to all my friends

iceman01 · Post by **iceman01** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

hey all this is mike most of my friends call me ice . i am writtng this to inform the people that care about me that i was recently in the hospital and diagnosed with intestinal cancer and im really freaked out about it ..so if any body has went through this or know someone who did can you please tell me whet to expect or is it painfull and what the treatment is like.......................thanx

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bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Ice,

I'm very upset to hear this news and am at a loss for words while I try to type this. My mother lives with a dormant form of luekemia, so I understand where you are coming from. Anyways, you have the support of me and this music community. Let us know if there's anything that you need us to do. Let's forget all the bullshit of covers vs. originals, metal vs. top 40, how much a band should be getting paid, and instead support not just someone who's a comrade in this business, but a friend to many of us right here.

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

You got our prayers Ice.....be strong bro.

ChaosRisingRice · Post by **ChaosRisingRice** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Hey man sorry to hear about that. Although i have never met you i did see you guys play before though. Good stuff. Pull through it.

tonefight · Post by **tonefight** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

My wife finished up treatments for breast cancer this spring, I can't tell you it was an easy road but it is something you can get through. You may have to put life as you know it on hold for a while untill you get through everything. Unfortunatly these things are becoming all too common, there are many people living as cancer survivors. The treatments and technology are improved so the hope is much greater and the treatments don't have as many side effects.

Hold your head up high and stay strong.

old Skool · Post by **old Skool** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Stay strong Ice. You're in our thoughts & prayers. Like Paul said, you have a ton of support from the music community here. No matter what keep a positive attitude & take care.

onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Sorry to hear that Ice,stay strong and and keep a positive attitude. Keep us informed on how you are doing,we'll be thinking about ya.

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

My brother Jason (House of Cain) says what a talented and good mofo u are. May God bless you with a full rebound.

Bloodsong · Post by **Bloodsong** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

call me anytime you need to talk; i don't know shit about anything but i'll give ya full attention. good luck, god bless. 814 471 6575

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Ice, I don't know you but I will send you prayers and positive thoughts. I hope you and your family stay strong.

Lisa

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Keep strong and fight hard, Ice! You have much music left to be made. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.

Post by **Jim Price** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Ice, my thoughts and prayers are with you, and I wish you a speedy recovery.

I don't know about your particular form of cancer; I know that different types require different treatments, and reactions to those treatments can vary from person to person. The most important thing is to keep a positive attitude, and go into this every day with the idea that you will beat it.

EyesOfAnguishbassist · Post by **EyesOfAnguishbassist** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

I don't know you either but my thoughts and prayers are with ya.....

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Sunday Jul 30, 2006

Ice,
I also don't know you, but I hope everything goes ok for you.

I didn't get a chance to check you out when you played with bad daze, but you were on my list of bands to see.

Hopefully you have a speedy recovery so I don't have to wait long.

drums=life · Post by **drums=life** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

Our thoughts and prayers are with ya Mike

FedUP

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

As was said earlier, modern medicine can work wonders.
Stay strong!!!

slink · Post by **slink** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

You'll be in our prayers.

skipisode · Post by **skipisode** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

Our prayers are with you. Best of Luck!

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

Hey man, stay strong! It's good that you found it early. I know that you are a strong person and that you've been through a lot man. Hang in there and you know I'm here and everyone else is here for you! Much love!

Rob

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

Sorry to hear this Ice. Here's some info.

If this is colon cancer and cannot be removed during a colonoscopy, they usually remove the cancerous tissue with a colon re-section. More on that later. Once that is healed, they put you on chemotherapy and then possibly radiation treatment. A friend of mine here at work is going thru this now and it gives him discomfort and some burning sensations, but he's back at work during the chemo and radiation.

Although its not cancer, I am having a colon re-section in one week. This is where they remove a section of bad tissue from the colon and re-splice it. They told me to expect significant pain management and several weeks of bed rest and liquid diet while it heals. No weight lifting above 20lbs. I expect to be off work for 4-6 weeks. The incision scar can be anywhere from 2" to 12"+ depending on how much tissue they need to remove and how much re-arranging that needs done.

Sorry to be so clinical, but as you probably know, I'm not one to mince words. Keep a positive attitude because that is 90% of the ball game. I wish you the best.

This might be a useful web site for you: http://www.healfaster.com/

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

Ice and Lonewolf, hang in there. All of us here are pulling for you. I know you will use you music as healing therapy.

HarleyRo1 · Post by **HarleyRo1** » Monday Jul 31, 2006

Wishing you both good health and keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Tuesday Aug 01, 2006

Ice,

What a shock. I was off work yesterday and my wife told me about your post last night. Best advice I can offer is to keep a positive attitude about the treatment and trust your physicians. They know what they're doing.

You know we love you, bro. Cliché or not, call if you need anything.

814-599-9630.

'wolf ... good luck to you as well, friend.

r:>)

grimmbass · Post by **grimmbass** » Wednesday Aug 02, 2006

Iceman....

Dude....so sorry to hear about your health man! My prayers are with you, bro...let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Jeff...good luck to you as well with your procedure.

God bless,

Kent

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Wednesday Aug 16, 2006

Hey Iceman and all others who may want to listen. I went thru the deed and probably had the most horrifying hospital stay anyone could dream of. A few tips on how to prevent this:

1. IDENTIFY AN IV INFILTRATION. An IV infiltration is when an IV is no longer working and all the solutions are simply pouring into the flesh in your arm. If your IV begins a low burning sensation and the skin hardens, make sure to get your R.N. right away to check it.

If caught early, you may be able to use that arm in a day or so. If not, and the liquids are allowed to flow into your arm for some time, it may take several weeks before you will get full use of that arm. I am going on week 2 and its not much better than when they pulled the IV.

2. SHAVING.

On the day before surgery, I strongly recommend shaving both arms clean to allow the nurses to use their medical tape. When inflitration was finally corrected on my arm, there was considerable amounts of this tape (like 3M thick packing tape) holding my IV rigging to my skin an large amounts of arm fur. I have been thru several kinds of pain in my life, including kissing a steel grated bridge at 50mph without a helmet, long-term continuous gout-like foot pain and "torture training", but the employees at Bon Secours were able to introduce new types and levels of pain when they removed my IV. There was so much tape that it turned into a feeding frenzy as the LPN joined in with the RN to remove the tape.

3. If you were thinking of getting a haircut GET A SHORT ONE the day before surgery. Hair is not an asset in hospital.

4. GET A BATH EVERY DAY. It is the staff's duty to keep you clean, but if you don't tell them, you probably wont get a sponge bath. I recommend setting up a daily schedule for a sponget bath so there are no misunderstandings.

I'll add more later...