Leaving on Fri night or Sat morning to La Crosse to visit in laws and to see hubby brother who is home from TX. I will be brining the laptop, but may not get to much of a chance to get on. We will be returning on Monday.

Well not sure where La Crosse is .....but can the Keg Bus get there ????
Have a great weekend Shelli.

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear

Of course the keg bus can get to LaCrosse. It's on I 90 at the WI/MN border. Good beer and good Friday fish frys there. Gotta watch out for the WI State Patrol or whatever they're called. They love to collect money on the interstates. (They leave the tiny towns to the local sheriffs.) It's the home of Special Export beer - if it still exists.

Have a good weekend, Shelli.

Muriel

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Dx NSCLC 5/03. Surgery UR lobe. Staged as 1B. Chemo (taxol & Carbo)9/15/03 - 11/13/03. Wonderful CTs until Nov 04. Surgery 11/27/04, again staged as 1B. Chemo (Cisplatin and Gemzar) 2/05 to 6/05. Good CTs and PET since chemo.

Oh, Muriel.. you have impressed me!!! Yes it is/was the home of S.E. or the green death as some call it The brewery had closed/sold out to Miller, but then a new one came in and they make some good beer also! If you bring the keg bus you can hook right up to this for a refill.... worlds largest six-pack!!!!!!!


the old six pack when it was Heileman Brewery


now as with the The La Crosse Brewery



sign next to six-pack

I think that 6 pack will get the Keg Bus party crowd through the weekend. LOL

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear

La Crosse also has OKTOBERFEST... Good Times,Good Tmes....

http://www.oktoberfestusa.com/

Impressive, indeed Thank you. Shelli. Those are great pictures. When Miller bought Heileman's, did they discontinue S.E. Always liked S.E. I worked with a guy at National Geographic whose family owned a college/young adult hangout on the edge of town near the river. Really popular place. We stopped there once on a trip back to MN and the place was jammed. Bockenhauer was the name.

I think we can find some good beer in La Crosse. We'll stock up for the rest of the trip while we're there.

Have fun this weekend.

Muriel

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Dx NSCLC 5/03. Surgery UR lobe. Staged as 1B. Chemo (taxol & Carbo)9/15/03 - 11/13/03. Wonderful CTs until Nov 04. Surgery 11/27/04, again staged as 1B. Chemo (Cisplatin and Gemzar) 2/05 to 6/05. Good CTs and PET since chemo.

oh you can still get it! i will have to ask my hubby about the place... hes from there.

I am loading up the Keg Bus and on my way to pick everyone up!!! Sorry, Muriel, but I brought tranquilizers for you!!!

Have fun, Shell!!!

Hugs - Patti

Doesn't it seem like Shelli is requesting alot of passes lately ??? Missing chat ??? Patti you just might have to speak to our Shelli. LOL

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear

Interesting how she missed the chat that you came back for!!!

Patti

This is getting scary Does anyone trust Patti with the tranquilizers? That's probably what put her to sleep on the trip to Canada - when Denise fell off the bus and Jayla did all that pattycake stuff. I have my own tranquilizers Patti. BTW, did you clean up the bus from the cow and dog?

Muriel

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Dx NSCLC 5/03. Surgery UR lobe. Staged as 1B. Chemo (taxol & Carbo)9/15/03 - 11/13/03. Wonderful CTs until Nov 04. Surgery 11/27/04, again staged as 1B. Chemo (Cisplatin and Gemzar) 2/05 to 6/05. Good CTs and PET since chemo.

Geesh...here I thought Shelli was going to a lacrosse tournament which is actually Canada's official national sport (nope it ain't hockey!) . Until of course I realized my ignorance in reading through these crazy posts. I obviously know some about Cdn sport and nada about American geography!

Hey - I had the Keg Bus cleaned and detailed. Since its Randys cow and Bruces dog - I am sending them the bill!!!

Promise I won't take any tranquilizers, Muriel!!!

Patti B

Keep in mind that Patti's idea of cleaned and detailed was running it through the car wash with the windows opened.

Denise

oh boy... well there is plenty of parking for the bus downtown, or as the local college kids call it DT. oh BTW, there is some sort of state record or something about having the most bars on one street.... Good times, Good times!!!

You're right Patti. Shelli did miss chat when I came back. LOL
Muriel, no offence, but I'm not sure if I would trust you or Patti with tranquilizers.
Sandra I think that is hokey and national sport should be changed to hockey.
Denise I bet Patti just drove it around in a rainstorm instead of taking it through a car wash.
I think Randy should pay 75% of the bill. A cow makes a bigger mess than a dog...

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear

I think that you should let Muriel drive, as she seems to know the most about La Crosse and where it is.

Have a great trip Shelli.

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this. I decided to get an early start on the tranquilizers. Still want me to drive?????????

With all those bars, are you sure there is room to park the bus? We don't want to have to walk too far. Now that I'm awake, let me suggest why there are so many bars in La Crosse (a town, not a tournament yet). For years and years, you couldn't buy beer or liquor in Minnesota on Sundays, so the WI river towns made a fortune in their bars and restaurants serving the Minnesotans. To make things even better, back when the drinking age in most states was 21 (I mean back before Viet Nam), it was only 18 in Wisconsin. Popular place with the 18 - 20 year olds. So much for today's cultural geography lesson.

On to physical geography, don't feel bad about your La Crosse error Sandy. Lots of us in the states don't know much about where things are in Canada either.

Have a safe trip Shelli.

Muriel

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Dx NSCLC 5/03. Surgery UR lobe. Staged as 1B. Chemo (taxol & Carbo)9/15/03 - 11/13/03. Wonderful CTs until Nov 04. Surgery 11/27/04, again staged as 1B. Chemo (Cisplatin and Gemzar) 2/05 to 6/05. Good CTs and PET since chemo.

Don't trust me with tranquilzers, Bruce???? Think about it - knowing how I am - wouldn't you rather I be calm???????

Patti B.

OMG I died laughing over the car wash in the rain. You guys are too much!

Judy in Key West

Take 2 tranquilizers Patti !!!!LOL
Muriel seem's to know a little too much about Lacrosse, the bars, and drinking there. LOL
Hopefully Shelli will have some pictures.
These ladies are terrible Judy !!!!!

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear

Yeh Bruce and you're an angel, right? I'm going back to the story and see what you're up to driving that bus. Or did the ladies manage to wrestle it away from you while I was out grocery shopping?

Judy in Key West

Bruce loves us the way we are, Judy!!!!!!!! Eh??? Bruce?????

I plead the 5th !!!! LOL
Of course I do...

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02/07 spot showed on chest x-ray
04/07 ct scan confirmed spot
07/07 pet scan could not confirm cancerous
09/07 had lobectomy of upper lobe on left lung.tumour was 2.1cm
10/07 lymph node samples were negative. classified as stage 1b.
12/07 Begin 4 rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin and Vinerolbine on a 21 day cycle.
01/08 First 3 month chest x-ray was all clear.
03/08 After 3 rounds, cisplatin wil be replaced by carbo for the last round. Ringing in the ears is a side effect of cisplatn.
03/08/08 Had treatment yesterday of Carboplatin/Vinerolbine. So far feeling alot better than when I received the Cisplatin. Treatment lasted 2 hours compared to 5 hours for Cisplatin.
04/08 Chest x-ray. All clear.
06/08 chest CT Scan. All clear
09/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
11/08 Chest x-ray. All clear
02/09 Chest and abdomen CT Scan. All clear
04/09 Chest x-ray. All clear
06/09 Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound All clear
01/10 Chest x-ray. All clear