kidtoyota

Looks. like You went crazy with the zip-ties, I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that! DONT QUOTE FULL PAGES OF PICS... -Chode

Thanks Man, I hear what you are saying about the eating part especially, they are giving me hormones that build up my appetite, so when I am all doped up on the meds I am eating like a king, granted I throw it up an hour or so later, I still eat whenever I can and I do enjoy the shit out of it for as long as I can hold it down.

Well as most of you probably know I just got over a very long bout with cancer, So I go to the doctor this sfternoon for a follow up & bi-monthly visit As usual I get some routine tests and a vat scan, Well as soon as the doctor comes in the exam room, I can tell by the look on his face that something is up, Turns out he detected a spot on the cat scan that he says "makes him a little concerned" so here we fucking go again looks like I am going to have to have this thing removed, have it biopsied and back we go to the chemo and radiation and all that other happy horseshit. Sorry for the ranting and raving here guys, but I am soooo tired of this shit I just want to get back to life the way it was a year ago. I mean come on, I am 35 years old, have an awesome wife, A beautiful house, a great job, two cars and a motorcycle. Up until this cancer surfaced last year I was the happiest person alive, and anymore I wish I wasn't alive. Like I said before, sorry for the ranting and raving. I am just fed up with all of this shit, and want to get back to the way life used to be.

Hey guys, Thank You all very much for all of your advice and concerns. This stuff is just crazy, I went to the Dr. today for a follow up and expressed to him my concerns over taking all of these meds, he assured me that this is normal procedure for someone in my condition. We spent about an hour talking about future treatments and such(I got some more bad news today looks like I will need another operation seems that I have another cancerous cyst I wrote about it in another post here in the forums). Anyway, we spoke about how he plans to get me off of this stuff when my health is improving, so it looks like I will be on the Oxy's & Percs for a while longer, I'll tell you what though the shit is crazy, I just took an oxy 40 and a perc 10 around 30 minutes ago, and I am as high as a kite. I dont know if its the fact that I am not feeling so much pain,or that it feels like I am just floating on air. but these pills are POWERFULL! Thanks Again for everything, I am going to get back to some X-Box while I can still enjoy it.

Thanks for the advice benji, The funny part of all of this is that I dont like these damn things, granted they help alot with the pain, but I dont look forward to taking them because they make me feel so out of it, I feel bad coming on the forums and bitching about this to everyone, but I am just miserable right now You know what I mean, this pain is the worst ever,but when I take these meds the pain eases up a little bit, but then I feel like a total retard because the pills make me so loopy it is just a very fucked up situation,but I guess like everyone is telling me I should just be thankful to be alive. Sorry for all of the bitching and moaning, Thank You again for all of the advice and the well wishes

Thanks for the info guys, Believe me the last thing I want to do is take all of these pills everyday,but to make a long story short, and hopefully I dont gross you all out,I was having horrible stomach pains,So I go to the doctor, and after a whole slew of tests, with no answers they do a cat scan. The cat scan revealed that I had three small cancerous tumors, So I go in to the hospital to have them removed, during surgery, the doctor finds three more and removes them as well. It turns out that two of them had fused onto my large intestine, and about a week after the first surgery the doctor has to go back in and remove about 1-1/2 feet of my intestine. So now I canot eat anything without going through agonizing pain. Even with the painkilers something as light and bland as a bowl of plain white rice makes me double over in pain. So even after removing the tumors, chemo, and radiation, the doctor told me it would be at least 8 to 9 months untill My intestine will fully heal, Believe me you cannot imagine what it is like not to be able to eat without going through pain that makes you wish you would just die. And if I do not eat at all, and just drink the nutrition shakes they gave me the pain is just as bad(Oh and by the way just to make sure That my doctor was diagnosing me correctly, I went to THREE different hospitals that specialize in cancer treatment and they all came up with the same answer). So believe me when I tell you that I am not just taking these pills for fun or to get high. I am going through a hell that I would not wish on my worst enemy, So like I said earlier, I am stuck taking these pills untill my intestine heals, and I'm able to eat normally again. I just want to say thank you to everyone for the advice and support you have all been very helpfull.

As most of you know by now, I have spent a good part of the last year battling stomach cancer. Well after two operations, and months of chemo/radiation, I am finally getting better,but I am still having serious pain on a daily basis. So my Doctor has me on Oxycontin 40mg 2x a day, and Percocet 10 mg 3 to 4x a day as needed for pain. They both help with releiving the pain, and my doc says I should be looking at taking these for at least the next 9 months to a year. But to be honest I am scared shitless, I have been doing some reading online, and I am hearing nothing but horror stories about withdraw from these after you stop taking them, my doctor says when the time comes he will decrease the dosage to ween me off of them,and that I should not worry about that now, he says I should just concentrate on getting better. Even though it will be a while before I will be able to stop taking them because of the pain I am in on a day to day basis, All of this stuff I have been reading online about them has me kind of spoked about it. Has anyone here ever taken these meds?, and if so can you tell me your experiences with them.Like I said earlier, my doctor told me I am looking at being on these for at least a year,but I still want to know what I am in for when it comes time to stop taking them. Any info anyone here can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Joey

Steve, As I had mentioned in an earlier post due to having cancer,and being in and out of the hospital for the last year or so I have not had a chance to really look at the build log for the hoopty, so today I went through all of the pages in the Uninterrupted Build Pic's, and all I can say is you are not just an installer, or a good box builder, You are a genius, and you my friend, are what they mean when they say the word craftsman. Your work is so good words cannot express the quality of work that you do. I dont mean to sound corny or anything, but I just wanted to post here and say God Bless You. Your work is so unbelieveable that you have blessed with such a talent that it is truly amazing. I would like to thank you for taking the time out along the way to take all of the pictures that show all of the hard work you have put into the hoopty. I would like to wish you continued success with the construction of the escalade. You Sir, are the reason for me wanting to continue to working with car audio and video(as I am sure you are the inspiration for many others as well). Well once again congratulations on a job very well done, and I would like to wish you all the best with the completion of this project. Much Respect and admiration for You and Your work, Joey. (kidtoyota)

Yes she does, I try to keep her well lubricated, And I always clean it before and after I fire it.

Chode, you are not kidding, my hands hurt from scrolling my mouse through all the pages of stuff I have missed over the last year. I wish I could have had internet in the hospital, I spent about 4 months in smyrna Delaware getting treatments, and once in a while I would have my cousin drive my car down and turn it up in the parking lot, so i would sit in my hospital room and laugh. It would have been nice to get in touch with you then, and have you come by for a demo, plus to see another member of SMD would have been a real spirit booster while stuck in the hospital.

EVERYTHING is better food tastes better, air smells fresher, could not be happier, oh, and most impontantly I have eyebrows and facial hair again! Thanks for all the well wishes guys!

And as a welcome home gift from the wife, I just got a new freind, she is a six week old rotty name lady. Is this the most beautiful puppy every, or what Pic shown below thanks to KyleCannon

Thank You very much!!!!

Hello everyone, it is great to be back here, long story short last February I went for a routine checkup at the doctor, and a cat scan revealed SIX cancerous tumours in my stomach, I have spent the last year in and out of the hospital getting chemo/radiation to knock it out and have them removed. I'm finally home and feel 100%. I can truly say day to day I have missed coming on the site and looking at things. Mr. Meade, I am at a loss for words at the progress on the hoopty, I spent most of the day today looking over the build log, and I have no words to express the incredible job you have done, Well I just wanted to say how great it is to be back home and be able to come back on and look at this site everyday. (P.S. Steve before I got sick I had made you some custom c.d.'s, and never got a chance to mail them out to you, but I will be sure to to get them in the mail this week) Well once again I just wanted to say how great it is to be back here, and I cant wait to start posting again and see all of the great material that is on this site. And Steve all I can say is God bless you, and the incredible skils you have. You are truly an inspiration to all car audio fanatics out there, I wish you continued success in all of you projects and thank You again for such a great site, the thought of coming back on this site to check out all of the stuff I have missed over the last year is one of the things that has kept me going anf kept my spirits up looking forward to getting back on the site while spenind al that time in the cancer center of my hospital. Once again, Thank You Steve for the excellent work and for giving me somthing to look forward to for when I was released from the hospital. Best wishes to all of the Members of SMD, And Much respect to Mr. Meade. Thanks everyone. Joey