Balok 1,350 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Hi Barry. Good to hear from you. Take care man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis47 738 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Barry, I can't imagine what you're going through, but I know this...you are a FIGHTER! Prayers and well wishes my friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4krow 3,868 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I hope that it is possible to 'take a breath' every now and then. Been listening to a little Joni Mitchell lately to calm things down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 1,781 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Thinking and praying for you Barry. Stay strong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 7 minutes ago, 4krow said: I hope that it is possible to 'take a breath' every now and then. Been listening to a little Joni Mitchell lately to calm things down. I have Joni in my playlist Neil young , CSN and many others. Pink Floyd under influence of morphine was interesting! barry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 My daughter asked me to repost the link to my gofundme. I am overrun with expenses! https://gofund.me/a60c7ec7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4krow 3,868 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I will help as soon as I am able. No better cause than this. Pray for the comfort about that which is out of your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAT 1,729 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Done. Hang tough Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I am a long time member, first joined in 2009, I plan to be here until I die. TCS is a great site and the people here are wonderful friends! 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retriever 1,053 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Keep up the fight Barry you have all the Carver site pulling for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nahash5150 9,369 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 It's no fun being in a hospital...unless you make it fun somehow. Blessings and Strength to you Barry. We have you in our thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Update January 21, 2023 In December I had a 10mm titanium rod Inserted in my left femur. To repair a hole caused by myeloma which had metastasized to my bone. In getting physical therapy things were improving nicely until I injured my right shoulder. Initially, we thought it was a fractured collarbone, but in addition to the clavicle, I have a torn rotator cuff, which put my physical therapy on hold. Suddenly I had New pain in my thigh, which led to x-rays than an MRI on my back. Apparently cancer has metastasized to my to my lumbar vertebrae. In fact, my entire vertebrae, except my neck is affected by the myeloma. The next course of action is daily radiation over the next few weeks to my L4 vertebrae. I am in severe pain and hospitalized for pain management. Anyways, I wanted you guys to know what was going on and why I have been absent for so long. I have been hospitalized since before Thanksgiving. I really want to go home. I realize that my time living alone is limited and will probably will be in assisted-living in the not so distant future. I hope you guys have a great day! BarryG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/13/2023 at 8:51 AM, Nahash5150 said: It's no fun being in a hospital...unless you make it fun somehow. Like a cute red headed nurse named Melissa!😇 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 1,781 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, BarryG said: Update January 21, 2023 In December I had a 10mm titanium rod Inserted in my left femur. To repair a hole caused by myeloma which had metastasized to my bone. In getting physical therapy things were improving nicely until I injured my right shoulder. Initially, we thought it was a fractured collarbone, but in addition to the clavicle, I have a torn rotator cuff, which put my physical therapy on hold. Suddenly I had New pain in my thigh, which led to x-rays than an MRI on my back. Apparently cancer has metastasized to my to my lumbar vertebrae. In fact, my entire vertebrae, except my neck is affected by the myeloma. The next course of action is daily radiation over the next few weeks to my L4 vertebrae. I am in severe pain and hospitalized for pain management. Anyways, I wanted you guys to know what was going on and why I have been absent for so long. I have been hospitalized since before Thanksgiving. I really want to go home. I realize that my time living alone is limited and will probably will be in assisted-living in the not so distant future. I hope you guys have a great day! BarryG I think of you so much and you are in my prayers Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Update to my update! cascading problems, looks like myeloma has metastasized to my ribs snd to my lungs, I’ll know more after Monday! I am actually getting scared at this point! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin Sk1Bum 9,280 Posted January 21 Community Admin Share Posted January 21 Still sending up prayers, chi, mojo, good juju... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis47 738 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Oh shit! Send us some good news Barry. Quote Like a cute red headed nurse named Mellisa!😇 Good to see your sense of humor is unaffected 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circuits & Concepts 307 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Barry we're praying for strength and comfort and a legion of cute red headed nurses to attend you. Remember all your friends from TCS pushing for you! Add "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran to your playlist! Les 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4krow 3,868 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Strength and courage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddmaster 936 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Pulling for you Barry. Keep your faith and head up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjcarey39 24 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hi Barry I’m fairly new to the forum and I only know about you through your past posts (which I’ve enjoyed). I want you to know that I’m also praying for your full recovery and I’m so sorry you are in this situation. I also contacted a few of my friends that are god fearing men and asked them to add you to their prayer list as well I hope thats OK. I’m also very impressed with the support you’ve had from the people on this forum. Best wishes Chris 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 2 hours ago, Cjcarey39 said: Hi Barry I’m fairly new to the forum and I only know about you through your past posts (which I’ve enjoyed). I want you to know that I’m also praying for your full recovery and I’m so sorry you are in this situation. I also contacted a few of my friends that are god fearing men and asked them to add you to their prayer list as well I hope thats OK. I’m also very impressed with the support you’ve had from the people on this forum. Best wishes Chris Thanks Chris! Prayers are always welcome! I’m about to post an update! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 February 11, update! I am out of the hospital for now. I am in a rehab facility that’s looks like will work with my upcoming chemotherapy treatments! I’ll know more on Wednesday! I need a follow up With surgeon, my leg is looking good. the radiation has helped pain in my shoulder and spine! Surgeon needs to determine if I need surgery on my shoulder, being right handed and right arm incapacitated is not easy. Siri does not do speech to text is not all that great, part of that might be lack of clear speech from all the morphine I’m taking. I hate this drug! Emotionally I am very happy today! I had a visit with my grandson Jacob. I had not seen him in 2 years. First visit with him since his mom passed on Dec 15. i need a haircut though! Some of you may have met his older brother Jeremiah at Carverfest in 2015! Things are finally looking up! I’m feeling ok pain is managed well! When I get home I have a lot of gear to liquidate! I have not forgotten those of you I promised gear to. @Will Meyeryou are number one on my list! I’m having PayPal issues when I tried the refund, I think my bank made a mistake snd the return caused multiple overdrafts! First day out I’m heading to my bank to see what is up! I am considering using Zelle in the future! thank you everyone for prayers and words of encouragement! It has been helpful. Being part of this community has been great. I’ve been on the Facebook group page as well! let all the beautiful music heal your soul! thanks always to Bob Carver. May you. All have a safe and fun super-bowl weekend! BarryG 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4krow 3,868 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Barry, I am happy that you get to see your grandson. Grandkids are precious and it is very hard to be away from them. Looks like progress in the making. Man, I wish I had a mane like yours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,844 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) 8 hours ago, 4krow said: Barry, I am happy that you get to see your grandson. Grandkids are precious and it is very hard to be away from them. Looks like progress in the making. Man, I wish I had a mane like yours! Grandkids are awesome, Jacob is special, he loves music of all kinds, plays four instruments, he wants to play an upright bass next! He understands why I like and strive for good sound. His brother just wears earbuds snd he is happy with that. I can’t wait to show off my open baffle system with him. as far as my mane is concerned, it is not stunted by chemo one iota! I can go from this to current in 4 months! Photo with cousins from Mississippi! This was taken right before I was diagnosed with cancer! Chemo has changed texture and added a lot of grey! Cyndy the one showing peace sigh, was diagnosed with lung cancer about the same time, so far she remains in remission! I am lucky we have a large loving extended family! Edited February 12 by BarryG 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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