This aside, I am moved to share this weeks chemotherapy lessons.

First, sleep is good.

Second, all those years of food posioning in emerging markets were excellent training for chemotherapy nausea. It's like second nature.

Third, I am pleased to know that one's hair roots can actually ache.

Fourth, I am pleased to learn that one's gums can do so as well.

Fifth, the combined ache of hair roots and gums is a most interesting feeling. Inspiring almost. Above all if one reflects on the probable proximate cause, which is large scale cell death from the very toxins aimed at killing the tumour.

Otherwise, welcome to the new SDMB visitors, if there are any. A moment, if I may, to dispel rumours, etc.

The prime note is that yes, I am the same collounsbury that you knew and despised (or not). Second, yes, indeed, I have cancer. Not lung cancer, another fine form of cancer, the tumour in the lung is a mere added bonus - and I actually mean that as this fine little highly virulent and deadly nice tumour would not have been found had I not had the good luck of it penetrating the lung, irritating things and leading to me coughing up blood one fine week now two months past or so. Without the coughing up of blood, this fine fellow might well have killed me in short order by compromising certain key organs.

So, good luck there, in a queer way. Well except that having this particular placement and size of tumour is something of a negative on prognosis, but can't have everything.

The further information to convey is that I am being treated, despite my constant whinging on. Chemotherapy, although the Drs very helpfully removed a nice big chunk of my tumour which has left me with a bit less lung, and a fine large scar which should amuse future women who have the misfortune of sleeping with me. Presuming, of course, I don't get unlucky on the chemotherapy front. Still prospects are good, so there is little reason to be excessively worried (or in the case of my unfans, pleased).

Regardless, my thanks to the persons who so kindly emailed, forwarded information and all that rubbish. I also had the occasion to visit the Board again for the first time in a rather long while. Pity the thread had to be in MPSIMS, the one forum I always detested. More fitting in the Pit, but I suppose the Admin still have some odd complex about me, lo these many years although Tom (a moderator now, well fitting) was quite right, I would not mind the abuse or ill wishes, especially if done with panache.