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Thunderbird Club

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Latest addition to the T-bird family.
Just finished the build today.

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Larry V said:
Sorry to hear it, Mike. My bladder cancer was first diagnosed and treated in 2019 as well so I feel for you and what you're dealing with. How often have they been getting a look to make sure it hasn't returned?

Post op they wanted to get a look at my bladder every 3 months, then it went to 6 and last July, 2020, they pushed the next examination out to July 2021 and my appointment is for next Wednesday.

I'm not feeling too good about this appointment though since during my last physical, blood was present in my urine sample but who knows, maybe it's just my kidney stones causing that. I'll know Wednesday.

But hey, we have awesome Thunderbird basses to take our minds off these age related maladies.
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Praying for perfect health, my friend. Meanwhile, play them birds!

Ahem?
 
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Bassmike62 said:
Hey Larry, I'm pretty sure you're having the same tests I've been passing, will think of you on Wednesday, let us know how it went.

As for me, they had to take it out, that and a few other things. But I coped with it and things got gradually back to a new normal at the end of 2019, even got back with the band in January after a year away (they used a sub) and had a gig in March just before lockdown. Will have annual follow-ups for a while, but things are stable a this time. I had a check-up with a stoma care nurse yesterday and she likes what she's seeing. Lost 44 pounds since January (now at 209 from 253), would like to be around 205 (I'm 5'11"), so I'm in the best physical shape I've been since university, I take the bike out 2-3 days a week and for longer runs on weekend and slowly getting back to pre-op form.
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Go, Mike! I'm down to 165 (max of 265 until I nearly died of diabetes, down to 190, plateaued at 215 until Covid hit), my weight when I got married. Never hoped to see it again, but I've maintained for months now.

... Life is good and I'm appreciating it much more. ...
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Having Death close enough you feel his breath will do that.
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Go, Mike! I'm down to 165 (max of 265 until I nearly died of diabetes, down to 190, plateaued at 215 until Covid hit), my weight when I got married. Never hoped to see it again, but I've maintained for months now.

Having Death close enough you feel his breath will do that.
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Yessir Miles, that's willpower for ya :-)
 
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Does anyone else just put a song on repeat to help learn a part? I started working on "Panic Switch" (SSPU) last night. Nikki is just a machine on that THUNDERBIRD when she wants to be. I want to nail it all- timing, notes, intensity, tone. I've found one of the best ways for me is to have a song so ingrained in my being that I don't have to think about the part, it's just there, and I just have to keep going until I flow with it. So far I've been listening for two hours, and the song just gets better as I catch new nuances.
 
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