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Dirty Hippie · October 05, 2011, 08:55:13 AM

Lots of alternatives, Dude. Snus, vapor cigs, gums, lozenges, etc. Lots of ways to get your nicotine without smoking. My sister's whole family switched to vapor cigs and never looked back. The snus, while still tobacco, doesn't appear to have the same health consequences as traditional american chewing tobacco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus

As far as them fucking you? I feel for you, Dude. When I smoked I wouldn't eat at non-smoking restaurants, just on principle. Now you can't smoke anywhere in Colorado anyway.

Tao Dude · October 05, 2011, 10:22:13 AM

The alternatives aren't much of an option they are gonna test for nicotine levels in the blood, and to them it's all the same.

cckeiser · October 05, 2011, 11:06:26 AM

I wasn't going to say anything dudes...though DigitalBuddha and the dudely lama both know, but if it will help you...or anyone else out there looking in...I start chemo and radiation treatments for lung cancer on Monday the 10 th of Oct. Chemo on Monday and radiation Monday through Friday for 7 weeks to try and get rid of a 4 cm mass in my right lung.
I let tobacco run my life for 43 years and it caught up with me dude.
Do yourself a big favor and quit as soon as you can.

I already made arrangements with DigitalBuddha to spread my ashes at Sunken City on March 5th just in case I do not make it though the ordeal.

And what really has me pissed is that now I can't even smoke pot if I could get it!! I heard that pot helps with the chemo...but now I can't smoke it! But like the Stranger said...sometimes the bar...well he eats you.

Abide the best you can dude...abide the best you can.

meekon5 · October 05, 2011, 11:25:02 AM

Shit CC hard news to comprehend.

You know my feelings go out to you and wish you all the luck and love you need to get through this.

Thank you for sharing that with us (I appreciate how difficult that must have been).

cckeiser · October 05, 2011, 12:53:23 PM

Quote from: meekon5 on October 05, 2011, 11:25:02 AM
Shit CC hard news to comprehend.

You know my feelings go out to you and wish you all the luck and love you need to get through this.

Thank you for sharing that with us.

Thanks dude...but as The Dude said...Fuck your sympathy! I don't need your sympathy, man, I need my fucking Johnson!

Actually I guess you could say I "lucked out" as the cancer has not spread and is all in one place which makes it a whole lot easier with the radiation treatments.
Other than being out of breath while bowling I feel great. Running on one lung does sort of limit my activities though. I am just hoping I can still bowl while undergoing the chemo and radiation. I roll twice a week...Monday and Tuesday. I was going to bowl the Sports League at Haja on Thursdays, but changed my mind for this season...maybe next season...the summer for sure.

Hominid · October 05, 2011, 01:08:21 PM

Quote from: cckeiser on October 05, 2011, 12:53:23 PM
Quote from: meekon5 on October 05, 2011, 11:25:02 AM
Shit CC hard news to comprehend.

You know my feelings go out to you and wish you all the luck and love you need to get through this.

Thank you for sharing that with us.

Thanks dude...but as The Dude said...Fuck your sympathy! I don't need your sympathy, man, I need my fucking Johnson!

Actually I guess you could say I "lucked out" as the cancer has not spread and is all in one place which makes it a whole lot easier with the radiation treatments.
Other than being out of breath while bowling I feel great. Running on one lung does sort of limit my activities though. I am just hoping I can still bowl while undergoing the chemo and radiation. I roll twice a week...Monday and Tuesday. I was going to bowl the Sports League at Haja on Thursdays, but changed my mind for this season...maybe next season...the summer for sure.

Ya man, thanks for being real. Keep us posted dude, we care for ya!

Dirty Hippie · October 05, 2011, 08:54:39 PM

Bummer, CC, bummer. Really sorry to hear about that, Dude. Glad you are keeping yer spirits up.

Tripnastic · October 05, 2011, 09:21:59 PM

Damn, CC, just damn.

A friend just went through a similar ordeal with lung cancer. We became great medicinal bakers...

cckeiser · October 05, 2011, 09:55:48 PM

This is why I didn't want to say anything dudes...I do not want it to be about me. Too much depressing news as it is.
I thank you all for your wishes...please keep the positive thoughts coming dudes. I'm an Idealist dudes....I really do believe in the power of positive thinking.
Abide dudes...abide.

Hominid · October 05, 2011, 10:38:54 PM

Quote from: cckeiser on October 05, 2011, 09:55:48 PM
This is why I didn't want to say anything dudes...I do not want it to be about me. Too much depressing news as it is.
I thank you all for your wishes...please keep the positive thoughts coming dudes. I'm an Idealist dudes....I really do believe in the power of positive thinking.
Abide dudes...abide.

Good on ya. And on the positive side, you've just given me reason to love my life even more, and less about my fucking trivial aches and pains. Like I say, every day above ground is a good one.

Catcha later on down the trail...