not sure if you’re like me but I start researching like crazy to “know the enemy” inside and out; a great introduction to the immune system and cancer is “Immune” by Philipp Dettmer – the guy who does the Kurzegesagt series (he himself I believe had either lymphoma or leukemia; I think he left it ambiguous).

HubertManne Feb 7

Im sorry man. Are they able to some reconstruction with the colon? Will you be able to go back to normal for everyones favorite me time?

jordanlund Feb 7

So the plan is to completely remove the sigmoid colon and then attach the end of the descending colon to the rectum. They also have to pull all the lymph nodes around the colon because if it gets into them, that’s stage 3 and chemo. We won’t know until we get the results from the surgery.

Fortunately we all have more than enough colon to go around.

March is colon cancer awareness month, wear blue and get checked! If it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone!

HubertManne Feb 7

ok yeah. it sounds a bit like what my brother had done but for diivrticulitus so he did not have to worry about anything else. If its just the surgery its not the worst but not the best kind of thing. He had great fun burbing his colestomy bag. I hope you all the best.

kmartburrito Feb 14

Best of luck in your journey forward, I wish you a quick recovery and hope they can grab it before it spreads.

KirbyBoi66 Feb 19

Best of luck man, you got this!