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  • french frank
    Administrator/Moderator
    • Feb 2007
    • 30255

    Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
    All in all, I feel very lucky
    That, at least, is a good place to be. Hope the effects of the various conditions are mitigated for as long as possible.

    ff
    It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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    • Petrushka
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 12242

      Originally posted by french frank View Post
      That, at least, is a good place to be. Hope the effects of the various conditions are mitigated for as long as possible.

      ff
      "The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink

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      • Nick Armstrong
        Host
        • Nov 2010
        • 26524

        Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
        an update on my personal health. It is mostly good news. I have had extensive testing on the kidney mass, including a not so fun biopsy. It turned out to be a Lymphoma that had set up shop on my Kidney, not a Kidney Cancer. The good news is that I presently treat it by taking one (very expensive) pill a day and the latest scan shows it's gone. I should mention that I have had Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia for about 15 years ago, which has been asymptomatic and untreated since then, and the Lymphoma is a new stage. The bad news is that while it is still, Cancer ,My Hematologist is confidant that this will be a long lasting emission, possibly a cure. The main side effect of the medication so far has been on my wallet.
        I was having severe back pain after a fall; that has resolved. I do have a lot of weakness in my legs that limits my abilities to climb stairs, hike, etc. Knee replacements are probably in the not to distant future, as my years of exercising has worn them into dust. I am contemplating retirement soon and selling our home and moving into a single level dwelling. All in all, I feel very lucky,
        especially when I gaze about the World and see so many others dying to satisfy the violent whims of others
        Good to read this Richard, taken all in all
        "...the isle is full of noises,
        Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
        Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
        Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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        • Historian
          Full Member
          • Aug 2012
          • 641

          Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
          an update on my personal health. It is mostly good news. ... All in all, I feel very lucky,
          especially when I gaze about the World and see so many others dying to satisfy the violent whims of others
          Very good news: best wishes for the future.

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          • Dave2002
            Full Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 18009

            Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
            An update on my personal health. It is mostly good news.

            ...

            All in all, I feel very lucky, especially when I gaze about the World and see so many others dying to satisfy the violent whims of others
            Excellent. I'm very glad you're feeling positive about it all.

            I hope you'll be able to enjoy music as well.

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            • antongould
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 8780

              Originally posted by Historian View Post
              Very good news: best wishes for the future.
              Indeed, very best wishes Richard ……

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              • kernelbogey
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 5738

                All the best Richard; very good to have your news.

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                • Bryn
                  Banned
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 24688

                  Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
                  an update on my personal health. It is mostly good news. I have had extensive testing on the kidney mass, including a not so fun biopsy. It turned out to be a Lymphoma that had set up shop on my Kidney, not a Kidney Cancer. The good news is that I presently treat it by taking one (very expensive) pill a day and the latest scan shows it's gone. I should mention that I have had Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia for about 15 years ago, which has been asymptomatic and untreated since then, and the Lymphoma is a new stage. The bad news is that while it is still, Cancer ,My Hematologist is confidant that this will be a long lasting emission, possibly a cure. The main side effect of the medication so far has been on my wallet.
                  I was having severe back pain after a fall; that has resolved. I do have a lot of weakness in my legs that limits my abilities to climb stairs, hike, etc. Knee replacements are probably in the not to distant future, as my years of exercising has worn them into dust. I am contemplating retirement soon and selling our home and moving into a single level dwelling. All in all, I feel very lucky,
                  especially when I gaze about the World and see so many others dying to satisfy the violent whims of others
                  Regarding the high cost of the medication, I would be tempted to sing the praises of the U.K.'s NHS, were it not for a worry that our NICE might not have approved funding for the drug in question. Damn it, I will praise our NHS, with just that caveat regarding the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), and bearng in mind the number of times U.K. citizens have had to crowd fund for treatment denied by the NHS, due to NICE decisions.

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                  • RichardB
                    Banned
                    • Nov 2021
                    • 2170

                    Excellent news RF!

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                    • Pulcinella
                      Host
                      • Feb 2014
                      • 10900

                      Yes: good news, Richard.
                      Maybe you and Mario should arrange a house swap.
                      Give him a dose of culture in the windy city while you're dipping your toes in the sunny Mediterranean.

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                      • richardfinegold
                        Full Member
                        • Sep 2012
                        • 7659

                        Originally posted by Pulcinella View Post
                        Yes: good news, Richard.
                        Maybe you and Mario should arrange a house swap.
                        Give him a dose of culture in the windy city while you're dipping your toes in the sunny Mediterranean.
                        I like that idea!

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                        • richardfinegold
                          Full Member
                          • Sep 2012
                          • 7659

                          Originally posted by Bryn View Post
                          Regarding the high cost of the medication, I would be tempted to sing the praises of the U.K.'s NHS, were it not for a worry that our NICE might not have approved funding for the drug in question. Damn it, I will praise our NHS, with just that caveat regarding the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), and bearng in mind the number of times U.K. citizens have had to crowd fund for treatment denied by the NHS, due to NICE decisions.
                          A whole different discussion, perhaps for a different area. One of the Paradox of modern life is that while there have been revolutionary advances in medicine that really make a difference, their cost can be a limiting factor. I have had many patients though the years that work at jobs that they really hate just to keep medical insurance for them and their families and now I am feeling their pain more than ever. Yet as we saw with the Covid Vaccines, while Medical technology can do wondrous things there is a cost involved, and Companies that were incentivized financially to make these developments tend to be the most efficient.
                          Then there is the whole allocation of resources topic. Do we spend tens of thousands of dollars to keep my old carcass around or wouldn't that best be allocated to poor children in a developing country? I would have answered that question differently 30 years ago. At any rate it is currently my own earned money that is being spent, and presently while I grouse I can easily afford it, yet so many others would not be able to, let alone many National Health Systems that have to prioritize resources.

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                          • richardfinegold
                            Full Member
                            • Sep 2012
                            • 7659

                            [QUOTE=Auferstehen;883660]A wonderful post, rfg, and so good to hear that (thus far) the signs are good.

                            I think there was a Solti thread bobbing around here not long ago although I couldn't bring it up in the Search Engine. You do realize that it has been over 30 years since he died. I would say that despite the tenures of Barenboim and Muti and their differing philosophies the Orchestra has retained it's basic sound. Many of the brass players still date from the Solti tenure, the most notable loss being Bud Herseth on trumpet. No one gave them the kind of freedom that Solti did but they still have the power and musicality. The strings are still luxurious but nimble, and the winds characterful. I haven't yet formed an opinion on our new First Oboe (following the likes of Ray Still and Alex Klein is a tough act).

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                            • Eine Alpensinfonie
                              Host
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 20570

                              Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
                              I think there was a Solti thread bobbing around here not long ago although I couldn't bring it up in the Search Engine. You do realize that it has been over 30 years since he died.
                              Not quite that long, Richard. Solti died in September 1997. In the UK, his death was largely overlooked, as it occurred just 5 days after Princess Diana. It was Pavarotti who brought this to our attention, when he was here to attend Diana’s funeral.

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                              • Serial_Apologist
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37628

                                Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
                                A whole different discussion, perhaps for a different area. One of the Paradox of modern life is that while there have been revolutionary advances in medicine that really make a difference, their cost can be a limiting factor. I have had many patients though the years that work at jobs that they really hate just to keep medical insurance for them and their families and now I am feeling their pain more than ever. Yet as we saw with the Covid Vaccines, while Medical technology can do wondrous things there is a cost involved, and Companies that were incentivized financially to make these developments tend to be the most efficient.
                                Then there is the whole allocation of resources topic. Do we spend tens of thousands of dollars to keep my old carcass around or wouldn't that best be allocated to poor children in a developing country? I would have answered that question differently 30 years ago. At any rate it is currently my own earned money that is being spent, and presently while I grouse I can easily afford it, yet so many others would not be able to, let alone many National Health Systems that have to prioritize resources.
                                It's still down to how human affairs are organised that is wrong, notwithstanding your change of mind, Richard - and the world remains a better place for having your old carcass around. Good to hear you're doing OK.

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