Brian Krashpad

**sumitomo** · February 17th, 2011, 08:17 PM

Brian glad your doing good,prayers to ya brother and thanks also for the laugh.I'll bet it would be fun to hitchhike with that mask,just saying! Sumi

**Brian Krashpad** · February 17th, 2011, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by tjcurtin1

Brian, I can't believe that here you are in the midst of this cracking US up.... ! God Bless you, man - keep on keeping on!

Will do! I really am going to write a song called "Pain In the Neck" about all this. It's also going to have a second double entendre-- "lump in my throat," haha.

That's about all I got so far though.

**kiteman** · February 18th, 2011, 04:35 AM

You crack me up Brian.

Laughter is the best medicine. I ought to name one of my songs, "My Acky Breaky Back."

**guitarhack** · February 18th, 2011, 06:32 AM

More mojo coming from the hills of Kentucky! Best wishes!

**Brian Krashpad** · February 18th, 2011, 09:36 AM

So, back from the surgeon/ENT. Wants me to "consider" a feeding tube if intake doesn't get better in next couple weeks.

I told him my chemo doc was already of the opinion that I would NOT need one. His response was "Well, I'm a surgeon, and from my perspective a feeding tube is really not that big a deal."

Uh, yeah, that's because: 1) People PAY YOU to put holes in people; and 2) The feeding tube hole is going in ME, not YOU.

No fecking way am I getting a feeding tube. Immediately went back to the office and downed an Ensure. Have decided I'm going to start doing at least 5 Ensures a day (1750 calories) until I can start eating again.

It pisses me off when I've already told the guy months ago that I do not want a feeding tube, and then he's so fecking blase' about me getting one this late in the game. Not gonna happen.

Read my lips: no fecking feeding tube.

Tig*** · February 18th, 2011, 09:51 AM

I gotsta' agree with you, Brian. I had plenty of patients with PEG tubes and I swore you'll never see me with one.
Same with hemodialysis and the shunt inside the arm (a synthetic tube in the arm that they jam huge needles, 1 for in, 1 for out, to filter your blood a few times per week)... No eff'in way!

Robert**** · February 18th, 2011, 09:57 AM

I'd probably feel the same about the feeding tube! NO way!

**Brian Krashpad** · February 18th, 2011, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Robert

I'd probably feel the same about the feeding tube! NO way!

Honestly, I wanted to punch the guy. Luckily for both of us, as it so happened Mrs. K was there (because she won't let me drive doped up, and I'm doped up pretty much 24/7 right now). If he wanted to motivate me to eat, he sure as hell just did it.

piebaldpython*** · February 18th, 2011, 11:01 AM

Yeah........no feeding tube unless you absolutely need one. And plus, with the summer coming, you want to physically LOOK your best...you want to be ripped and shredded.....and this diet you are on seems to be working wonders. lol That and your neck scar and no telling how many pretty young things will want to drape themselves over you. lol Just kiddin' man.

In 2000 I had a huge kidney stone. Wasn't bothering me any but at some point all h-ll would eventually break loose. Went to one doc and he said......surgery to remove the stone and then you'll have a tube sticking out of your back for 7-10 days. WHAT??
Got myself a second opinion, and he said lets BLAST the thing, see how that works and if not, then MAYBE surgery and a tube. I got the sucker blasted.

IMHO, a tube is just another thing that can cause an infection where it goes into/comes out of you. Keep on keepin' on Krash!!

**Katastrophe** · February 18th, 2011, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad

So, back from the surgeon/ENT. Wants me to "consider" a feeding tube if intake doesn't get better in next couple weeks.

I told him my chemo doc was already of the opinion that I would NOT need one. His response was "Well, I'm a surgeon, and from my perspective a feeding tube is really not that big a deal."

Uh, yeah, that's because: 1) People PAY YOU to put holes in people; and 2) The feeding tube hole is going in ME, not YOU.

No fecking way am I getting a feeding tube.

That ENT/surgeon is an ***. Get another one. Sounds to me like he was trying to earn next month's greens fees at the country club, or a payment on the Lexus.

Give 'em hell, Brian!

**NWBasser** · February 18th, 2011, 06:14 PM

Brian, best wishes from Washington for a quick recovery.

I'm very happy about the positive prognosis for complete recovery.

**street music** · February 20th, 2011, 12:40 PM

Brian, best wishes to you man! I have a friend who is 38 that is going through a hard time right now too. They found a baseball size tumor in his colon and he is slowly recovering. I have never heard of so much cancer and I have my own ideas of where it is all coming from . So keep up the recovery mood and get back to normal soon.

helliott*** · February 20th, 2011, 02:37 PM

Sorry to hear of your trials, Brian. You seem to have a great attitude that is bound to help get you through this. All the best, and strong Canadian mojo sent your way.

**Brian Krashpad** · February 20th, 2011, 05:48 PM

Thanks guys. I'm thinking that last weekend was bottoming out, pain-wise, whereas hopefully this weekend may be turning the corner after a fairly lousy, albeit stable, week. I've been staying doped up pretty much 24/7: 75 mcg/hour fentanyl 3-day pain patch changed out every 48 hours, w/10 mg of oxycontin every 4 hours, and 1 tsp of lidocaine rinse ("magic mouthwash") every 2 hours.

Have had to keep a chart to keep track of where all my dosages are, haha. This afternoon, however, I went 6 and a half hours between lidocaine rinses, so I'm hoping that maybe FINALLY my dang mouth is healing up.

SLOWLY.

OK, time for my Hillbilly Heroin!

Jipes*** · February 21st, 2011, 04:17 AM

Sorry Brian I completely missed that whole story. My thoughts are with you and I keep my fingers crossed for your quick and entire recovery

**MAXIFUNK** · February 21st, 2011, 04:27 AM

STAY POSITIVE, STAY STRONG, GET WELL, AND KICK THAT CA IN A$$!!!!
I am a parent of child who is a survivor of 3 brain tumors and 1 spinal tumor modern medicine is amazing! My prayers go out you man.

**Brian Krashpad** · February 21st, 2011, 04:40 AM

Thanks guys. Maxi, prayers back! I can't begin to imagine what having a child with such concerns would be like.

**NWBasser** · February 21st, 2011, 01:19 PM

I was thinking it would be really cool to put that mask on and play Iron Man!

Tig*** · February 21st, 2011, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by NWBasser

I was thinking it would be really cool to put that mask on and play Iron Man!

Brian may have to change the lyrics...

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