Thanks a bunch for the update Al! ;) :) :)
It's almost coincidental that many times when a question similar to this one seems to be very similar to many applications that either you or myself, or any one of us who frequent this forum run into in our daily work experiences.:) :) :)
Btw Al, to answer your question as to how I'm feeling these days... Well, all I can say is that I haven't felt this good health wise in quite a long time, and it's funny that you asked because, I recently had my annual Liver Transplant clinic appointment last week, and the Doctors were "flabbergasted" by how healthy my almost 11 years young liver transplanted in me is doing!!! :) :) :) I'm happier than a pig in manure these days from that visit, and the cancer is no longer detectable at ALL!!! ;) ;) ;)
The only downside to the visit is that my PCP (Primary Care Physician) informed them that I'm losing bone density as a result of the anti rejection drug I must take twice on a daily basis which also temporarily was the cause for my victorious battle with the post-operative lymphatic disorder which was also caused by the amount of anti-rejection drugs I was on during the early years of recovering from liver transplant surgery... This is otherwise known as a form of cancer in the Lymph nodes. So this means that I'll have to go on some of that stuff that mostly women use for osteoporosis, but he hasn't gotten back to me as to which specific drug to put me on yet because he has to make sure there are no contraindications with my anti-rejection drug. :( :( :( Oh well, I guess if I could get my hands on that "Adamantium" that the "Wolverine" in "X-men" has that makes up his skeleton, it sure would eliminate the need for having to take another pill. ;) ;) ;)
I really believe very strongly that because I've increased the amount of daily & weekly work activity in my life, receiving such great unconditional Support & Friendship from folks like yourself, John Wright, Chet, Charles, GRoberts, Giavonni, Dave Boyer who has been through similar battles with his own health, and others like Joe Kane, Stephan - my esteemed colleague form Germany, Jon in Kazahkstan, Jeff, Lawrence of Aviation, Thirdeye, TommyJoking, the two Gerald's (Pipe Welder1999 & CWI555), Aevald, Bill Vanderhooth, Swnorris who never fails to amaze me with his wit & humor, Sourdough, Plasma Brain, Kix, 357max, Mountainman, Charles Welch, Bob Garner, Shane Feder, Raftergwelding otherwise known as Shad who needs our support, RonG, MDG CustomWeld, Bozaktwo1, Roadtrash, Phil Thomas, Fbrieden for his unflinching oversight in our spelling awareness, Webbcity for his kind messages from Alaska, MBSims, Michael Blaha who has to be my favorite Boilermaker brother who gives me a bellyfull of jokes and who I have great deal of respect for, eekpod, Ctacker, Zcat, JRW159 who got four diamonds faster than anyone in the history of the forum :), dbigkahunna, Johnnyh, Darren, welderdude, Rebekah, HgTX, and others for their humor, experiences & wit, and all of the others whom I apologize for not mentioning in here who over the years have been so supportive in helping me know that there is light at the other end of the tunnel - no matter how long, or deep that tunnel is!!! :) :) :)
Day after day, week after week, my stamina and endurance is coming back to where I'm very close to becoming free from the shackles of being disabled to the point where I could not work on a continual basis which was the case for too many years now, and for that I'm very Grateful!!! :) :) :) Last but not least, where would we all be without the wisdom from Chuck our great late friend from Avesta. :)
I hope that life is treating you, and the rest of the folks I mentioned well also, and the ones I forgot to mention because lord knows you all deserve it!!! :) :) :)
So I hope that some of my good vibes tends to rub off on all of you in these increasingly tough economic times. I need to hit the rack, and get some shut eye - Good Morning ;)
I also have re-established contact with my little brother in NYC who has managed to avoid me for close to 15 years now, and it sure feels good to know him once again!!! :) :) :)
Thanks for asking Al! Yeah!!! Things are much smoother in my life these days, and the future sure does look bright!!! ;) :) ;)
Respectfully,
Henry