01-02-2006, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NORCAL
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Originally Posted by Kaefer
Thanks for the encouragement, Barry.
I'm embarassed to admit that even after a very brief and tame scare with cancer last year, I am still smoking. When I went in for my kidney stones last year, they discovered a small "mass" off the side of my kidney. Long story short, we had the mass removed, and it turned out to be cancerous. We caught it VERY early (thank God for my kidney stones), it was completely encapsulated (in, of all things, fat), and completely removed; no further treatment was needed.
Though they don't know for certain, smoking is believed to be the main cause of renal cancer. I quit for a few months, but... well, you know the rest. So, yeah, I am motivated to quit because I don't want to die before I'm 40. So, am gonna give it another shot. 
Juan |
Oh Man. I didn't realize i would hit so close to home. I apologize. Please!! Start now with a good health regime. Remember i have relatives in Raleigh NC. Don't make me come out there and brake your face!!
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