[John Rogers]

I might have put my cancer adventure on here, don't remember to tell the truth. Here goes all THREE cases I have been through.
1. October 2009 my thyroid on my left side swelled and my neck was hurting so the specialist said best to remove both sides as best to do. Both sides removed and been taking meds for the missing body parts.

2. August 2018 got a cut on my forehead that would not heal and tests showed skin cancer so the bad parts removed, but........

3. October 2018 the right side of my face was starting to swell and be tender, testing showed skin cancer under my skin and in my neck so all those pieces were removed and then "pin point" radiation for December 2018 and January 2019. I went from 220# down to 170# and lost the hair on the right side of my head and what was left turned white but.......

4. PET scan June 2020 showed cancer at the top of my left side lung. I was not going to get radiation again so I figured this is the end! But fortunately for me Sharp Cancer Center had just got a new immunotherapy from the Danny Thomas Children's Hospital and did I want to be the tester? Well yes and Medicare said they'll cover the $6,000 cost for each dose (every 3 weeks). Sooooo after 2 months of doses a new PET scan showed a scar and that was why I was coughing up some weird looking stuff. Only side effect was daytime tiredness and some red bumps that bled easily but after a year no more scar AND MY HAIR AND BEARD TURNED RED ONCE AGAIN! The makers of the meds were surprised at that change but said that had happened to several children too.

Finally, my Oncologist said she wants me to take the meds for the rest of my life so that is fine with me as long as Medicare pays! I think the cancer came from either radiation I got as a nuc machinist in the Navy for 20+ years but the VA does not really know what the various types of radiation does to the cells in the body.

John Rogers the oldracer