Bethel Bull, Almost Didn't Happen!

[fishseeker]

Drew the Any Bull MF tag after years of putting in for it. I was pumped. Maybe my last hunt. But life took a left when I went right(again)!Something is going on in my  throat. I had throat cancer in 10. Having a REAL hard time swallowing, eating has become a chore. Of to the Docs I go, lots of visits Latter I got sent to Swedish experts that decided a Biopsy was in order. Had that done on 9/26. Now the wait. On 10/3 I got the results. Good news/Bad news kinda thing. Good news no cancer in the place it was earlier, Bad news there maybe something in a gland under my jaw but we won't know till it is removed and tested. He wants to do it soon, I told him about my up coming hunt and he told me surgery could wait till after the hunt. Going in to have Surgery on 11/4 at 6:00am. Hunt will happen

[SniperDanWA]

Go get em, fish seeker.  My prayers also that your upcoming doc visit result in a positive way.

[CampCoffee]

Just prayed for you fishseeker that God will heal you and give you a great hunt.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Good luck!

[Bulldozer77]

Go get em, fish seeker.  My prayers also that your upcoming doc visit result in a positive way.

Best of luck to you!

[jeffro]

Brother, don't wait on this sh@@.
Elk hunting is for fun, this is about life.
The longer you wait the worse it could be,
My wife is a nurse for SCCA (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance) and says this could be bad (Lymphatic)
Have them do to biopsy today!
My prayers and heart go out to you.

[fishseeker]

They already did the biopsy but it may have been conamanated so they could not tell for sure. Doc says it won't make no deferese to wait. I'm going huntin.

[FordGuy]

Best of luck to you on your hunt and your illness.

[Fullabull]

Good luck to you on both counts!

[Hunterman]

Brother, don't wait on this sh@@.
Elk hunting is for fun, this is about life.
The longer you wait the worse it could be,
My wife is a nurse for SCCA (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance) and says this could be bad (Lymphatic)
Have them do to biopsy today!
My prayers and heart go out to you.

   Maybe,,just maybe if our nephew would of had his throat looked at and taken care of when he started having problems instead of when it suited him, just maybe he might be with us today.

An elk ain't worth it. Your health and life are..

Hunterman(Tony)

[et1702]

Brother, don't wait on this sh@@.
Elk hunting is for fun, this is about life.
The longer you wait the worse it could be,
My wife is a nurse for SCCA (Seattle Cancer Care Alliance) and says this could be bad (Lymphatic)
Have them do to biopsy today!
My prayers and heart go out to you.

I agree w/Jeffro.  My wife was diagnosed w/Ovarian cancer in Oct 2010.  If they had caught it earlier, chances of survival are greatly increased.  Stage I or II and survival rate is up to 80%.  However, it was Stage IIIc when they finally found it, after months of symptoms and several visits to ER.  Went thru surgery and chemo first time with 30% to 40% chance of Survival.  Cancer came back in March of this year; Stage IV now (i.e., spread throughout abdominal cavity and other organs involved) so surgery was not an option.  Started Chemo again in late March and now survival odds are 5% to 10% that she will make it five years.  Dr.'s prognosis is actually 12 to 24 months.  She's still on maintenance chemo, but we just got news last week that CA-125 (blood test) was starting to rise again.  If it keeps going up, there isn't much else they can do at this point, as she just completed six cycles of chemo in late August.

If your Dr. is telling you it doesn't matter, GET A NEW DR.!!!  One thing we've learned is that YOU need to be your own best advocate in this fight.

BTW, Jeffro, the nurses at SCCA's Evergreen facility are all AWESOME!  We know them all.  If your wife works there, please tell her thanks!!!

ET

[fishseeker]

I HAVE been seeing Dr.s since June. Had MRI's Catscans Biopsy's that are not showing anything that stands out and that is why he said it is said to delay. He is the expert(Swedish), knows what he's doing I'll take his word.
>et702, I lost my oldest sister to Ovarian cancer in 1984, she was 38.  My wife also has terminal Breast cancer. Her cancer was found in 2006and they said they took care of it, found it had returned undetected in 2010. It had spread to her rt. lung, rt. kidney and pelvic bones. It will take her from me sometime in the future, just don't know when. We live one day at a time. That's hard to say the least. Thought we would grow old together. Guess its not to be. Her disease is stable for now, but who knows when it won't be.
>Hunterman, I went through the treatment in 10, 7weeks of chemo.(cisplatnem), about the strongest they give for anything, 7 weeks of radiation 5 days a week. Was swallowing ok till spring that's why I went in. I'm not taking it lightly. Swedish was the 3rd opinion. But thanks guys for your concern.

[Turner89]

Good luck on your hunt fishseeker. I'll be over there also. My brother drew the same tag.

[carpsniperg2]

Good luck.

[FordGuy]

Fishseeker we have three tags up there as well!  If you need anything and see a 2001 gold f250 crew cab up there don't hesitate come say hi and would be glad to help out in any way!   

[et1702]

>et702, I lost my oldest sister to Ovarian cancer in 1984, she was 38.  My wife also has terminal Breast cancer. Her cancer was found in 2006and they said they took care of it, found it had returned undetected in 2010. It had spread to her rt. lung, rt. kidney and pelvic bones. It will take her from me sometime in the future, just don't know when. We live one day at a time. That's hard to say the least. Thought we would grow old together. Guess its not to be. Her disease is stable for now, but who knows when it won't be.
But thanks guys for your concern.

One day at a time is same thing we are doing too.  Hard doesn't even begin to describe it, especially after finding "the one" and realistically knowing your not going to grow old together.  We are both about 50yo, but that is still too young.  My wife is a strong and beautiful woman and I still don't know what I've done to deserve her!  The hardest part is trying not to let cancer control our lives, but there are constant reminders everyday and we know it will take my wife too.  Some things are just outside our control (which is the hardest part for both of us being Type A persons where there is nothing we can't do, if you really want too).  We are still fighting and not giving up or giving in to cancer, plus praying.  Currently, she will tell you she has a "Bucket" List and a (censored) F^*k it List.  Therefore, we are working on the Bucket list.  We leave for Mexico this Thursday evening!

Good luck to you on your hunt and I hope your surgery is successfull!  All the best to your wife too!

Take care,

Ed

[fishseeker]

>et702, I lost my oldest sister to Ovarian cancer in 1984, she was 38.  My wife also has terminal Breast cancer. Her cancer was found in 2006and they said they took care of it, found it had returned undetected in 2010. It had spread to her rt. lung, rt. kidney and pelvic bones. It will take her from me sometime in the future, just don't know when. We live one day at a time. That's hard to say the least. Thought we would grow old together. Guess its not to be. Her disease is stable for now, but who knows when it won't be.
But thanks guys for your concern.

One day at a time is same thing we are doing too.  Hard doesn't even begin to describe it, especially after finding "the one" and realistically knowing your not going to grow old together.  We are both about 50yo, but that is still too young.  My wife is a strong and beautiful woman and I still don't know what I've done to deserve her!  The hardest part is trying not to let cancer control our lives, but there are constant reminders everyday and we know it will take my wife too.  Some things are just outside our control (which is the hardest part for both of us being Type A persons where there is nothing we can't do, if you really want too).  We are still fighting and not giving up or giving in to cancer, plus praying.  Currently, she will tell you she has a "Bucket" List and a (censored) F^*k it List.  Therefore, we are working on the Bucket list.  We leave for Mexico this Thursday evening!

Good luck to you on your hunt and I hope your surgery is successfull!  All the best to your wife too!

Take care,

Ed

You enjoy yourselves Ed. We enjoy being together as much as we can, been together 42 years, married 38. We are both 62, It's been a good ride.

[phishisgroovin]

its looking like both these tags are going to be soup bases.
Hot weather and nobody finding Elk.

they are up the 1500 road if anyone that knows where the bulls hang out & wants to go help and have fun.

Green ford 4x4 and trailer.
would hate to see these tags go to waste lol!

[BullMagnet76]

Go get em, fish seeker.  My prayers also that your upcoming doc visit result in a positive way.

 

I hope you get a good one.  Enjoy the hunt

[Ridgerunner]

Once the army hits the woods on Saturday they will start moving keep at it.

[Elk4me]

its looking like both these tags are going to be soup bases.
Hot weather and nobody finding Elk.

they are up the 1500 road if anyone that knows where the bulls hang out & wants to go help and have fun.

Green ford 4x4 and trailer.
would hate to see these tags go to waste lol!

Randy, it is a blue Ford extended cab. Cougar trailer. We haven't seen a thing except a couple bucks and does.

[jackelope]

Once the army hits the woods on Saturday they will start moving keep at it.

 

[Naches Sportsman]

The convoy had the westbound lane of 12 stopped as they were turning onto the bethel rd about 30 min ago.

[huntnphool]

Keep up the fight

[FordGuy]

We had three any bull tags in there.  We ended up getting the only bull that we saw in eight days.  There wasn't much moving even after the general opened.  We feel lucky to have 1 out of 3 tags filled.  The weather was terrible...to warm!  Hang in there!

[krism83]

We were about 3 miles up the 1500 from hanging tree and didn't see one bull cruising the woods all week. Hope you guys had better luck.


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[fishseeker]

Saw a cow and calf on Saturday of genral, had a few cows and a spike show up Friday. Elk4me sent it to the butcher! Prurty slim pickins. Nothing moving. Not many pumkins out there this year,Nobody seeing critters hanging  in camps DA it was to hot to hang. Elk4me's was at the butchers 4 hours after being dropped. Had a nice 5x5 on the WRONG side of the 1500Sat. evening. could not get him to cross. Think he liked the Bumping unit. It was sure nice to get out again after everything that has happened over the last few years.