I actually wrote this one like five years ago but this seemed like an appropriate time to use it
Man cancer is super in vogue this year, all the cool kids are getting it. And I guess that must mean I got invited to sit at the cool kid lunch table because the doctor’s pretty sure I have it too! At least as sure as he can be without physically going in and cutting pieces out.
Plus side, it’s pretty low-key 99.7% survivable thyroid cancer so if you gotta spin that cancer roulette wheel it’s basically like winning a jackpot. And I’ll get a cool Kurgan neck scar out of it, which I feel would massively compliment my aesthetic.
Minus side is I gotta take drugs to replace my thyroid for the rest of my life and get to live with hypo/perthyroidism until they get all the medication levels sorted out which is NOT GOING TO BE FUN while I’m also in the middle of working a full-time job and planning a wedding (and drawing all these webcomics what I do) So I will pre-emptively say, if you’re wondering why MGDMT is kind of janky or not in colour or whatever happens to be wrong with it that week, it’s probably because I have cancer.
That aside, I also got hammered with a super bad cold this weekend that completely knocked me out of commission, which, if you ask me, is completely not fair to get knocked out by a head cold the same week you get diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Ah well, C’est la vie.
*hugs Coelasquid*
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I wouldl say, “Let’s advance that to infinity,” but the entire species of Homo Sapiens doesn’t have that big of a population.
Motion passed- Hugs for Coelasquid.
What, it already passed? But I only just put together my SuperPAC for the Hug Coelasquid Bill.
Keep at it, you can contribute to the Hugs for Coelasquid Trust Foundation.
The day the earth hugged Coelasquid. Monuments must be built in her honor!
Many hugs! Also prayers and best wishes! (Sorry if you’re not into that kind of thing, but I am.)
On the hug chain!
After the hug chain comes the group hug.
C-C-COMBO BREAKER
What they-alls said.
Who told you about the 110-foot monument that we were buil — whoops…that’s on me, isn’t it? (Hey!! Get back to work. Th’ monument ain’t gonna build itself, y’know….)
IT ISN’T? CRAP! *shoots one of the workers* Get back to work you lazy.. Cyborg slaves? Craap! *runs away*
Bit more seriously. Hope your life takes a turn for the better soon!
*summon monster VIII* Squid hugs for the squid!
We all wish you well!
*does not hug ‘Squid, but maintains a respectful distance while nodding sympathetically*
Wow, that really sucks… Not as bad as getting a cancer with a worse prognosis, to be sure…but…yeah, really sucks.
40% of people nowadays get cancer. It’s not that rare.
Ugh that sucks. Yes everyone seems to be getting cancer, My friends mother just died from it, and My mom also 4 months ago with Pancreatic Cancer. :/ Everyone on my facebook, tumblr, IRL ect seems to be getting cancer and dying from it.
Protip: If someone tells you the doctor thinks they have cancer the correct response is not to talk about people you know who died of cancer.
I can tell you about how I had a cervical cancer scare but they did a basic operation and watched me for a couple years and I’m fine and you’ll be fine too..
Why don’t we talk instead of how Coelasquid handily beats cancer, lives happily ever after, and we read a story of how Jared accidentally shows the Commander about Stardew Valley (because I could see Jared getting totally lost in that.)
Lets all talk about dragon cloacas.
I second that motion.
How about if I tell you about the two people in my family who recovered completely from cancer without recurrences? Because they have. :)
I think this card neatly sums it up. http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0527/2397/products/266-c-died-of-lemons-card-1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1446160333
I can only read that card in Cave Johnson’s voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt6iTwVIiMM
Awesome.
Spoiler: Cave Johnson voices one of the major characters from Zootopia! :3
*Cave Johnson’s voice actor
Really? Because if Cave Johnson himself played the role, that would’ve done it for me.
No worries. Let the hug train make that .3 percent doubt fuck off.
We know you’re strong, C. I know plenty who survived with more risk, and those are people I dont even like. lol
I had a great uncle who contracted thyroid cancer in his mid thirties. He smoked and drank whiskey since he was thirteen and was as heavy-set as they come, and yet he was still able to beat the diagnosis. If someone like that can cancer, than I have no doubts in my mind that a bad-ass such as yourself should come out of this alright.
Talking about someone that died from cancer to someone that just got told they have it might not be best but I’d say this is a good exception. My husbands aunt was told cancer was destroying her spine and they expected it to spread. This was after years of continually beating it back. They gave her 6 weeks. That woman got married with essentially a broken spine. Then she spent three and a half years going every where she had ever wanted to go. She laughed every time someone told her she should be in bed or the hospital. It did catch up to her and we lost a just stellar lady. But I’ve said all this not cause she died, but because she refused to let any of it stop her. You still have an awesome life. Get married, be stupid happy. Don’t stop.
How about how my grandma had Stage Four ovarian cancer, was given 2 months to live, and proceeded to kick cancer’s ass for the next 12 years? That’s a pretty badass cancer story.
My best wishes for your recovery. May you glare your cancer into remission, then ride your motorcycle into the sunset while extending at least one middle finger triumphantly into the air, all while being flanked by fancy pigeons.
My sister had a rather nasty skin cancer, they operated to remove it and so far she’s been 9 years without remission. My aunt had a seriously nasty lymphatic cancer and had to go the full blown chemotherapy route. That cleared it up totally, and while she has health problems, they aren’t caused by the cancer.
Stay strong!
Reply just to say my aunt just had her one year all clear. And with cancer out the way they are slowly sorting out her other health problems.
The longer you live, the more likely it is that your cells will stage a rebellion of some sort. So, as more people live longer, more people also get diagnosed with cancer. (Plus, of course, modern medicine just gets better at diagnosing cancer, so there you go.)
Coelasquid, it sucks very much that you will be losing your thyroid. Seriously. That. Sucks. May you heal well and quickly find the right balance of hormone therapy! I’m just glad that your cells staged a relatively minor rebellion that medical science can nip right in the bud.
And you will get a cool neck scar, albeit not necessarily a huge one. My brother had to have his thyroid removed (long story, and not mine to tell) and his scar isn’t particularly noticeable now. (At least, I don’t notice it.) But you can always emphasize yours with a tattoo or something if you feel the need.
And Commander’s prognosis on the future isn’t that far off. In-fact with Geomagnetic Reversal in the next few decades, the magnetic field of the earth won’t be able to protect us as well as before. As a result the cancer rate is likely to go up.
I had to make an account to reply to this.
Dafuq you blabbing on about? We are not presently able to predict geomagnetic reversal, definitely not to within a few decades. Nor do we know enough to assume the event will cause cancer from solar radiation.
I was watching a show where the geologist was excited about finding evidence of an “almost instantaneous” geomagnetic reversal, right there in the rocks. The narrator, impressed, asked, “How fast was it?” “Ten thousand years!” The geologist grinned.
Don’t wait for geologic time.
Also, the LNT(Linear No Threshold) model for the radiation to cancer has now been disproven, and the level of say getting an xray has been shown to be perfectly safe. You do actually need to get dose above a threshold to increase your risk of cancer.
Also now is a good time to laugh at all those people who made a big deal over the wifi and mobile phones.
It’s ALWAYS been time to laugh at those people, basic knowledge of the electromagnetic spectrum tells you mobiles/wifi/other “scary” beams are less dangerous than visible light.
More bothered by older TVs that make thatngodawful buzzing noise than mobile phones. Wi-Fi is always nice to have around. Especially with the default passwords and names.
I hear you man that buzz always gave me migraines.
And the better we get at surviving life in general, the more of us will live long enough to get cancer. Practically any 90 year old you point at will have cancer. Odds are pretty good though that they’ll be able to live with it until something else carries them off. It’s just what happens as your body’s self-healing and cell-cycling mechanisms gradually get loopier and loopier over time. Best not to do stuff to actively court pathological damage to such mechanisms, i.e. it’s generally a bad idea to smoke tobacco or to inhale powdered asbestos. But it’s best not to be too afraid of the big C too, and to get on with enjoying life.
Is there *anything* nowadays that *isn’t* linked with cancer?
I’m just asking…
Aloe Ve….oh wait. California’s gonna give those a prop65 warning or outright ban them after lab rats developed cancer after a 100% diet of the stuff.
Nope. Life causes cancer. Not saying that one can’t mitigate the risk in some ways, but honestly? The only way to get rid of your risk of cancer altogether is to stop your own cells from dividing, which is not really a valid option. Seriously, do not even go there.
well, think about it a minute…Cancer is really nothing more than a copy-error as your cells divide. Trillions & trillions of cells doing this for several decades just means that the longer a person lives, the more likely that the odds will catch you with an actual malignant copy error. In essence, it’s just a matter of your own body turning against you.
Even normal, non-cancerous aging effect does the same thing. It’s because each cell will only divide so many times before it can’t divide any more…Then eventually dies off on it’s own…The only question is which effect gets you first – the “404 file not found” effect or the “copy error” effect.
I basically covered the copy error thing in an earlier comment, but yeah. That’s a great analogy, though.
You cannot completely mitigate your cancer risk without completely stopping your cells from dividing. Which you don’t want to do. There’s really no winning, much as I wish there was.
Another thing to consider is that a cellular copy error may actually produce a *beneficial* mutation, that may even make better odds for survival…And be passed on through subsequent generations. “Genetic Deformities” that some people are born with are the “flip side” of such this.
In short, the mutations/copy errors that aid in continuing survival is what evolution is all about, isn’t it? So there *is* the potential for a win in there somewhere, but the odds are heavily stacked against it in any given person’s lifetime.
With a scar in your neck you could pretend to be mute every time someone annoying comes around
“I have cancer” is a pretty good excuse to have janky webcomic updates
anyways kick cancer’s ass C:
Agreed. This will be a tough time Coelasquid, but you will live! xoxo:)
Best/worst get out of work free card ever.
Why are you how are you SO COOL.
Like two weeks ago I said something about how different Mads looked without freckles(obv cos lineart), and this week Jared looks, man, almost kempt. I think I can do better with saying what I mean and not sounding ambiguously critical this week; damn you make your colour work hard!
Goshcool
ahah good call commander, that’s actually a pretty good reason XD
Unfortunately, whoever he gets for help will end up taking pictures and laughing
I don’t think so. I think that this is a good Batman gambit on the Commander’s part.
If someone who can spot him does so, they will laugh and take pictures. Jared can’t, he would freak out for a second and then run to get someone. That someone would follow the panicked Jared, thinking something bad has happened. They’ll have a momentary “Is that all?” reaction, then show the puny kid how it’s done and easily help the Commander out. Ego +2! Then they realize that they missed the perfect opportunity to take pictures on their phone and laugh at the Commander.
Conversely, they will spend less time pointing and laughing because Jared is freaking out on them. They then lose the ability to call other people in to make fun of the Commander. Either way, it works to the Commander’s benefit.
He might just get Mr Fish to lift it. That looks like it’d be way under the weight limit of a gyarados of his size.
Well, is there anything beyond the weight limit of a Gyarados that size? Besides a Wailord, that is?
Wailord is actually less dense than air, so yes, Mr. Fish would easily be able to lift one.
How does that even work? Does it anchor itself to convenient trees, or eat other Pokémon for ballast?
Well, it’s the Float Whale Pokemon. I think it just floats.
That is hilarious my friend.
Does Jared even have an account on some Facebook/Tumblr/Twitter? I bet his account is full of pictures of Mr. Fish in various disguises (like that ghost print from Halloween), probably lots of fat pigeons, lots of computer pigeon boyfriends… can you imagine his posts from playing Hatoful Boyfriend? “I can’t chose between these two, they are so FLUFF!”… Also probably complaining that he have spent his entire pay-check the day after he got it…
Someone, please. Make this happen!
He has a Youtube channel. It even has a store that sells tshirts.
Mr. Fish has his own facebook. Actually he has several
That’s because it’s hard to fit his entire size into a single photo…He has to post his pics in a series to fit everything in.
Or he might try too make use of…dare I say it?…A fisheye lens on the camera.
Mr. Fish is too much fish for any one account to take XD
Beat cancer’s tukhus, Coelasquid! Also, Jared’s relationship with Commander Badass is getting pretty adorable. ^_^
Yeah! Kick cancer square in the behind Coelasquid!
I mean, yeah, Jared, he’s got a point. It’s you or Jonesy who’d actually call for help and she’s probably at work. :P
Man, that sucks about the cancer. At least you’ll be rocking a badass neck scar for your wedding!
That sounds like one of those things that would make a really good story right away, and then later down the line you look back on it and laugh about it. That’s usually a good thing, and people can always use more of those.
Knowing Coela’s prowess, this might only be a minor impediment. Thyroid is tricky, though thankfully its effects can easily be mitigated. (The fact Coela continually manages to post comics EVERY Monday despite life issues is a miracle in and of itself.)
Man, fuck cancer. Show it who’s boss. (Hint: it’s you. You’re the boss.)
but fucking cancer is how you get more cancers?!
and if you didn’t think cancer was sexually transmitted just remember your astrology, Cancer is basically crabs…
Wait, so I fuck crabs to get cancer? Oh shit! I fucked too many crabs!
Sea-spiders’ll get you every time, just like land spiders except killing them with fire’s not an option.
Sry to hear that, but no worries! I got mine pulled two years ago due to side effects of kidney failure, and once they get them sorted those drugs are a breeze. Just tie them to brushing your teeth to something you do every day and you’ll never forget, and they don’t have any noticeable side effects. (at least not in my experience, everyone’s different and all that) Kick cancer’s ass and you get to pull the “I beat cancer” bit for the rest of your life!
Jeez! Jeez-jeez-jeez!
Please just kick cancer’s butt and keep being the coolest, and I’ll hope you get that medication sorted out in a speedy fashion.
Man, that sucks about the cancer, but seriously, kudos for your optimistic attitude and work ethic. You’re like the Juggernaut of web comic!
Oh. Oh shit. I thought you were just making a Deadpool reference (saw it over the weekend, amazing movie), but then I read the news post and was all D=
Hopefully it doesn’t affect your daily life too much. And if you want to take some kind of break from the comic because the cancer has you feeling ultra crappy, we’ll totally understand. Health first, everything else second. Don’t let it beat you down! Your fans will always be with you!
Likewise, on all points except I saw the movie a little earlier. Damn but that was one heck of a mood whiplash from the comic to the comment.
“Haha Deadpool jo-oh fuck real life happened”
Plus side, pretty bitching scar, very true. Neutral, the pills are annoying, and getting the dosage right means you can be tired quite a lot. Minus side, the pre-slicey bullshit diet that you are stuck on! Oh holy hell, if you love any sort of dairy or anything delicious derived from it(or anything soy, or lots of meat), it is the devil. And it’s something that you will have to go through every few years while they check to see if it’s spread to the lymph nodes. Also, you will HATE lemons during the after surgery stuff. Just throwing that out there now. Overall though, if you have to get a cancer, Thyroid is one of the lesser of the evils. I had to deal with it with the Hubby when he got it. He’s currently in remission, though. You can get through it!
I only now read the under-comic comment and O_o Damn cancer is getting really scary, I’m just glad that you got the less dangerous type…
Get well!
If anyone’s badass enough to kick cancer’s ass it’s probably you. Good luck with the treatment and everything – here’s wishing it goes well for you! :)
I wish you to have as little problems as possible in all aspects of treatment and medication toleration.
This comic… That’s just awesome, CB has cancer as a HEALING FACTOR…
I’m with Mad Mat, you are the Juggernaut of webcomics. This cancer got nothin’ on you.
Oh wow… I don’t really know what to say, but I wish you all the best regarding the cancer and I hope everything turns out okay.
*Hugs Coalasquid*
I’m sorry. It’s not fair and nothing a random guy from the internet says will make a difference I know. Just know we feel with you and thank you for continuing to brighten our lives with your art and your humor and your fantastic characters even in difficult times!I truely value the positive effect you have had on my mood and my life without even knowing you. Get well and whenever you feel down and there is noone around at the moment just write us here. We will do our best to cheer YOU up for a change : )
sincerely,
Badyuyu
So, like… everyone in the future is Deadpool? That actually explains some things…
That aside, hope you get out of this as awesome as ever with a cool-ass scar to show for it.
Why is the cigar in front of the bat in the last Panel. That would mean that he is doing lifts with the bar at about eye level. The shot shows him in about mid lift so he is not racking.
Because I fucked up inking it because I’m sick.
I am sorry you are sick … I don’t have a clever way to say good luck with the cancer, but I do hope things go well.
Long time reader, first time poster.
Kurgan neck scars are awesome, hope you wear it with pride.
Damn, been a reader for what must be a few years now but don’t really comment, but figured I’d pop in to wish you luck coal.
That’s saddening news. Wish you could just punch something/someone to fix it – or perhaps get magically healed by Canadian health care, as in nomura virus story arc :)
That being said, I think you’ve got right attitude to make it through the cancer and whatnots. You go ahead and be a strong personality. You go fight that sickness as if fate of spacefuture army depended on it ;) Keep on rockin’.
Urgh, my deepest sympathies. My mum had her thyroid removed last year for the same reason. (To be honest, if you asked her now I think she’d say the worst part, apart from the thyroid medication, was the cavalcade of overly delicate slash inappropriately nosy sympathisers, so here’s to shutting up and wishing you the best.)
Commander, regardless of health risks, is that the best position to smoke? I’m envisioning about twenty possible scenarios where you eat your own cigar.
My sympathies — my best friend ALSO had the same cancer last year, he ended up having the entire thyroid removed as precaution (he could have gone with a partial, decided not to risk relapse). Cancer-free since, thank goodness.
Good thoughts and prayers on the way — you WILL be okay!
I won’t send my sympathy about the cancer, I don’t think you want that. I will enthusiastically cheer you on in kicking it’s ass.
My roomie had thyroid cancer. Needless to say the first year sucked for her. Don’t be afraid to do research and tell your doctor if you want to do a medication other than Synthroid. Also don’t be afraid to look for a different endocrinologist if all they talk about is the numbers when you’re on the meds than how how you’re feeling while you’re on it. Synthroid is what Pharma is pushing and it had made her feel like crap, even though her numbers were good. She found a lesser known med called Nature Throid that works so much better for her and an endo (3rd one) that listens to how she FEELS rather than what the numbers say.
How dare those doctors give her medicine backed up by numbers and facts!
Beat that cancer shit, ‘Squid.
And today’s punchline was hilarious!
Good luck with the fight.
*salute*
That blows but at least you have a pretty upbeat attitude about it. I dunno if I could stay calm the way you seem to be during it. Impressive willpower.
Luck and prayers (whichever you prefer).
Ditto. Hugs too, if that’s chill.
Beat the hell out of cancer and get well soon Coelasquid
This feels like some very very weird stroke of fate, bc I recently found out that I have Thyroid cancer and I have to have my whole thyroid removed. Unfortunately found out after I had part of it removed, so I get to have two surgeries! Anyway I hope we both get through this with the rest of our necks intact! :)
P.S. after surgery you’re probably only going to want fluids for the first few days
You don’t owe anyone anything. They should be grateful that you do this comic! That said, if anyone could punch cancer in the face, that would be you.
Popping in to say… I had thyroid cancer about 9 years ago now, and honestly? It wasn’t too terrible. Probably the worst part was the stress it put on my family (they were a lot more freaked out about it than I was). Second worst was the surgery and the time immediately afterwards– the stitches itched and I felt really out of it. (My doctor tried to tell me I had a wait a while to start thyroid meds, and I’m not sure if he was right or not, but I felt awful without them.) My main piece of advice is to never forget to take your meds for more than a day or so– I get really fuzzy without them (like, I went to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription… then left the prescription in the bottom of the cart when I went home.) These days I have a pill case with spaces for each day so I can tell whether or not I remembered to take it, and if I forget, or if I get stuck somewhere overnight, I have some that I carry with me.
Anyways, wishing you good luck with the whole thing. It sucks, but thankfully on the grand scheme of suckage it’s relatively low. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions.
Ah, Thyroid cancer, the cancer you get from nuclear accidents/weapons. Which is why surprisingly few people have died from Chernobyl (the total impact is expected 4000; no not just so far, EVER) or post Hiroshima/Nagasaki (expected to be about 2000; 99% of the people died within the first few months).
So sorry to hear it! You are an extraordinary person and we appreciate the hell out of you.
Kick that cancer’s ass, Coela.
My dad is dealing with the same thing. You both are gonna kick it’s ass.
Daymn, hope all is turns out good. At least you are joking about it, which is always better. To keep up with it: if you get it removed, will you put it in a jar above the fireplace and slap a name tag on it? “Yup, that’s Bill over there. He tried to get me, but I won.” “Had a surgery?” “Yea.” “You could say your operation was … ‘Kill Bill’ .”
My step-sister had thyroid cancer as well – she is doing great now, although the surgery did change her voice a bit. (She kind of sounds like she chain-smoked through highschool now. But maybe gravelly will suit your aesthetic? Bright side!)
I’ve been following your comic and tumblr for years, and I just wanted to say that I think you are awesome and if anyone can kick cancer’s ass and make it go crying home to its mommy, it’s probably you. Good luck!
It’s good to see the trust Commander has on Jared. I mean, probably he can’t do a shit for him but at least he would actually try.
And about the Cancer, I give you my best wishes.
I have hypothyroidism, so I can definitely sympathize with the thyroid BS. Also, yeah, kick cancer’s butt! :D
I had cancer in my mouth once. They cut it out and now I can whistle without closing my mouth or pursing my lips! There’s always a pro, and with a badass neck scar, you can say you got into a knife fight with Danny Trejo!
I’m glad the prognosis is good with this one. :) Hey, you can wear like a badass bandanna and be like CHECK OUT WHAT’S UNDER HERE if someone asks. :P And scare people. Or something. You can say a ninja tried to slit your throat and you won.
I’m sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but it’s good that it’s your thyroid and somewhere else that’s not easily treatable (I mean, it’s not good, but it’s better than the other possibilities). I have a number of friends and family who have hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s), so you’ll ultimately be in the same boat; you’ll have to take thyroid hormone, but apart from that it shouldn’t mess up your routine too much when all of this gets straightened out. I think the worst part is getting periodic thyroid biopsies (unless they’ll be removing your thyroid entirely).
So here’s to whipping cancer, cool neck scars, and a speedy recovery! (And take as long as you need with updates–we understand :-) )
ALSO, if you have a dog, especially a puppy, and it decides that your thyroid meds would make a tasty snack, dogs require much higher levels of thyroid hormone than humans do. Our old dog did this with my mom’s weekly pill container, and found out from the vet that it wouldn’t affect her. Funnily enough, that dog’s thyroid failed two years later and she had to take the same drugs at higher dosage.
Aww, sucks to hear that…
Hopefully they can get it fixed. That… Or your body will live in symbiosis with it like in the comic. Get well.
That really, really sucks. I hope you have a speedy recovery and that it turns out to be very easy to treat.
Meep! I’m glad you’ll almost certainly be okay, but I got mis-diagnosed about having a _benign_ tumor in my head fucking with my hormones at one point and even that was super not-fun for the 3 weeks until I was told the MRI came back negative. So I’m sorry for whatever negative emotions this cancer gives you and hope very strongly that you will not be in the 0.3% >.<
Holy shit. I’m so sorry to hear about the cancer. That’s, well, “that sucks” seems like an understatement but it’s all I can think of at the moment. On the plus side, now you can paraphrase Heath Ledger’s joker “You want to know how I got this scar?”
You have my sympathies, and I wish you the best of luck! Obviously, the comic comes after marriage, cancer, and income-producing job. Don’t let whiners get you down if you take time away. I usually find Norm Macdonald irritating, but he has a brilliant bit on the Courageous Battle against cancer you might find inspiring/amusing.
Oh dear, best of luck with everything D:
Coming from someone who’s been living with pretty much permanent hypothyroidism for the majority of her adult life…it’s annoying, but not terrible. As long as you take the lexothyroxine regularly (skipping days is a bad plan) and don’t mix it with dairy or food within about a half hour or hour of taking the meds (it gets cancelled out completely by calcium), it should be OK. Honestly, I’ve found morning fasting to be the hardest part to deal with, because I’ve never gotten the hang of taking the medicine a half hour before I need to be up. Mornings are not my strong suit. Either way, best of luck to you!
Stomp cancer in the nuts
But but but…. :'(
Get well soon!
We want you to stay with us and go awesome with the comic!
Either he’s lying and they found a cure for cancer, or everyone in the future is deadpool
Deadpool.
FUCK CANCER
Wait. Brutal mons battles that play out like Itchy and Scratchy cartoons (albeit more one-sided). Mutualistic cancer. Regular cyborgization and bio-augmentation. Huh, didn’t know that “generic spacefuture” was proto-Mortasheen.
So is Commander lowering the barbell to his face in the last panel, with the cigar being in front of the barbell? Poor form Commander, having half a ton on your throat isn’t going to make you accent any easier to understand.
My mother had that. She had surgery done eventually and it seemed to have worked out all right.
Until the heard attack anyway. Unrelated.
Man. :( Good luck. That surgery and getting the medications balanced right is not going to be fun, but you have a good attitude going in and that helps a lot. Thanks for the comic this week, and take care of yourself for as long as you need to.
We all wish you the best and if anyone is tough enough to handle this and flourish, it’s you! Your attitude and work ethic will see you through this!
Side note: I’m a biostatistician in LA, and if you want any extra eyes looking up med info/side effects, or prognosis info, I’d be happy to look. You’ll have support already, but if you want any extra… just say the word. Anyways keep strong!
Lots of love and best wishes to you – I’m glad you’ve got such a good prognosis and I hope that you have a good adjustment to the meds you’re going to be taking. If you need to take it easy – do so – You take care of you – because we do care about you too.
“Minus side is I gotta take drugs to replace my thyroid for the rest of my life”
On the plus side, bioartificial organ research is really coming along, so you might only take drugs for 20 years then upgrade to be a cool cyborg.
Best of luck. Love the comic!
You can do it. Show those rebel cells why revolt is a bad idea.
Please take care! <3 There's currently two cold strains making the rounds in these parts. One takes your voice, the other gives you one helluva cough.
Also, I love that Jared has no issue admitting his noodle arms ain't gonna help.
‘hugs’
And further hugs and encouragement from yet another of your fans. I LOVE your comic… and I’ll be praying for your successful recovery.
Also, I like the idea of Jared continuing to grow and evolve under the Commander’s tutelage. I’d love to start seeing some muscle tone on him as a result of regular male-bonding sessions in the gym like he’s clearly been doing. Just because he’s not mesomorphic doesn’t mean he can’t start looking more athletic in his own unique way (which I think is a huge part of the point of the character, and of his appeal. He’s badass in his own way, rather than being a generic ripoff of others ^.^ ).
lol, commander’s logic is perfect xD
Yeah Jared, quickly call that Canadian Healthcare…
Unfortunatly, the in-comic version only works with hilarious diseases, and the real life version is a buerocracy nightmare from which no good thing ever escapes
As much as there’s this whole idea that Canadian healthcare is so much slower and less efficient than American healthcare, I just got told I have cancer and couldn’t get an appointment to even talk to a surgeon about it for five weeks. Like cool, guess I’ll just sit here with cancer for another couple months. no rush. They told me if I don’t like the doctor I can talk to another one but that starts the process all over again and sets everything back another month. It took me a month just to SEE the doctor initially, because the first doctor I went to turned out to be an aggressive scientologist who pushes scientology as a cure for what ails ya, so after two weeks of waiting for that appointment it was another two weeks of waiting for the new not-scientologist doctor to see me.
And holy fucking shit do not even get me started on the nightmare that is American health insurance, it’s like you spin a roulette wheel and they decide how much your procedure is going to cost and how much you need to pay. WITH insurance the biopsy alone is $700 to get four needles stuck in my neck and some blood drawn.
the first doctor I went to turned out to be an aggressive scientologist who pushes scientology as a cure for what ails ya
Holy motherfucking shit. If he’s licensed through ASCO or some other professional group, maybe you can complain to them? Dunno if it would actually do any good, but it might make you feel better.
Coela, American health insurance fucking sucks! I got hurt a year ago and had to go to the emergency room. I am STILL fighting with my insurance company to get them to pay their portion. It’s bullshit.
I really hope things start going better for you. Sending hugs.
I live in Sweden and our health care can be slow as shit too unless it’s life threatening.
Cancer usually gets them moving, they don’t fuck around with that (mileage may unfortunately vary).
One positive way to try looking at this would be that if they are taking their sweet time with this, maybe it’s not so bad and you’ll probably going to make it. Nothing is more worrisome to me than doctor in hurry to get me into treatment.
Well that blog post when from 0 to 60 real quick. Though on the bright side, if you can say having cancer has one, is an excuse for not doing anything, or an instant ‘win’ in any online ‘debate’. Like a variation of Godwin’s Law. Except sad.
Here’s hoping you’re not in that .3%. You do great work.
Sorry to hear your news but keeping my fingers crossed the odds remain in your favour!
Thanks for the comics to brighten our Mondays!
Man, fuck cancer. In this year alone, three of my favourite celebrities have been claimed by it, and my dad, uncle, and a close family friend have all been diagnosed with it. Not you, too!
So yeah, fuck the Big C. May you kick the fucker up its fucking arse!
im sorry about the diagnosis.
i know you get comments all the time, some of them worth reading, some of them not so much, but i was diagnosed with an aggressive form of ovarian cancer in 2010. my chemo appointments were always scheduled for mondays and ive pretty much read mgdmt since 2011. your comic has got me through a lot of shitty mondays, and im thankful for the jokes- whether they were “finished” or not.
Jesus–that’s fucking horrible. Take care of yourself–and stay strong.
I am sorry to hear about your cancer. I wish you all the best with your recovery and getting the drugs right.
So quick question – Why would you ever have a human person spotting you in lieu of say, a high tensile strength steel cord running to a cantilevered bar overarching you? I may not be getting to the gym enough.
Good question. I think it’d need to be at least 2 cords so it doesn’t tip, and then it becomes a whole lot more of a hassle to get it down to change weights. Take it to its logical conclusion and it becomes another floor-mounted weight machine.
Plus side, cool story whenever you want to put some douche in his/her place.
“Oh, tribal tattoo? Yeah that’s tough, princess. See these scars? This is from when I removed the weakest part of me. Oh no, go ahead, getting a phrase in Arabic or other languages you can’t read are just as badass.”
This page made me chuckle!
Well fuck, I wish the undercomic bit was the punchline this time hun.
Man, that sucks. If it’s any consolation, the last four generations of my family had thyroid cancer (I’ll probably get it too, joy), and all of them made it out of it okay. Even my great-grandmother, and she had her operations in the 70s. The medicine isn’t that bad, and if you get a good surgeon the scar can be near invisible. Just be sure to get an expert, to save any potential trouble with your vocal cords and calcium glands. You’ll pull through this, you’re a boss.
Good comic, but man, on the comments – good luck!
Sorry to hear you have thyroid cancer but as a person who had to have their thyroid removed before things got worse I can tell you that once they get the dose sorted out, it is a fairly easy thing to live with. At least from my personal experience. For me it is three small sized tablets first thing in the morning and I am sorted.
Wishing you all the best with this and I am sure others will agree that you take all the time you need for your health and other parts of your life if and when you need them.
Long time reader, first time poster (I think). Just poking my head out of the hole to say, best of luck and don’t be afraid to take a break if that’s what you need. We’re all wishing you well, go beat this thing!
I don’t normally comment, but never have I read “I have cancer” and feel like it’s not a big deal. Coelasquid, I commend you on staying positive in a way I don’t think I could.
I’m sorry to hear about your cancer. Sending good thoughts your way.
My aunt has cancer. The first few weeks are dfficult until you figure out what is going to happen and what the new normal is. I have issues with my thyroid. It’s going to be rough until they find the right level.
Sorry about the diagnosis, as much as the thyroid situation sucks to sort out it’s not usually too bad once they do (basing that on a history of thyroid problems in my family).
As far a the spotting thing goes good call.
I hope your surgery goes well, and that you’re up and fighting again as soon as you can be.
Eh. I wouldn’t too worried, Coelasquid.
If you’re anything like the women in my family (more stubborn than a mountain), a little cancer won’t slow you down.
Hell, you’ll probably live to the ripe old age of whatever-the-fuck-you-want.
Shit, that sucks. I hope you’re doing okay. Glad to hear it’s a relatively less bad kind, I guess??
Fight on Coelasquid! Today’s comic was hilarious, and I love your work.
Aw, man, here I was about to ask why we couldn’t have figured out that cancer-as-healing-factor sometime in mid-2013 and then you go and tell us you “lucked” out. I had thyroid cancer diagnosed in 2013, complete thyroid removal, and on meds for the rest of my life, yay. Underactive thyroids run in the family so I expected it, but not for this reason. Biopsies can be itchy, low iodine diets for those yearly scans STINK, and that’s about all the negative I can really think of. The comparatively good news is that my oncologist told me that people don’t tend to die of this. And I like to say that I’ve HAD my cancer for my lifetime, so I don’t have to worry about it EVER AGAIN.
Oh, and if you actually want to cool neck scar you may want to tell your surgeon. They can do it so the scar’s hardly noticeable; mine’s rather faded. Though I do have neat staple marks due to having the surgery close enough to Christmas that the staples were in for a few days longer than normal.
Hang in there, Coel. Cancer stinks but you can beat it.
I really gotta admire how Coelasquid takes it. It’s kind of uplifting. The attitude, not the news (just in CASE I truly need to clarify that…)
I am so sorry to hear that. You seem like a super-tough person with a good sense of humor, though, so I’m sure you’re gonna weather this OK.
Was half expecting a Transmetropolitan thing where anti-cancer drugs are as cheap as the cigs, but that’s far funnier.
Love ya, Miss Turnbull.
Take whatever time you need, but please keep us posted, we worry.
Oh god, I’m sorry to hear that.
I’ve been reading your comics for years. You bring a lot of happiness to a lot of people through all your work. I just hope you feel supported and you have everything you need. You’re going to rock the hell out of that scar, and add one more thing to your list of conquered foes.
Cool scars are always awesome. I’ve got myself a huge one that runs about 2/3 of the way up my right upper arm, starting at the elbow. Broke my arm in a swordfight. With 2 marines and a cop. True story*.
Also, I have mild hypothyroidism, so I can’t say how bad it will get for you, but I can definitely tell when I’ve not taken my meds for a day or two. I start getting sleepy and feeling mildly down, which doesn’t help when you’re already dealing with depression. When they were trying to get my dosage right they gave me too much for a while, and then it was like I couldn’t sleep. So hopefully they get yours sorted out fairly quickly.
*Slightly exaggerated. It was in a swordfight, but with rattan swords. The 2 marines and a cop were there, but I was only fighting one of them at the time. I had a muscle spasm mid-swing, and it caused a 5 inch long torsion break in my humerus. After a surgery, a metal plate, 10 screws, and 6 months of physical therapy and partial paralysis later I had a kickass scar that I managed to get Rob Zombie, John 5, Piggy D, and Ginger Fish to all sign. In July I’m getting a zipper tattoo over it.
Sincerest Condolences
Get well as soon as possible Coelasquid, and don’t worry too much. Close friends of mine got thyroid cancer, did surgery, now they’re fine. The thyroid medicine is virtually unnoticeable in your life, you just take the pill and go on with your day.
So he’s not smoking space-future anti-cancer cigars?
My sympathies on your cancer. Here, have a pigeon.
You have my sympathies. My wife was diagnosed with uterine cancer five years ago. It’s come back twice, but is currently in remission. Then, to top it off, the radioactive dye for her PET scans gave her Graves disease(a type of hyperthyroidism). She seriously considered getting the surgery, just for the giant Kurgan scar, but wound up going with the radioactive iodine treatment. The synthetic thyroid drugs are fortunately low cost, and they’re able to zero in on the correct dose pretty quickly. Also, like JesusDeSaad said, it’s a pretty negligible impact to your daily routine. I do recommend joining a support group. Good luck to you.
Really sorry to hear about the cancer, but it’s good to hear that it’s one with a good prognosis. I am sure you’ll be fine, but it sounds pesky with having to take those medications. You’ll pull through all this though. It might get rough at times, particularly when people whine about stuff like misplaced cigars or whatever (like it even matters!), but you’ll get through it.
This might simply be a webcomic, but it’s the best one I know of and the only one I’ve been reading for years. It’s been with me as long as my girlfriend has and it’s been making gloomy Monday’s better for three years. It’s the light of my week to check out the latest strip on Monday and have a good laugh; giving me strength for the day that follows.
You make a difference for people with this comic, and I doubt there’s anything that can defeat you. Least of all pesky cancer! Who is that little shit to come and try messing with your life.
Be well and hang on in there.
You’ll manage it all; there’s a commander badass in all of us.
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Ugh. Cancer is like, the worst. :(
They haven’t fixed an artificial thyroid yet? That should be on about the same level as fixing an insulin-injector/artificial pancreas.
… Which they apparently haven’t yet. Man, the future sucks.
Thyroid cancer represent! 10 years clear and not a mutant murder cell in sight. Looks like you have the info down. Prognosis is almost always great, the meds portion sucks until you get it right and the surgery’s pretty tame with a moderately interesting scar.
Don’t be concerned about being too picky tailoring your meds, the blood diagnostics have super wide margins and some endocrinologists don’t give a crap beyond getting you in the suppressed TSH range, keep pushing for whatever concoction makes you feel right in the end. I found T3 + T4 worked way better than T4 alone, and it does have legit backing if you have med journal access. Let me know if you’re super keen and I can send you a good review article advocating for its potential.
Good luck, love your work, keep kicking life’s ass.
I know is pointless to say this, but try not worrying too much about it. A lot of girls in my life had thyroid problems and the worst part is the anxiety. Almost all their procedures were really simple and the one that was not produced a post-treatment mountain climber.
Goddamn fucking cancer devours everything. Atleast you got the kind thats easier to get rid of, though I’m aware thats like saying its better to be bitten by a snake than mauled by a shark.
Hey,
I got the same diagnosis in 2011, I gotta say, I had the same conclusions, and yes, the neck scar is pretty awesome.
The pills are pretty damned manageable and assuming you got friends who aren’t complete slack-asses you’ll pull through okay.
Word of advice, get on your Thyroid meds ASAP post-surgery, I kinda waited a while assuming the doctors would just give ’em to me.
Good luck!
Definitely be aggressive with getting your thyroid meds ASAP.
I didn’t have cancer but thanks to Grave’s Disease I’m familiar with the whole hyper/hypo thing. (No cool neck scar but I did get irradiated!) Radiation treatments suck, so tell your honey you’re going to deserve/need coddling.
Hyper feels worse than hypo. Hyper leaves you feeling anxious and irrirtable; hypo leaves you feeling sluggish. I would highly recommend keeping a journal on how you feel, libido, whether cuts take longer to heal, and how your hair/ nails/ skin seem to be doing. These can be early warning symptoms that your hormone levels are getting out of whack and it’s time to make an endocrinologist appointment.
Thyroid issues suck, because they control your whole body. But on meds it’s not that bad. The biggest blow is the psychological “now I have to take this for the rest of my life.” This should not hinder your asskicking in any long-term way.
Everyone I know who had cancer (3 breast cancer) destroyed its ass. I think science is getting the hang of it. My friend’s mom was told she had less than a year, and 4-6 months later it was completely gone, and now she chills with her new grandchild.
Sorry about your diagnosis. Near as I can tell, this thing seems to target the tough ones. My grandma had thyroid cancer back before they knew how to treat it. She lived 50 years after diagnosis and treatment. She reminds me of the Commander.
Thanks for a great comic. Don’t let this get you down for too long. The world needs awesome people like you.
Dang, that stinks. My dad had the same thing, adjusting to the medication’s tough, but he’s doing great now. Sending good thoughts your way.
I know you can get through this, even though it seems like a scary hassle. That neck scar sounds pretty cool though.
On behalf of every single family member of mine that survived cancer (including a grandmother who was given six month to a year to live two years ago): may you curb stomp that asshole cancer until it’s so messed up, even their mother wouldn’t recognize them. Here’s to a long future where you can tell people about how you got that badass scar and thank you for doing what you do.
…Although, I wouldn’t recommend going full Kurgan and getting safety pins put into your neck. That DOES look hardcore, but that also looks like it hurts.
Probably not that helpful, but my mom had the same diagnosis as you about 7 years ago. Had her thyroid out, and she’s going strong now. Her doctor was really good about helping to get the medication in check quick. She was only messed up for about a month, and feels better now than she did for years beforehand
Point A: The fact that you manage to juggle so much work and play in your life and still manage to update this webcomic on time and at a higher quality than 90% of the others (even on the pages you say that you drew hastily) tells me that you’re an incredibly strong person. This cancer’s got nothing on you, you’re going to beat it’s ass and then make it follow you around on a chain doing tricks for doggie treats.
Point B: You already look more badass than I could ever hope to. With that scar you’re going to be the kind of woman who could make the Iron Bull back down with a quiet stare (after which he would immediately propose).
I once joked with my friends that if I ever found out I was dying of a terminal illness, I would break it to them by casually inviting them over to hang out. We’d sit around; chatting, laughing, joking like usual. Then I’d play a game I’m usually awesome at, and die in the game over and over again.
Then when one of my friends inevitably asks, “Why are you dying so badly?”
I’d reply in a completely deadpan serious tone, “That’s because I am dying.”
And then I’d say nothing else about it until someone realized I was being dead serious.
That sucks a whole heck of a lot. The adjustment period on that thyroid stuff is a bastard before you get it down, but at least it’s not the longest. I vaguely remember when my Mom got diagnosed with the same thing, right before little bro #1 was born, but her adjustment woes might have been in part because of that whole just had a baby thing. Here’s hoping you get a good doc on the first try and the cost is pleasantly lower than expected!
So sorry about diagnosis. Treatment does work, though – my Mom’s has been gone for over a decade. It’s uncomfortable and scary, but it gets better. Let your friends and family help on the rough days, and you’ll get through it.
Me too! Tiny little bit of skin cancer. They pulled half my back out (tissue and whatever) to make sure they got it all, but they’re pretty sure I’m OK now. If you’re going to get cancer, I definitely recommend skin cancer.
Good luck, Coelasquid! Kick cancer’s ass!
The way the Commander talks about it reminds me of the Chrysalis and Daodan cells from Oni (Video Game). Where hyperevolving clone cells are placed inside a person, called Daodan cells, which try to replace any tissue damage. Resulting in a form of Hyperevolution cancer as it begins to replace every cell in the body. Which in that game were created as an effort to save the human race from hyper-toxic plants/environment that evolved due centuries of uncheck pollution (topical in the year 2000). Downside, Daodan cells tend to drive people insane eventually as they become hyperevolved apex predators. Other side effects include possible mutation into deformed gaint monsters (depending on which ending is canon).
Just wanted to say best to you with everything!
I have quietly read and loved this strip for years, so I just wanted to say thank you and all the best with your treatment. YOU GOT THIS.
Nothing about this experience sounds great, neither the dealing with the diagnosis or the insurance nonsense, and not the cold! Hope you get past the cold quickly and best wishes on getting through the thyroid cancer removal to the other side with the least amount of complications.
I’ve been a big fan of your comic for many years, and when I read your diagnosis, I felt compelled to share my own story. I know very well what you’re going through!
Back in late 2014, I proposed to my girlfriend. Quite literally two days later I was called into the doctor’s office to get the Thyroid Cancer diagnosis dropped on me.
I was “lucky” insofar as getting things rolling quickly. While it’s true that Canadian healthcare has a deserved reputation for inefficiency, “cancer” is a magic word. I got the “fast track” treatment. Two days after my diagnosis, I saw a surgeon, and I was under the knife within two weeks of that. Sadly, my fiancée was quite clear that I was under no circumstances allowed to augment my bandages with safety pins to complete the Kurgan look, no matter how close to Halloween it was.
It was by no means a cakewalk – I, too, am tied to Fake Thyroid for the rest of my life, and a single missed dose can ruin my whole day. My doctor wanted a radiation ablation after the surgery – just to be sure – and that was a huge hassle (there’s a very strict diet and other details that were incredibly inconvenient). My final “treatment” steps and scans missed my wedding date by a scant few weeks, which was pretty nerve-wracking.
My wife is now quick to point out that the “sickness and health” portion of the vows were super straightforward by that point.
This is going to be an interesting journey, that’s for certain, but I’m rooting for you! Best of luck – you’ve got this.
Millions and billions of hugs!!!!
Tons of HUGS for you! I’ve enjoyed your comic for a while, though I rarely comment.
Getting diagnosed with any long-term illness sucks huge balls, no matter how “best case” it is. I hope you’ve got rockin’ support network IRL, but I’m pretty sure you know that you’ve got insane crowd of people on the internet rooting for you, and ready to offer whatever we can should you need it.
You got this! You can do it!
Had ideas on stuff to say Monday, but couldn’t get the wording right, so here’s a random bullet point list of thoughts.
-It sucks that you got cancer
-it’s less sucky that it’s a treatable sort
-wedding planning can be stressful, but it doesn’t need to be stressful
-if you’ve got your venue already and it has a coordinator, make use of them
-if you don’t have the venue yet, see if the places you check have a coordinator (big plus)
-you rock for managing to still get the comic up (even if uncolored at first) especially with all that’s going on
-I hope all goes well for you, in the health side of things, and in the wedding planning side
-hell, here’s to things going well in work and everything else not listed too
I wish you strength and luck to survive and be OK in the future. A person close to me is on thyroid replacement pills (for a different reason) for some 8 years now, and while I distinctly remember the adjustment period, it wasn’t long. By the way, we learned the hard way, a person can live for years without noticing that her thyroid totally stopped functioning. Now it is down to one pill a day and blood biochemistry analysis once or twice per year.
And you will totally kick this cancer’s ass.
Man, fuck cancer!
Appolgies for dropping in to spray curses all over the comments, but I feel like that’s the only appropriate response to news someone awesome is dealing with this dick-nuts of a disease. I’m so sorry. It sucks, it’s not fair, and I stand by my first sentence.
Fuck cancer. Cancer is ass.
You’re going to kick this thing’s ass, Squid. Take all the time you need.
I don’t have cancer, but I was diagnosed with hyperthyroid when I was 6 years old and went through medication changes and radioactive treatment. Now I’m hypothyroid and have been on steady daily synthetic thyroid for 10 years. My mom had the same thing and besides the initial maybe month long adjustment, I’ve been dealing with it without a whole lot of worry. It becomes really normal. Idk what I ment to get across by telling you this. Don’t beat yourself up.
*ow* Hope you will be allright
TONS of getwells
I know it won’t do much against cancer, but I’m sending all my love your way!
I’ve read your comic since Mr. Fish’s debut, and you are one of my favorite artists. You’ve always inspired me not to be afraid to make a character with a busted nose, or ladies with actual flab and muscle.
You can do it! You can beat the thing!
This will probably be the only comment I ever make on this site, but I thought I’d add my voice to the throngs of well-wishers: All the best, however sucky it gets know that you’re the best thing about Tuesday (English, I read ’em late). Plus, y’know, of all the excuses to take a few months off, cancer is pretty up there. But get better, I reeaally wanna see where Platinum Black goes.
I’ve never posted before but and usually dont, but your one of the only webcomics I read where I actually read the blogs as well. I hope you get better and feel better soon, good luck.
Love and prayers, Ms. Turnbull. Your presence in this world is a joy.
I know a few ladies who have been holding off stage 4 breast cancer for roughly a decade each, so I have every hope that you will kick your thyroid cancer to the curb.
I love your attitude about the whole thyroid cancer thing.
Also, I am Jared in that last panel. Doesn’t matter who I am at the gym with. I am Jared
Seriously though, a positive attitude goes a long way. When someone I know got prostate cancer, they made a joke to me about digital testing to find it.
The digits doing the testing were a few knuckles in.
Poor cancer, don’t hurt it too bad
Hi K,
I dont comment much but just wanted to leave a note of support to you as well. Stay strong!
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So sorry to hear about the cancer! Just make sure you get a good surgeon to remove your thyroid – living with hypothyroidism is really easy (speaking from 10 years of experience), all you have to do is take a levothyroxin pill every morning half an hour before breakfast and you are done! But if they accidentally remove your parathyroids along with your thyroid, well…. hypoparathyroidism makes your life hell. So, you know, make sure you get a REALLY good surgeon!
Hope you get better soon! Best wishes! :)
Well, I’m like half a year late on this, but indeed. I have pseudohypoparathyroidism (genetic), so I’m quite familiar with regular hypoparathyroidism since psuedo is similar and is much rarer than the surgical version (which is still extremely rare too, of course). I meant to put a comment on here when this was originally posted warning about the possibility of accidental parathyroid removal, but I wavered about it for a bit and then 6 months passed… (which sounds ridiculous but is true)… so I’m glad to see someone else mentioned it. ^^ I haven’t seen if there have been more recent updates, but hopefully Kelly didn’t/doesn’t end up with hypoparathyroidism and only has mild hypothyroidism that gets under control quickly~
I didn’t end up with anything, I got to keep half my thyroid and it picked up the slack and functions like a normal thyroid.
:( I hope everything goes well and you heal fine and are safe. Thanks for the years and years of terrific comics, please feel better soon!
Throwing my hat into the “we wish you the best” ring. Hope everything goes as smoothly as it can.
Um, I glad it’s so survivable but all the same, please don’t have cancer.
I am…sorry to hear that. I have faith you’ll kick its ass though. You’re too damn strong and good a person not to :(
That sucks dude. Hope they sort that shit out soon for you!
My aunt recently got treatment for breast cancer…they still have a few surgeries to go but she’s doing well all things considered
On the bright side, science has successfully done a thyroid transplant on a mouse using 3D-printed thyroid glands, and plan to do the same for humans. One day, you might have no need to take all those drugs.
Good Luck, I hope everything works out for you.
Well, my sympathies on actually catching a cace of the cancer. As a side note, don’t worry too much about taking thyroid pills forever- if you miss a dose, the worst that happens (in my family which has had bad thyroid for three gens now) is that you get really shit energy levels.
Good luck on getting it gone!
Sad to hear that you may have the big C in your thyroid. At the least, you caught it early so you shouldn’t end up like my brother-in-law. Hope the treatments go well for you, and that you don’t get the .3% like he did.
Jarred, you jackass! Commander Badass WON’T drop that! That’s what makes him BADASS :D
I have that scar. It’s a double, damn thing grew back and they went right back in there through the same scar. I’ll be taking a pill a day til I die, and they’re kinda pricey, but lights your fire huh? ‘s gonna be fine.
Sorry to hear that. You sure aren’t getting any breaks right now huh. My mom’s been living with hypothyroidism for at least twenty years so I think I have a small idea of whats going on, but anyways! I hope you feel loads better very soon and that you get all the medical attention you need when you need it and that its affordable and doesn’t kick your butt. <3
I know this is about a month old a this point but my Mom had thyroid cancer (amongst other, less entertaining forms of cancer) and she’s fine now! Winner the cancer lotto is about how my Mom’s doctor’s told her about it too. Didn’t take more than a couple months for figuring out the dosage for her thyroid meds either, I guess they’re really good at guess how much of what you need based on body weight and height and such. Also it might help if you’ve had issues with energy levels and some other weird random stuff that you wouldn’t think a little glad in your neck would have anything to do with.
The Kurgan scar is definitely a thing though.
So, actually you really don’t need to be strong at all to spot. The person lifting is already capable of lifting the weight, if they grow tired and need a spot, then you’re only adding a handful of pounds to barely put them back over that edge. Jared could actually reasonably spot the Commander. Surprised nobody brought this up yet, but then I guess the nerd/lifter venn diagram doesn’t have much overlap.
Also: Stop having bad things happen to you! You’re too cool of people for all the life stuff that keeps happening :(
Sounds like I was ahead of the curve when in 2013 I lost one of my testicles to cancer and heard on July 10th, literally as in empty themepark literally that I needed chemo. Still they found it early and the stuff the pumped into me for a total of 9 weeks didn’t make me nearly as sick as it could have.