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Kerry Brown

Kerry Brown

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I've been through a lot since I was last here. I'm loving the blues and jazz room. Great addition. I wasn't playing much guitar after the cancer diagnosis. I have aggressive, metastatic prostate cancer. That diagnosis was hard to swallow. Because it has spread beyond my prostate there is no cure. There are treatment options though. Two months ago I started on Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Prostate cancer feeds on testosterone. The therapy uses hormones and drugs to stop your body from producing testosterone. This causes me to go through the same symptoms as menopause for the rest of my life. The drugs also have other side effects. I have quit driving. My mental processes run at half speed. I am still as sharp as I was, I'm just slower to find words. I get fatigued very easy. Anyway enough of that. My body is getting used to my new reality. The cancer is in a steady state. It is not growing. They tell me I have several years left. I started playing my guitar again, even jammed with some friends. It's great to be back. I may not post much but I will be stopping in.
 
Kerry Brown said:
I've been through a lot since I was last here. I'm loving the blues and jazz room. Great addition. I wasn't playing much guitar after the cancer diagnosis. I have aggressive, metastatic prostate cancer. That diagnosis was hard to swallow. Because it has spread beyond my prostate there is no cure. There are treatment options though. Two months ago I started on Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Prostate cancer feeds on testosterone. The therapy uses hormones and drugs to stop your body from producing testosterone. This causes me to go through the same symptoms as menopause for the rest of my life. The drugs also have other side effects. I have quit driving. My mental processes run at half speed. I am still as sharp as I was, I'm just slower to find words. I get fatigued very easy. Anyway enough of that. My body is getting used to my new reality. The cancer is in a steady state. It is not growing. They tell me I have several years left. I started playing my guitar again, even jammed with some friends. It's great to be back. I may not post much but I will be stopping in.
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Damn Kerry you gotta beat this thing and stay with us for a few more decades. We don't want anyone else joining the Fallen Stars anytime soon
My prayers are with you my brother!
 
Hey Kerry. Sorry to hear about your health trouble, my Grandfather had prostate cancer in his 50's and survived after a radical prostatectomy, and was on Leupron shots until the last few months of his life.

He made it to 87 and died of something else. I have BPH and so far my PSA levels aren't a concern. It does worry me though.

I wish you the best.

Oh, how did those Classical string I sent you work out? I've been doing tech work and I'm finally down to a normal amount of nylon sets. I probably have 30 full sets of nylon, 20 bass sets and 30 sets of trebles left for classical guitar, and a couple hundred sets of electric guitar strings for the shop. I'm down to placing a few big orders a year, when I can find them on sale in bulk.

Glad to have you here
 
Bittersweet news, but as long as you can enjoy a decent quality of life with your family, home and guitars for what's remaining.
I've often wondered what it would be like if we could have a "timer" we could see. Really, any of us could bite it at any time.
Great to see you back KB
 
3bolt79 said:
Hey Kerry. Sorry to hear about your health trouble, my Grandfather had prostate cancer in his 50's and survived after a radical prostatectomy, and was on Leupron shots until the last few months of his life.

He made it to 87 and died of something else. I have BPH and so far my PSA levels aren't a concern. It does worry me though.

I wish you the best.

Oh, how did those Classical string I sent you work out? I've been doing tech work and I'm finally down to a normal amount of nylon sets. I probably have 30 full sets of nylon, 20 bass sets and 30 sets of trebles left for classical guitar, and a couple hundred sets of electric guitar strings for the shop. I'm down to placing a few big orders a year, when I can find them on sale in bulk.

Glad to have you here
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Because it has spread beyond my prostate prostatectomy isn't an option. It would cause more harm than good.

I tried a few sets of them. I can't remember which one but I really liked them and quit trying them after I found that one. I ended up selling the guitar. I gave the rest of the strings to the buyer. I was playing bass in a band at the time so the guitar wasn't getting much use.
 
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TVvoodoo said:
Bittersweet news, but as long as you can enjoy a decent quality of life with your family, home and guitars for what's remaining.
I've often wondered what it would be like if we could have a "timer" we could see. Really, any of us could bite it at any time.
Great to see you back KB
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Its a very broad timer in my case. The doctors tell me because I am otherwise very healthy the cancer will eventually be my end. Most people with my type of cancer at my age last three to five years but usually its not cancer that kills them. It's old age and other medical issues. They tell me I could have way more than that depending how my body reacts to the treatment. Some people on this treatment have lasted ten years and are still going.
 
Kerry Brown said:
I've been through a lot since I was last here. I'm loving the blues and jazz room. Great addition. I wasn't playing much guitar after the cancer diagnosis. I have aggressive, metastatic prostate cancer. That diagnosis was hard to swallow. Because it has spread beyond my prostate there is no cure. There are treatment options though. Two months ago I started on Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Prostate cancer feeds on testosterone. The therapy uses hormones and drugs to stop your body from producing testosterone. This causes me to go through the same symptoms as menopause for the rest of my life. The drugs also have other side effects. I have quit driving. My mental processes run at half speed. I am still as sharp as I was, I'm just slower to find words. I get fatigued very easy. Anyway enough of that. My body is getting used to my new reality. The cancer is in a steady state. It is not growing. They tell me I have several years left. I started playing my guitar again, even jammed with some friends. It's great to be back. I may not post much but I will be stopping in.
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That is the greatest news today :celebrate2:
 
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