12-18-07: I changed the title to reflect the turn of events as of today.
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Hey guys,

The right side of my neck (opposite the side I had the cancer surgery) has been really sore since November 9th-ish. A few days ago I noticed some swelling similar to what I had on the other side (the side of the surgery after I got home from the hospital). This swelling has caused me to experience very painful headaches on the right side of my head. My whole neck from my ear down to my throat is extremely sore and it is hard to turn my head. My ear canal is also very sensitive and itchy sometimes.

Please pray. I have made an appointment to see my doctor, but that is still another two weeks away! I may have to go to urgent care if it gets worse.

Naturally, my wife is worried that it may be cancer again.

I don't wanna do this again.

2 weeks?!?!? I'd find another doctor.

yeah this is the specialist who did the surgery in Kansas City. My actual doctor is an idiot and I am looking for a new one. He's the one who looked at my tongue and said that it was probably nothing, but I should go see an oral surgeon just in case.

Hey 404! Love ya man. I wish I had you nearby, I would take you to a great doctor in San Diego. If you get a chance PLEASE listen to XM 170 at 3pm your time. The show is on here at 1pm. It is called Healthy Wealthy and Wise. Thats how I found Dr. Frank Kellas at the Center for Advanced Medicine. He helped me deal with the liver issue and detox. We need to do what we can to clean up your diet and cleanse your body.
Pat

diet is taken care of and I cleanse regularly. You would be surprised how healthy I have become since getting cancer.

thats good news! I will send your request to the elders at Crossroads!

Will keep you in my prayers Chris.

praying man....

My Dr thinks I have an infection and gave me some antibiotics to be on for 10 days. We'll see.

Praying for you my friend.    8)

Better a deadly infection than deadly cancer. Oh... wait! :) Glad you got some antibiotics.

praying for ya man!

Keep us posted,  Praying in faith that the Antibodics do it. Any side effects?  I sometimes get depressed on Anties.

blah that sucks dood... ill be praying for ya... stupid human broken bodies bluh!

ditto... they'll be prefect in heaven though!

muchos prayers and love to you Chris!

hope it gets sorted

SB

well the antibiotics don't seem to be working. I am checking back with my Dr tomorrow, but nothing has decreased. I still am swollen and it hurts more than before.

Keep pushing th eDOctors man follow this up, praying for ya dude.

ok... that's not good.

Quick update.
I had to reschedule the appointment to Friday. Not a smart move, but it was necessary.

uhhh update??? whats going on?? :(

so far not good.  :D

I have had an MRI, a biopsy, and soon a CT scan. Long story short, it may be just an infection, but there is a slight possibility of cancer.

Ugh...Praying for you Chris.  Hang in their Bro. ???

Barbara and I are praying for you. I know God allows us to go through the storms. I pray that your doctors will have great wisdom but ultinately that The Great Physician would help you in all aspects of your life; mind, body, soul, health, finances, marriage, goals, etc.... Love ya man!

Praying for ya Bro, dont know of anything else to say except hang in there whilst you are waiting for results. Luv ya dude

praying for you now, brother.

Thank you all.

I have a CT Scan and a Pet Scan scheduled for next week. In the mean time, the new antibiotics don't seem to be working anymore. They were slightly reducing the swelling for a few days, now they don't seem to be working. The pain is increasing. When I wake up, it hurts to shave, brush my teeth, shower, or anything that involves moving my neck. Everything is really tight, meaning any movement seems to pull somewhere else on my head. My headaches are also increasing. The pain meds are doing enough to get me through, but I just don't know what to do until they figure out what's happening. I see a surgery coming real quick, possibly before Christmas. (my speculation, not anything the dr has said.)

Please keep praying.

I still am.

thank you.

will keep u in my prayers mate  8)

good luck

Chris hang in there.  I am praying for a definitive answer for you, including an exact diagnosis and solution.

Love ya brother!

In Christ,

Brian

I hope to find out on Friday.

A prayer from me goes out to you Chris, you are my brother in arms, in our quest to spread the glory of Christ almighty to the youth of Kansas City and hopefully spread like wildfire to the rest of the nation in all directions, you will find an answer and God will heal you because you are here to help me fulfill Gods will and testament.

My appointment was backed up one day to Friday. grrr.

OK Friday I had the Cat and Pet Scan. Tomorrow, I go back to the doctor to find out what we do next.

thanks for the updates!

 :D not cool. NOT COOL.

The MRI, CT Scan, PT Scan, and the tiny samples they took all point to cancer. This time the Doctor is not so optimistic. He says the chance of survival is still good, but there will definitely be radiation and chemo involved. I will go this Thursday Morning for an endoscopy so they can look around to see if this is from the original source or if this is a new mass that originated somewhere else. This means I will be knocked out while they dig around inside me taking various samples inside my neck and  other surrounding areas to find the source. After the holidays, I will begin DAILY radiation treatments with the possibility of a major surgery depending on the information they will find out on Thursday. If I do end up having a surgery, I will have a LOT of muscle, veins, and nerves removed from the right side of my neck, which means a LOT of really bad post-op side effects for my right arm and possibly more. Oh and the radiation does a tremendous amount of damage to teeth and gums which means that I will have to have any teeth in the line of the radiation removed before the radiation will start.

I just don't know why.

Chris, I don't know what to say. I just don't. I'll be praying.

i donno buddy. i got your in prayer..

man, cling to Jesus.

I can understand your situation.  My uncle is still fighting cancer, he's gotten better past few weeks, but this has been ongoing for the past four years on and off.  First it was skin cancer, now in the past year it was tumors in his mouth, lungs and kidneys. 

praying for ya dude.

Sorry to hear this! Will be praying!

uh.  dang.  definately praying.

And always be expectant of healing.  I have a friend from RI who was healed from AIDS and now is living completely healthy.  Soooo... there is always hope for you. Healing might come instantly, or it might take some years of praying real hard.

anyway.  Still praying.

z.

Chris, we will help and support you in any way we can.

This is a very interesting video on the latest research on Cancer and a therapy utlizing - Beta Glucan
http://www.knowthecause.com/shows/videoplayer.php?id=1 (http://www.knowthecause.com/shows/videoplayer.php?id=1)

 :'( Praying for you, Chris.

praying for you bro. praying for complete healing, praying for His Peace on you, praying for your family, praying for you to see what God's will is out of all this.


Brother in Christ,

Daniel Rodriguez

 :( man that sucks, im sorry man, im defiantly praying for you, u know u can hit me up if u need help with anything or just wanna chat  8)

Thanks everybody.  My appointment tomorrow is basically my doctor going to  go down the throat and try to find where the cancer is originating from. Cancer never starts in the neck, it usually spreads to the neck from somewhere else. That's got me really worried. He hopes to find something out from the various biopsy's he will be taking tomorrow. I won't know anything until next week after Christmas though.

I will give you another update next week when everybody is back from Christmas.

In the meantime, I have my cancer blog reopened at www.chrisandcrystal.com/cancer if you want to bookmark it.

Also, I know this is gonna sound harsh, but I don't really want links to videos are articles for me to read. It just feels like homework to me. I know you mean well, but I just am not gonna click on them. Not now at least. The last thing I want right now is to have to sit through a video or read an article. Thanks.

I don't blame you Chris. At some point you should do some research, but not now. Things are too "raw."

Here are some pictures I took tonight so you can get a visual of how big this is.

http://www.chrisandcrystal.com/cancer/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mass1.jpg
http://www.chrisandcrystal.com/cancer/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mass2.jpg

yikes.

Dude I am so saddened by this man it rips my heart out, I am so so sorry the only thing I can say apart from hold tight and try to be strong and lean on the Lord is get a P.E.T Scan it looks for hot cells in your body rather than mri and ct looking for density , the PET scan picked up any cells with Cherie way before MRI and CT did, this will give you a better indication if it is comin from somewhere else, just ask your Doctor about it, I totall understand about the links and stuff there is only so much you can take in and I dont know if any of it really works anyways. But also mate you need me Im here for you buddy. Love ya mate stay strong

forgive me Chris. Its my basic instinct to want to help and rid you of this cancer.
I forget that what we need in times like this is a shoulder to lean on, someone to cry with and someone to help us through the storm.
My mens study are praying for you and I will pass your prayer request on to as many people as I can.

How can we help you?
In what ways?
How are your finances?

Please let us know.

Your bro
Pat

Really sorry to hear this. You are in our prayers Chris.   :hug:

dj ru & Clank

Dude :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:.If you need to talk pm with your ph.#Lord please give the doctors wisdom to find and take it out.  Pray that it's your will for a full recovery.  Praying for crystal and your family.  Man this has got to be so hard.  How are you doing with it all?  Have you talked with Brian at all?  I'm hard pressed as what to say, but cling closs to Him, that is all you got now.

I just got back from the Dr's office. He went down my throat with a camera and took some pictures as well as samples in various places to find the source and came up with nothing. This kinda has him second guessing the cancer theory, but this is not really good news. He's gonna run a bunch more tests on me to find out what is exactly wrong with my neck.

My throat is extremely sore from him taking samples all inside me. It hurts to talk and even worse to swallow.

So... you WANT me to call you and talk to you for 4 hours tonight? I'm kinda gettin' mixed signals here.

Seriously though, yeah... ouch. That sucks. Have you seen more than one doctor?

i second that. i've had my fair share of quacks before. still prayin for you man!!!


what¿?

Praying for ya!

  :-X

i think hes saying bring it on dave! haha. love you man, keep your head up man, but dont be afraid if you cant. let me know if you want to chat or whatever dude. i got your back in prayer.

I'm not afraid, I'm more irritated and annoyed. IT'S CHRISTMAS! I shouldn't have to deal with this crap.




 ;)

Yeah dude timing sucks I guess just make the most of the holiday season as you can mate, try to put it in the back of your mind for a few days and enjoy Christmas.

Dude that sucks so so so bad :'( my heart really goes out to you and your family

Praying for you Chris-keep us posted on how it's going?

wow....im so so sorry!!!! :( This totally sucks!!!!*hugs* ill be praying for you!!!

How are you feeling 404?

Is it officially cancer?

P-Daddy

awww man... chris that sucks... im sorry :-( i will be praying for you buddy...  :hug:

I start radiation on January 2, have a follow-up appointment with my oncologist on Jan 8. Apparently, this one is gonna be a doozy.

Sorry bro.  Will cont. to pray.

Nothing you cant handle mate that is for sure

How ya traveling bro hope all is ok Im always here for support if you need it mate picked allot of technical info along the way if your unsure of anything.

I start radiation tomorrow morning. As of now, I am dealing with the pain in the neck, pun intended.  ;)

we're praying for ya man

Just said a prayer for you man.

same here.

David, than you for your post. On one hand I appreciate what you tried to do. On the other hand, your post kinda offended me. Here's why. You used the KJV translation when any other version would have neen fine, indicating you believe the KJV is the only verison that matters. Next you wrote that doctors practice medicine, yet you left the 'o' out of God. Finally,  I DO have cancer. Not the symptoms. I have a cancerous tumor growing on my neck and eating away at me.  This type of mentalitry and nit-picky symantics is the reason I am no longer attending a Word of Faith Church. Nest time, just post that you are praying for someone. Don't give your opinion and doctrine.

To everybody else, thank you. I know God is pulling me through this. I have no doubt that no matter the turn out, I will be fine. If I live through it, God will get the glory. If I die, I get to go home to heaven. Either way, I am at peace.

I know the battle is already won mate if things dont go the way we want them to and we taken home then we have been totally healed cause we are home if we are healed on this earth then we are in glory as well, I think the further we go on from the creation the worse these things will get to christians and non christians alike. But Chris you must fight as hard as you can to stay here cause there is a clear need to continue what you have started, I realise that GOD has control and you are at peace with that but what you set in your head your bosy follows I know this and have seen this through Cherie with the Holy Spirit flowing through her she was able to make it to 30 something the doctors thought she never would have done, she was a testiment to the LORD and I have no doubt you can be too. Fight as hard as you can mate you deserve too. My heart cries out to you and Crystal mate she must be so scared and so must you. Many blessings mate and prayers for healing. Love ya Buddy

Well OK, the Radiation Oncologist  wants to hold off on the radiation until after the surgery happens. That means the official next step is a surgery that will be complicated and possibly leave me partially paralyzed in my right arm. I will still be able to drive and write, but I won't be able to lift my arm higher than my shoulder and some other things will be hard to do as well.

We'll see...

Still praying for you, Chris. :hug:

from everything I understand though, you want the surgery first b/c radiation will turn things to mush. That would make it even more difficult to do the surgery later. If this can simply be cut out, or if the bulk of it can, you'll need less radiation.

But... don't take it from me. I'm not a doctor.

Hey Chris, I know your mind is problaby running a million places.... does Crystal have any doctors from The VA that could look at you? Maybe for a scond opinion or third?

I have seen three different doctors already. All pretty much agree that this is cancer and surgery is best to do first. I wanted to do surgery first also, but the doctor who did my surgery back in May wanted me to meet with radiation specialists first. We are all on the same page now.

Ah... good. Now... since I guess right, would you like me to do the surgery??? :) I'll do it in my garage for free.

please? Just as long as you promise not to OOOPS kill me.

Only on one condition DR that you video it and youtube it and a butter knife is used haha Im sick but you gotta laugh sometimes. Surgery is good it is always the best solution cause your removing it from your body, raditaion follow up is then very good and even chemo as well. Hey chris I also forgot chrystal worked ina hospital so she would be better at the jargen then me sorry about that one from an earlier post.

Hey, what are you afraid of? Going to heaven? Seriously! ;)

butterknife? i was thinking the ginsue home surgery kit... a chain saw... and if we go alittle deep or whatever, the kit includes foam insulation!
love you chris,
just as abit of encouragement for you, i still remember when you called me last year on new years to wish me a happy new year... when it was new year for me (there is a time difference).. really meant alot to me man. keep it up.

yeah, I dropped the ball on calling people this year.

thank you all for your encouragement. I know God is in control. I am very happy about the surgery and I seriously doubt there will be any arm problems. Remember when he wa gonna operate on my tongue and said there was the possibility that I would not be able to talk right? That never happened and I was able to not only talk just as well as before, but also join the worship band at church! I know God will bring me though this too!

He Will and you will be a living testiment yea har !!!!!!! + you have to cause im coming over in 09 and your on my list of ppl to meet in person and hopefully DJ with somewhere

Pain meds aren't doing jack for me. I hurt constantly and sometimes it's so unbearable I have to sit as still as possible. I hope my surgery will be very soon. I need to have this removed immediately.

im still praying for you mate. hope the pain gets better man

funny cause I hope the pain doesn't get better. LOL (I know what you mean. I'm just picking on you.) Thanks man.

Surgery is this Thursday, 9am central. Aside from the obvious, pray I can have full use of my right arm. That is the only major issue that may happen as a result of the surgery.

What's the recovery time like? How's work taking this? Um... Anything we need to help with?

surgery recovery should be anywhere from 2 - 4 days. Work is helping me with PTO and are doing very well with this. As far as help...financial is always an issue, but I am gonna come up with my own fund raiser very soon. I thought I would have had it ready to go, but have been distracted the past few days, plus I haven't received my new controller yet. (I was kinda hoping to have it already since I bought it on Friday)

Anyway, I may have to do it oldschool and record tonight. Anyway, I will be doing a fund raiser to help offset the cost of bills.

Just a reminder, I am still keeping my cancer blog updated (although Tastyfresh seems to get more current updates). http://www.chrisandcrystal.com/cancer/

Feel free to read it over if you like.

Prayed for you this morning bro. I almost tried to call you at 7:15 est but I didn't know if you would be available then.

heck, i'm still available. i'm stuck in the waiting room because my doctor is still in surgery with an earlier patient.

well... me w/o a cell and at work with a no long distance non-work related phone policy.

Praying for you Chris.  Hang in their bro.

I called Crystal to see if she had an update for us but I have not heard back. Has anyone heard from someone connected with Chris's surgery?

anyone with any news please post. been praying




Daniel R

just called. left message. we'll see.

Just talked to Chris, the surgery went well. The doctor thinks he got all of the cancer. He and Chris are arguing about whether or not the doc cut some nerves he should not have cut, but the doc says they'll grow back.  He goes home Tuesday. Chemo and radiation probably will start next week. This is just "in case". Also... he's doing really good, but talking like he's had 20 shots of Novocaine. That should correct itself in a few days.

thanks alot Dave....been thinking about Chris all day. :hug:

thanks mang!!! prayin for a speedy recovery now



Daniel R

i'm fine. i am in a hospital bed typing from my cell phone. i spoke with dave richards who has all the updates as best as he could understand my fat tongue. he said he would post here soon. if not then i will tomorrow. good night.

oh i see i missed dave's post. lol ok good night for real this time.

day 3 in the hospital...

really board.  no internet access. typing from my cell phone. been watching a lot of dvds on my laptop.

still have two drains in my neck. one might come out today. the other may come out tomorrow. it makes getting around quite difficult because the tubes literally hang from my neck.

so far, side effects from the surgery seem to be some  loss of feeling in my right ear, but that seems to be restoring itself. i am so finding it difficult to move my tongue to swallow and form words. i am told that should improve within a couple weeks. i hope so. it is very frustrating just trying to do something as simple as move food around in your mouth.

i may be going home tomorrow. i will let you all know. thank you for all your prayers.

day four...

i finally had one of the tubes taken out this morning. initially, i was supposed to go home today. because the other tube still has a alot of drainage, i won't be going home yet. if this other tube will stop draining, then i can probably go home tomorrow.

on another note, it turns out that my speech could be permanently affected due to the pulling they had to do around the nerve endings on the right side under my tongue. this has got me really bummed because of my passion for radio. how can i ever expect to have serious career in radio if i will always sound like i'm slow? PLEASE PRAY!!!

that's it for today. feel free to call if you want to talk. there's enough people around here who have my cell number.

- Chris

I will be praying for ya bro and would it be ok that I send your request to some prayer warriors?

Has a pastor from your church visited you and prayed over you?

yeah, man. anyone who can pray are more than welcome to pray for me.

my pastor did come by the day of the surgery and has called me and crystal since. he is away on a trip, which is why he isn't here. i have no problems with that. he's a great pastor and he would be here if he could. i know that he is covering me in prayer as is the whole church family.

thank you for all your concern. it means so much to me.

Wow.  We will still listen to your radio shows.  Praying Chris, hang in thier bro.

Been thinking about you a lot. Many people are praying for you. :)

Dave, I saw you called, so....

Day Five

Still in the hospital with a tube hangin out my neck. More than likely will go home tomorrow IF this drain will stop.

My pain is growing to an unbearable level at times. I will be trying a new pain medication tonight. I REALLY hope it works. Currently, it hurts too much to have a conversation. (That's why I didn't call you back.)

On another, very sad note, I got a call tonight that my grandma in Oklahoma my not make it through the night. She has been battling cancer for years and it seems she may be letting go tonight. We thought she was gonna pass a few months back, but she pulled through that time. To be honest, I'm OK with this. The timing sucks because I didn't get to go to my grandpa's funeral a couple years ago and now I won't be able to go to hers. That's what really bothers me about this.

There will be more tomorrow.

I know how you feel Chris. My grandmother died the day before I got married. I never said good-bye. Still, she would have been mad at me if I had postponed that wedding or skipped the honeymoon for her funeral.

day six...

this sucks. i still can't go home. the drain tube is still putting too much out. i am constantly uncomfortable in this bed, it hurts to lie down, and i will have to have a new IV put in today. i want to scream so loud and escape this place. i miss my life, my job, my clothes, etc.

please pray. i need to get out of here. i feel more like a prisoner than a patient.

Dude pm me with your cell I'll give you a call tonight.

I know it doesn't help, but prisoners need to learn patience.

either that or they need to learn:

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 :laugh:

I hope you ae getting some visitors. How about bringing some decks down there and spinning some music to encourage 404! Live from room 202 (or whatever # you are in)...Cast The Fire presents...House Doctors
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day seven

3:30pm: The Governor gave me a pardon. I am a free man.

LOL Just had the drain and the stitches removed. I am currently gathering my stuff and getting ready for a much needed shower. Not that I smell bad or anything, but the hole in my neck where the drain was is now leaking the remaining fluid on me. EWWW LOL

I should be out of here in about an hour, given the time it takes to do all the release papers and for Crystal to get here.

From here we go to chemo and radiation starting at the end of February. That gives the surgery site adequate time to heal and return to looking somewhat normal.

Thank you all for your prayers. This battle is over, but the war wages on.

8) great to hear Chris

Glad to hear that you get to go home.  Praying for ya.

glad you made it outta prison!

Hopefully you didn't get eating by a t-rex last night at dinner. :laugh:.  Still praying for you.  Keep us posted when your going to do your first radio show.

 8)

  Make a Fig Plaster(Mix figs with Dead Sea Salt and or Green or Grey Clay) and Put in the areas of your head, Brian and on your neck Sticky and command that fungus to leave you.  Also eat tons of papaya, mix it with mango if you don't like the flavor and also eat plenty of pineapple.  Just don't eat it before or after eating fatty foods for like a half and hour if not longer, because it can burn your mouth.  when you do this anoint your head and body with oil(olive) to get the synergistic  effect of Vitamin E and C.  Start eating Kelp and other seaweeds.
   We must remember our God can do all things, but it helps if we are obedient and recognize the covenant he has given us.  In these days of technology we must remember to use it and not let it use us.  In this sense, understand their warning, but know Jesus will deliver you.  How does he do this?  Faith and prayer are the most powerful.  But he has also given for the service of his living creatures, HERBS.  I know people have some skepticism about this, but God's word never changes.  There are lot of herbs, that have been hybrid by man.  There are herbalists like Dr. Sebi, who can help you steer away from these.  Like ginseng, echinaccea and goldenseal.  Also a fully, if not mostly organic, alkaline(High PH) vegan diet would help get things started.  Also pure fasting, pure water to rid your body of the fungus that is attacking it and sometimes nothing at all other than the most nourishing spiritual manna. 
  Make music to the Lord, dance to the lord.  Get some massage(Anointed Hands, if not already, believe God will anoint them for you), acupressure/puncture and let go and LET GOD.
Amen

oh boy

ok ill take this one chris, my experience it doesnt help we have polluted this earth that much that even eating these so called miricle food doesnt work the air is polluted the water the whole thing is screwed up. I have watched my late wife try all these things tried everything and the last thing you need to hear when your going through this type of treatment and suffering is that do this and do that, I know you mean well and you have prob been told these things are great but they are expensive and offer little help, Cancer is indiscrimitive and out of control in this world you can be so commited to GOD and so in Love with Him but we as humans did this we are falling as an earth deeper into sin and thus the diseases of this world is affecting everyone Children of Christ and those that arent and that sad. Prayer for Chris and Brian is the best thing you can offer atm correct me if Im wrong Chris or Brian but from my experience that is what will help.

Do you really believe that? Do you really believe that God will always do what is best? If so, you have to also believe that in God's will, what's best is sometimes that you die. You may not understand why, but it may be what His will is. You cannot assume that the more you love God or trust him the more likely it is that you will live. That's just not Biblical. Just look at Job. Heck, look at Enoch, he walked with God everyday and in the end, he still went home with God and left this world behind. God's will.

Love God sure. Love God more than life itself. Grow close to him. Don't let him out of your thoughts. Eat healthy. Just know that in the end, you will still leave this world because either your body or God takes you home as he did Enoch.

This world is temporary and Heaven is something wonderful that we should race toward.

hum... you do realize that accupuncture comes from ancient eastern religions... ie: not from God...  this is from wikipedia..

Disease is understood as a loss of balance between the yin and yang energies, which bears some resemblance to homeostasis among the several systems of function, and treatment of disease is attempted by modifying the activity of one or more systems of function through the activity of needles, pressure, heat, etc. on sensitive parts of the body of small volume traditionally called "acupuncture points" in English, or "xue" (穴, cavities) in Chinese. This is referred to in TCM as treating "patterns of disharmony".

sounds dodgey...

Heh, thanks guys. You rock.

"There is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Provers 14:12

I understand what there are blessings to be had in the civilized world, but we must remember:
 I Corinthians 12
12The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. 13For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

 14Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

  Now not all are baptized in the spirit, but: 'The Gifts and Calling of God are free and without repentance.' Romans 11:29   These folks understand the concept of the Holy trinity, but it's convoluted because they seem to have missed the meat of the message and how can you have your puddding(Heaven's Peace) if you don't eat your meat(God's word)  Hallelujah!!! 8)  I thank God everyday for taking that drug culture so many of us have and were indoctrinated in and bringing it to His Glory.  I used to say, 'substance before sustenance'  God sure showed me  how I was wrong and even started sending me teachers to break this mindset without my searching.  I wasn't even in fully or mostly obedient at first.
  God the Father-(Jing, what they call essence, “The Superior Treasure” existed before the body existed.
Son( Chi, This is God's created living energy that empowers us
Holy Spirit-- Shen,It is developed by both our Jing and our Chi. It gives us our will and our conscience.)
  Our Shen depends on a healthy Jing(relationship of willful submission, even if  the LETTING GO AND LETTING GOD, means your end on this place and healthy free flowing Chi(stepping out in Jesus words and those inspired by him after and even before) to make the right decisions in life and to contribute to the world and to our creator.
 The Three Treasures are often Likened to a Candle in the Dark, like the light we have in us.  The wax is the Essence, the lit wick is the Son and the glowing light that the candle radiates is the Shen. The better quality of wick, wax, and other materials, the greater the flame and the greater the flame, the greater light the candle radiates. The more light the candle radiates, the more people are not in darkness. The more people are not in darkness, the better the world!

Check out http://www.plantcures.com another Christian Bretheren.  or http://www.yahwehsaliveandwell.com/merchantinfo2.html#Mission%20Statement
one of our Sistern.

^ No not more please. thats enough!

Please, just stop. You're irritating me. You have no interest in being an active member of our community, yet you feel it necessary to post random health scriptures and wierd food suggestions.

  We must remember that Christ died at Golgotha, which means place of the skull.  An inspiring sermon i received reminded me of this.  This let me know how he fought his last battle in a place that would remind us of where we fight our last battle, our minds. 
  Our sense of lust(of struggle of mine, please pray for me and others you know under this yoke), over-intellectualizing(here i show up again) lack of cooperation(ok ok you are learning what i am being delivered through, for through His stripes we are all healed) are all hindering us from getting that purity of heart, which is from what I know and am now reading by Kierkeegard, is to will one thing(i just started reading so i don't know all he is saying on it, but i have a feeling I get the basics).  This one this is submission to His perfect will for us, but a learned,sincere one.  Jesus let us know that we would do more in our time with the Holy Spirit than he ever did in his time. Mark 16:18 is an example of this promise(it talks about immunity to poisons and serpents when operating in the Spirit) 
  One of the things he did in his time was heal by touch.  Where did he touch?  It could have been anywhere he chose, but just maybe it was one of the pressure points.  These same pressure points correspond to what western medicine has confirmed as neural pathways. 
  I am in no way advocating Electro Shock therapy, but they must have had an 'enlightened' view, becuase in my recent past as a lifeguard, Electronic Defibulators were part of our training.  Whereas I'm honestly believe as my faith and training increases(mutually exclusive, yet complimentary, thank Jesus for free will) I will be able to access the same points this shock does to get the heart moving again. Like I mentioned before, he is the imitator, not the initiator. this line comes from:http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=683 a sermon by A.W. Pink.
  In this great commission, we have to be ready to be native like the restless(there is no rest in hell), so we can humbly assist the restless natives into the light(which is Jesus, of course 8)).  Or in other words, accept some gifts, because we have the ultimate gift to share with them, Eternal Sunshine or Salvation as it is known.  And he let us know how to do this, because they would give us the gifts for God's sake and not our own.  Now I release yall from my 'rant', please take what is pure and true from this and pray for the knowledge to disavow anything that must be. 
 P.S. any big positive parties happening in the East Coast Or all of the U.S. in the coming year.  also i figured i would share with you that word that helped this message have a biblical foothold.   you can email the address @ the end for the weekly word from them.
peashe, Love, understanding.
:smiley33: :smiley27: :hug:

The Valley of Decision

 

Joel 3:9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.

 

This prophecy of Joel is primarily for the now-generation of Christians. The endtime battle is at hand. And those who are not prepared for this war will be vulnerable to defeat. Paul said, We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12. In other words, the war will not be outside of us. The battle is in the high places, and the high places are just above our shoulders. The carnal mind is the greatest enemy we have, for it is enmity against God (Romans 8:7). Jesus Christ was crucified at Golgotha, the place of the skull (John 19:17). And that is where this battle will take place, the place of the skull.

 

It would be easy to prepare for war against an outside force. But the war we must prepare for is within us, and that will require a much greater dedication to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Are you prepared to defeat self? Are you able to put the self-life to death? That is the battle we’re facing now! For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it. Matthew 16:25. If we allow the soul life to live, we will suffer defeat. If we defeat it, we will gain life.

 

II Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds (And where are these strongholds?);

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

 

The enemy is the carnal mind, and the battleground is within us. This will be the great endtime battle! Some Christians are talking about a third world war, or a great endtime battle in the Holy Land. That would be much easier. It wouldn’t require as much dedication. However, we are the “Holy Land” that will experience this war.

 

Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the Day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

 
Christians, it is decision time! What are we going to do about God’s archenemy? The bulk of the preparation will be completed when we have set our hearts to put the self-life to death. There has to be a total dedication. Half-heartedness will not conquer the foe.
 
 
hdubose@vol.com

^ ok yes im really gonna read all that!

EZ47.12,
You're irritating the guy you want to help. I'd recommend that you stop if you want to keep participating on the site. You had your say. It's time to move on.

Please just BAN him

......stone him???


*sigh*

I have been one to try and fix things in the past but have realized through experience and time that sometimes all people need when they are going through trials, illness, etc is comfort, encouragement and prayer. There will be a time when 404 will need answers and suggestions and he will be ready for it then. Right now 404 is in recovery and healing. I, along with others want to just do that.
God bless 404! Praying you recover fully and your health back to top speed!
Thanks again for your help with the music and ideas over the weekend.

I agree Pat! 

Chris you're a great friend and brother in the Lord and I promise to keep praying for you and Crystal as you go through this.  I know you know God is so much bigger than all of this and holds you guys in His hands.  Just rest on the knowledge of His faithfulness...I know it's hard at times...but I have experienced it time and time again.  He is and always will be faithful.

Keep us updated and just know that you are loved and we are lifting you up!

John

I just want to post a quick update about how I have been feeling lately.

On the surface, I am fine. Down deep I am breaking down. I am apathetic about everything. I am tired. I hate having to go see another doctor for something in preparation for chemo and radiation. I can't wake up in the morning anymore unless I have a doctor's appointment, which seems like everyday lately. Every time I have an appointment, they have to stick a needle in me for one reason or another. None of the doctor's schedules really work with my work schedule, so I have to insist that they take me when I am available. I understand that some of this is necessary, but my question is how much of this is really necessary? I'm not angry, I just feel defeated.

I am numb. I barely can force myself to do daily tasks. I am in need of a secretary to arrange my various appointments and go through my bills and have me write checks to they can be sent off in time.

Thank you all for your prayers. The next time you pray, ask God to give me faith and desire to see through this. The rough stuff has yet to begin for me.

we'll be prayin for you tonight bud... keep your head up  8)

Thats why I was saying take it easy mate, you dont have to feel great damn your not expectd to feel great you have so much to deal with and unfortunatly at this stage not much in the way of treatment to look forward to chemo and radiation is a harsh thing man just take it easy  before it starts dude let your body rest if your body wants to sleep then sleep if you feel lazy then be lazy its your right too. Just chillax

trust me, I'd love to just lay in bed all day (getting up occasionally, of course). the problem is I need to work full time and I need to go to all these appointments that the doctors make for me.

Prayin God wills a miracle in your life.  :smiley34:
He's the God of Daniel!  Remember that.
Keep rolling with the punches brother
I can only say its a learning and progressive experience.

I heard it recently that we are spiritual beings living a human experience
and that it is.......

I know Chris I understand that I am just trying to push the point that you need to rest as much as possible mate you need to build that immune up as much as possible before starting treatment (rest helps that) sorry to bug ya dude just care about ya and I realise it must be so hard and doing your head in atm

oh dude I feel for you so much.  Seems like so much heartache and pain latly.  Brian and your fight just goes on and on.  I hope that God brings you thru all this with more strenght and love.  My fahter in law passed out today and was unable to call for help for two hours.  I got off early and our blackberries went down.  So I hope they got the message that I was leaving early.  I was racing to pick up my 7 year old from school.  Then my wife calls and tells me a frined of our was going to get him.  Then on the way back the road was blocked and I had to take a detour to get to the hospital.  I know what you mean about having to be schd. all week.  It makes it hard to breath and just live.  I pray that God gives you power to make it thru.  As always hang in thier brother.  I got your back in prayer. :smiley18: :hug:

I started treatments today. Actually I am sitting in the recliner right now getting the first chemo dose and after I go to my first radiation treatment.

I don't really have anything else to say, so...

I know I haven't mentioned it, but today my dad started radiation for the return of prostate cancer. I'm so gonna die from that. It's on both sides of my family.

Who knows? You guys may be doing my memorial a few years from now.  :o   

All kidding aside, I have accepted that as an option. I'll do the treatments, but the fact remains, if God calls me home I ain't fightin'.  ;) This world doesn't mean THAT much to me.

what "specifically" can we pray for?

God's will for my life.


...oh and money. yeah, lots of money.

Praying for you and Crystal.  Hang in their.

Today I added a feeding tube (also called a PEG tube for some reason). It's extremely uncomfortable and I have thrown up twice today. It's supposed to help me when the radiation makes it difficult for me to swallow.

Chris...you are my man...I will be lifting you up in prayer tonight.  I really pray that by the summer or early fall that you are given a clean bill of health and that NO NO NO reoccurance of this pops up.

same here.

Still praying bro.  Feeding tube, yuck.  May God give you peace thru all this.

still feeling awful today. just got done with today's radiation treatment and I am zapped. no pun intended. :) i am not going to work today and probably tomorrow. i can't shake this need to puke, even though i can't puke. it's just the feeling that i have to. i hope this is making sense. lol

this sucks. thats the best way to describe it.

i love you guys. thank you for your prayers.

Lord please be with 404 and help him. I pray you would strengthen his body. Encourage him and use this time to renew him in the man he will be.

God please keep Chris stable and help him thru all of this is Jesus name.  Amen. :hug:

On this note, (I know I was kinda joking, however) I have had to lose work as a result of being sick from the treatments and the feeding tube. I know many of you are giving to Brian's fund, but if you have some left over, I could use the help. My work is figuring out how they can help me with short term disability, but that will only be a small percent of what I make and only if I plan to lose at least 14 days. Basically, short term disability will be no help.

I am feeling better today. I made myself come to work.I was able to eat a full meal finally after three days of not being able to eat and/or puking it back up. I have a bad headache for some reason. I am still heavily medicated with pain killers and anti nausea meds. I hope to see something look up within the next few days.  All I know right now is pain, and  fatigue.

I am very sorry for complaining. I wish I could have the spiritual positive outlook that Brian had. Inside I know my future is secure, but my carnal nature is a big baby that hates every bit of this.

3 days of no caffeine = severe headache. so severe that iv meds won't help. *sigh*


prayin....

Dude... nothin' wrong with what you said. You just have a VERY tough act to follow. Look at it this way, you've posted a LOT more than Brian has through all of this.

im sure brian had days like your having. we can pretty much be sure of it.

i just had a thought, maybe a God thing i donno. but it might be a good idea to set aside some time each day and spend it just worshiping. i know when i am having a REALLY hard day/week. it always helps if i just get on my knees and resubmit myself to Christ and just talk and hang out. so maybe that is something to start doing on a daily basis. throw on a worship CD (check out the glorious unseen, great music for you i think. perfect when im going through crap) and just really rest in God. i know its cheezy, but where does our rest come from...

im going to shut up now because i have written alot more then i intended. but if you want to chat dude, give me a call or skype me or something. ill always be up to hang out and chat with you.

i needed to hear that too

please pray that the dr's will side with me today. the feeding tube literally burns so bad that i can't move even an inch without making me cry out in pain. it doesn't look infected on the outside, but i am sure that something isn't right with it. it will be a week tomorrow, and not even a hint that the tube will stop hurting. last night, just changing the gauze dressing, i was in tears from the pain. this tube is affecting every area of my life. i can't sleep, i can't even hug my wife without that sharp burning pain in my gut.

i will be asking the doctors today to find room in the GI Operating Room schedule and get this out of me today.

A WEEK? Yep, yer right.... if it's not better in a week, something's wrong. I pray His will be done for you!

Praying for you and yours....

Ari

Dude your allowed to complain you are going through hell, it sucks and it  :police: me off that you have to go through it and it takes its toll on you physically, emotionally and spiritly just keep that focus as much as you can I know its hard im just hanging in there with the spiritly side to many QA's and whys but GODS plan is set for us and where here to bring glory to Him so try to focus on that.

Update on the tube: the doctor can't find anything wrong with it and doesn't see where the pain is coming from. He is hesitant to remove it because I will have trouble swallowing somewhere down the line due to the radiation. I am begging him to remove it, but he wants to first find out why it is hurting me so bad. Long story short, I am very short tempered right now.

Don't wory about being real.  Praying that you can get that tube out. Ekk, ugh.  Hang in their man.  Hope it gets better.

I officially have no taste buds.  >:( I HAVE NO TASTE  :police: BUDS!

ugh

I got some General Cho (or whatever it's called) Chicken, pepper beef, and fried noodles with a BIG chicken egg roll yesterday for lunch. I couldn't finish. Everything tasted the same because everything tasted like ______________. Fill in the blank, it doesn't matter. Whatever you throw on that blank, I wouldn't be able to taste it.

I have been doing some research online and apparently my tasters won't come back for at least 6 months after my radiation is done. I have been trying different foods to see what is tolerable. Nothing...NOTHING!!!   :police:  :police:  :police:  :police:

Is this a joke? Am I on Candid Camera? Where's Alan Funt?

Dude.......I'm so sorry, I really wish we could all pray the pain away. I cant imagine what your going through and i just feel horrible right now cause of it. I will always be praying...Always man

here we go ... first post ... shed those first post jitters! 404, my deepest prayers are with you all the way, for your complete healing and for God's comfort to be with you and your wife during this time. Thanks to you, and all the amazing supporters on the TF forum, for being such an inspiration to me personally . My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in January and around the same time I stumbled upon TF looking for what's happening in the Christian EDM scene. Since then, I've probably read more posts on cancer than EDM. Go figure. 404's and Brian's stories have spoke to me and been great examples of faith during a difficult time ... so thanks! I'm happy to say my mom's first surgery indicated that the cancer hasn't spread, but this will verified next Friday by the pathology report so we're still praying (and won't stop then either!). :)

If I couldn't taste Chocolate... I'd have to die.

im still praying chris

OK so I can still barely taste Indian and Mexican. Thank God!

how about Thai?

Haven't tried Thai yet, but I assume it will be fine since it is loaded with spice.

Feeding tube update:
I will go see the doctor again on Monday, but until then, my pain is getting more unbearable. I am taking the pain meds, but they just are not strong enough to overcome. Also, the site starting to get really red, I think it's a sign of something really wrong, which I guess helps to my advantage.

Welcome will be praying for you and your mom.  Chris you know I got your back.  Praying hard for you.

I'll be praying for you bro-

quick update: feeding tube no longer hurts, however I cannot eat anything by mouth.  I am using the tube for all my nutrition. I have been extremely sick to my stomach the last few days.  I am now taking time off work because it's getting too tough for me. Please keep me in your prayers.

Praying.  How much longer on the radiation?

i just got the rest of the schedule. It looks like 5 weeks.

OK, I figure I would go ahead and post this here. Dave is gonna link it on the main page soon.

I am officially taking time off work due to much fatigue and nausea. I am initially only taking two weeks off, but depending on how I feel I may need more time. Work is being extremely cool about this, but I have used up my PTO already and have dipped into advance PTO that I have to work back. I have applied for short term disability, but that has to be approved by our works insurance and only pays 60% of my weekly salary.

If ever a time for paypal donations were needed, it is now. my paypal is still my dj404com@gmail.com addy.

Thank you.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you, my brother!

Oh, and forget the PM I just sent. I sent it before I checked in on this thread. Some things are more important. Amen?

By the way, I am having a kinda bad few days. I had to have a "smart port" installed on the left side of my neck for my chemo treatments. My veins were refusing the IV's and this was the only solution. It kinda hurts, but mostly I am very sleepy and ironically having trouble sleeping. I am better today, but wow, yesterday was awful. They say the pain from it should stop hurting in a few days, so hopefully by my chemo treatment on Monday I should be fine.

Also, I am at the point where I absolutely can NOT eat by mouth now. The radiation has damaged my mouth so bad that even taking a drink of water is painful. I am taking everything through my feeding tube. Please pray that I get all the nutrition I need to keep my weight up. Also, anybody with the means to paypal, please do. The cans of Ensure get expensive after a while. I am on borrowed cans that have technically expired, but the hospital says they should be fine. I don't like drinking milk on its expiration day, this stuff is canned and at least 2 months past it's exp date. YIKES!

well... the good news is... at least you can't taste it???? Oh boy.

OK so I have been off work the past two weeks  because I was told the short term disability kicks in after two weeks. The small detail that was forgotten to be told to me was the fact that the first two weeks are NOT covered by the short term disability. Meaning, I wil not be getting paid for the past two weeks off.  :-\

In order for the short term disability to be worth anything to me, I have to continue to stay off work and hope the pay gets approved.  This is confusing to me because I was planning to go back to work next week, but then again I am not feeling much better than when I took the time off work to begin with.

Please pray for wisdom for what I should do, strength to go back to work if that is what I need, and the disability payment to be approved.

Thank you.

i dunno... I think I might take it off. Unless, you can only go on it once every so often. That should answer the question right there.

How many more days do you have b4 your treatments are done?

Praying bro! I've been out a few days myself, but still have some sick time accrued. Pray for me as well, as I can't miss much more work, else I'll be dipping into my vacation time. The missus and I are planning to visit my family out in Oregon the 2nd week of April, already have the airline tickets, and I don't want to jepordize that trip. My mum is getting on in years and needs to get saved. She is the main reason we are flying out there.

--Patrick

Dear the God of the Universe,

Please help Chris get through this difficult situation.  Bring him clarity.  Give him insight to what is really going on here.  Allow the disability payments to get approved and allow the payments to get to Christopher Carl so that he doesn't have to worry about not going to work and he can get paid through his employer's benefits that are setup for such a situation as this.  We pray all this through the awesome name of our Lord and Saviour who takes away the sins of the world.  We praise you always and forever.  Amen. 

From DJ Salty Flavor

The milk should be fine, without problems. It's not that homogenised stuff that we drink, it's an entirely different animal. You'll know if it starts going bad cos it starts getting obnoxiously thick, and clumpy, and anything short of that and you'll be fine. This has undergone a canning process, so it's not like milk left out. It's milk based with mega nutrients in it... it's not that fragile crap that's on the shelf.

Praying for you and yours.

Hope all goes well soon. It's odd.. all that red tape that one has to go through for insurance purposes, it sucks really big time. God will make a way. When a door gets slammed in your face, God ALWAYS opens a window. That's one that I myself need to remember.

 :hug:

It's been several days since I have logged on. My health took a really bad dip. I am better now, but I just wanted to let you all know I am OK.

I was having really bad constipation and was having trouble keeping any nutrition down. Even my medications would get thrown back up. Things got so bad my blood work showed that I was really sick. Long story short, enemas and colace suppositories did the trick. I am back to having regular feedings and keeping my food down. My skin has normal color and I am feeling much better.

Thank you all for your prayers.

Glad to hear that you're coming along. God is faithful!

Tell Crystal that I'm very familiar with the west Texas area. In the heady days of my youth, I was a roughneck and a driller and worked all over the Permian Basin area. I spent 5-years in SE New Mexico, in Hobbs, working as a roustabout before I started working on the rigs. Hard work, but I enjoyed it, and the money was pretty good back then too.

We hear at DGK are parying for ya and sorry you missed tha show but we understand and are forever greatful to you Chris for giving us tha chance to bring D&B to tha Fire

JAH Bless

Arjahn
(DGK)

Wow... ain't it grand to poop! Sorry it all came out the hard way though.

They have colace liquid, doculace that they give patients with tubes on pain meds to keep them straight, I am surprised that they didn't do you, when you first had symptoms. It might *sound* funny, and all the jokes that go with it, haha you're full of shite, etc... but it's no laughing matter as you just saw... it's life threatening.

Glad to hear you're feeling better than you were.  Praying for your continued strength.   :hug:

dj ru 

You got my prayers bro

only two more treatments left. Tuesdat is my last day!

Praise the Lord!  :-X

Awesome. That means my dad only has about 5 more after you or something. I think he's got 37 or so total and he started the same day you did.

yeah, I have an uncle who has been going through chemo and radiation as well.  they recently took him off since its doing more harm than good.

praying you continue to get better, Chris.

I'm soo glad to hear that you are fairing very well.  :)  I hope to hear you back on the station soon. Im lovin your new mixes.

God is faithful!

Praying for you mate. You're a trooper.

thinking about you Chris

you have been on my mind alot chris.  i pray god blesses you and heals you completely.

Praying for you man.  Hang in thier.

Anyone heard from CHris and how he is going?

Haven't heard a word. I think he has been dealing with some yucky side effects. I have called and emailed him but no response as of today.

Ok thanks mate I had emailed him too with no response poor fella

sorry guys, I took a short break from the internet. I spent most of the time resting and rebuilding strength. You'd be surprised how much radiation drains your energy.

I am fine. I will be returning to work this week. Hopefully, I will be able to eat food again soon.

Thank you all for your emails. You are all wonderful.

:)

x2

awesome bro, good to hear!

glad to hear dude.

very glad to see you pop in I was getting worried, glad you have been resting up, hope your strength is building up for work mate but dont push too hard. 8)

You got my prayers! :)