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I grew up in Barbados where marijuana is commonly used

I enjoyed it for years

After my diagnosis I was advised by many to stop smoking and vape if I must

So I have been vaping for a while now 8 days ago the throat pain started no swelling or difficulty breathing or swallowing

I just finished chemo and radiology could this be another form of cancer

Really bothering me

Can it be throat cancer so soon after treatments

And will it express a high PSA

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Tall_Allen

Throat cancer? Why would you think such a thing? It's common after a cancer diagnosis to attribute every little ache and pain to the cancer. It's just your mind playing tricks on you.

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Ok

Thanks

Hey guy! Where you ever a cig smoker? If not I wouldn’t worry ... It does matter,what you’re vaping ? A pac-2 vaporizer ,vapes flower only ..If you’re vaping oils ? Maybe try flower .? Ive used RSO orally twice daily for over five years now. The best way to use mm against pc Is in suppositories up the yang . I did that also . Any kind of weird symptoms can arise with treatments . I don’t think that you have anything bedside after effects of treatments. Lay off what you’re vaping . Then you’ll know .? I knock down indica in joint form daily also . It s the only thing keeping me semi level emotionally . APC is a drag if you’re lucky enough to live past a bad dx ? We must have some fun along even a bumpy pathway . It will take time to recover . It’s normal to feel some of that “ the sky is falling” syndrome while you’re under the gun . You’ll get better . Hang in there dude . 💪🍀🍀🏋🏽‍♂️

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Thank you brother always a helpful word

Hang in there with me my brother we must get together sometime for a good old chat

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Anytime! Nice temps now .. rest eat repeat recover !

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Nicely said wise one.

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Weisenheimer maybe? 😂

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No 100% serious but its hard to tell I know :)

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Bodysculpture in reply to

Used to be a cigarette smoker

Gave up 2 years ago

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You’d better watch it then . Smoking anything might not be good . The Best thing that you’ve ever done however was to quit. Great job . I know that’s hardest thing to do . I’ve got a friend with lung cancer turned into the brain . Viet nam vet been smoking ever since . Still is . I commend you .

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Much harder having friends who would smoke a joint but never drink

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I’m off of drinking ... We can smoke and rap but not drink either .

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If you are a daily user how do you avoid putting on a lot of weight due to the munchies? I'd like to indulge more often but that holds me back.

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Bodysculpture in reply to

It's what you eat moreso that than frequency

Fruits and nuts so it for me

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Pumpkin seeds are number one for pc . We can even get a pumpkin seed protein that is super high quality . Another super high quality protein I’ve seen was from watermelon seeds . Super good for us ..

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Basically my muscle has wasted away along with my joints ..It’s all fading away..Im the thin man now . I think APC has been with mankind since the dawn of time . It’s pushing us all back into the dust . I eat 95% organic veggies .... eat all I want . I cut most processed foods and sugars out .. that’s why I don’t gain . If I sat down and munched out on pizza and ice cream ? ( which I love) I’d get fat and heart attach out quickly I’d assume .. We met up with some fine members in New Orleans one year ago . I ate everything . Came back with a rash over me . All of those toxins that I now normally evade .. worth every second . Normal diet bland . On special occasions ,why not? Food as a social event is fun as is smoking the kind with a good friends even a drink almost friends is good .. Most things I feel are better shared . Take care WSO! 🌵

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Thanks. I went on a dispensary run yesterday and got a little carried away. Gummies to help me sleep and flower ... just because. I am reluctantly realizing that I need to stay away from the kit kats and nutty buddies that are calling my name. I'll be going for next PSA blood draw in less than a week. Always a worry seeing how that turns out. You take care too up in your cool neighborhood. Glendale not so bad now.

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The first time that I Went to a dispensary I spent $500 in ten minutes . I was like a kid in the candy store . I came out of that pot culture of nor cal .. but I wasn’t a user until pc clipped me . The sugar shit is bad for us . Nice up here too. Come up if you can . ? This quarantine stuff is getting old . I’m of the belief ,that a guy like me fully castrated and still on adt won’t catch or die from freaking covid .. And if I did , I pray it will work quickly to take me out . .You probably saw the post about covid liking testosterone . I’m fresh out .. I’m careful . I don’t mingle with the public . Although , I feel immune .. I test next month myself .. Five years of the same?? It’s all good , until it ain’t .. in the meantime let’s do what we can to enjoy life to our best abilities . Nothing gives me much more pleasure than smoking indica and listening to music ,I can do this for hours .. SNL tonight , we need comedy in this world . Com up and meet my beautiful wife . Then you’ll see why I wish to live ?

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Lol

Love you Whimpy-p

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I am convinced that diet is most important , even to Psa . Cut any junk and sugar .. You can keep that Psa down for many years . Oxygen works against pc . It’s an easy drive from LA . Jump over here to visit if you can ? Clear air and my sweetheart can feed us gourmet organic .. anytime brother .

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I love you man🏋🏽‍♂️

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Yes Whimpy

I was a cigarette smoker

What does this mean ?

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It just means ...don’t smoke no more .. that’s all you can do . Great job stopping .

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And no Cheech and Chong Movies

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They haven't made one in a while lol

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The seventies rocked , except for Sargent Stadanko,( Stacey Keech )

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“ How my driving” ? 😂😂😂

How was that growing up on Barbados...? every landlocked kid like my self had a dream of Robinson Caruso .. or living on an island?

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Amazing Whimpy

Love to swim so watersports was a major part of my life in Barbados

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I can go right back to when I was a kid . I was the youngest of a Gang of Four brothers .. Fond memories never fade ..

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I grew up on an island shaped like a fish -- Long Island. Nice beach excursions but the water was cold compared to the Caribbean. I felt a little confined on that island.

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Live on the island and go to jersey shore for the beach

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Long Island live on !

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It gave you character

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j-o-h-n

Wanna learn how to stop smoking?..... Take a page out ot your favorite newspaper, roll it up to the size of a long cigar/cigarette.. Light it and suck out and inhale the smoke. Great taste... and this way when you get a chest xray the technition can read the newsprint on your lungs.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Friday 10/16/2020 6:12 PM DST

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Did you ever smoke? I never really did. But In jr. high school I tried to be cool by sporting a Marlboro red box rolled up in the short sleeve white t shirt ... Levi 501’s tuff guy? None smoker

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Heavy duty smoker........... When Doc saw spots on my lungs Doc said from smoking and once the spots are there they never go away....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Friday 10/16/2020 7:29 PM DST

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I rolled the pack on my sleeve also..... Cool..... (and fxxking stupid)

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Friday 10/16/2020 7:30 PM DST

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Yep! I was that idiot . 😳

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Bodysculpture in reply to j-o-h-n

Thank you john

I really struggle I had relapse on wednesday but I wont let it stress me

Gonna keep on trying

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j-o-h-n in reply to Bodysculpture

Don't fret it's a struggle to stop. But as my son said when he was a little tyke about quiting smoking "hey Dad it's easy to stop, just eat cold turkey".....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 10/17/2020 12:36 PM DST

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HerbieP in reply to Bodysculpture

I switched over to vapes (they're about 80% less bad for you) for almost 2 years. I did the Juul's as the habit of a smoke break was one I still couldn't break (the gum, patch, pills, etc. didn't do it for me). After a year on the Juuls, I cut the nicotine back from 5 to 3, and after nearly another year it was easy to quit.

Prior to that, I'd tried to quit probably 20 times, sometimes up to 9 months.

Figure out what works best for you, smoking is terrible for you and your cancer.

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Bodysculpture in reply to HerbieP

Thank you Herbie

Never thought it would be this difficult

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I’ve read it’s Worse than Heroin to stop . 😫

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