Go Steve - Steve's Updates

Updates from Steve’s cancer-free life

March 17, 2009

Lots of exciting news!

Filed under: check ups, living life — Tags: , , , , , , , , — By steve @ 8:39 am

First off-welcome to my new little nephew, christopher glen larson! He’s a great looking little man and I’m elated to have a nephew after 13 years of having nieces [who are growing up!].  Congratulations kathy, chadd, ashly–now a bigger family!

I will be giving two presentations, both free and open to the public, on Monday, March 30th at LAHS! One at 2:30PM with a second to follow at 7:00PM, each about an hour long. I’ve received (and STILL receive) support and well wishes from so many people in Langdon that I want to come and give you my first person account of the struggles and battles my family and I faced while I was sick and fighting for my life. I’m extremely, extremely excited!

The website re-design is coming along, lib is doing a great job! The best feature will be the ability of you all to post comments and create forums…

Work is still going great, we are in the close-to-the-end-of-the-year crunch (our year ends in June), so the team is feeling some pressure. Lib is also enjoying her new job in grand-forks, although I think she’s getting bored with the commute every morning!

If you are in Fargo on April 7th, please please please go out and support GO STEVE JONES as they are in the final round of the Q98 Battle of the Bands.  Good luck dudes!

Oh yeah, lest I forget, in health news: I have scans on April 27th (CT, echo and x-rays of my residual limb)…more good news ahead!

onward!
SDS

February 2, 2007

I can start walking…at least that’s what they tell me!

Filed under: post chemo — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , — By steve @ 7:13 am

On Monday, Feb 5th I was scheduled for my 1 year post chemo checkups. I had CT scans on my chest, a bone scan over my entire body and some x-rays taken of my stump. I also met with the prosthetist. The results came back better than I could have ever imagined.The CT was clear as was the bone scan-no sign of anything that shouldn’t be there! When Dr. Cheng looked at the x-rays of my stump, he also had good news. I heard the words I have been waiting 17 months to hear…you can start walking with your leg!!! I need to use a single crutch or cane for the first month, but as soon as my skill level is high enough I don’t need any extra support. He said the bone has healed, but is very weak. He compared what’s left of my femur to that of a 70 year old in strength. I was told that in time it would become strong enough again. I now need to find a therapist who not only has worked with above the knee (AK) amputees, but with the C-leg. The leg is so developed that it has tricks and quirks that I will need to be taught. I’ve only been more excited about one thing in my life, and that’s Libby (of course).

I’m on campus a lot this semester, as I have 16 credits. I achieved a 3.75 last semester, so I feel my brain has recovered from all the things they pumped into me over the last year. Now if only we had that wedding planned…

Look for updates in the future as I move ahead with rehab.

January 1, 2007

(mom [carla])

Filed under: post chemo — Tags: , , , — By steve @ 9:59 am

It has been a long day waiting to hear the results of the X-Rays. I am sure that it has been even harder for Steve and Libby and sister Kathy who are in the ER. Just what everyone wanted to do on New Year’s Day!! But the GOOD news is that appears that there are no broken bones. Two orthopedists and 1 radiologist all agreed that there appeared to be no change since the last X-Rays. Yeah!!! Steve is still in some pain-hopefully he will be able to have a good night’s sleep. We will update you if we hear anything more-otherwise, no news is good news!

March 20, 2006

(mom [carla])

Filed under: post chemo — Tags: , , — By steve @ 6:51 am

Today was the check-up with Dr. Cheng, the oncology orthopedist who did Steve’s surgery. The X-ray and exam revealed that he is healing properly and everything looks good at this point. So we just have to be patient and wait for more healing to take place. Steve still has pain, but he is moving easier and able to get around some. We have moved out of the Minneapolis apartment, so we are officially North Dakotans again!! Follow-up medical appointments are scheduled for May–if all goes well.

July 19, 2005

(mom [carla])

Filed under: chemotherapy — Tags: , , , , , , , — By steve @ 8:17 pm

The spica cast was removed–but only for a day!! Bone scans, MRIs, CT scans, and x-rays were done and a new spica cast applied. There was some concern about activity on the ankle area that showed up on the bone scan, but the MRI revealed that it was NOT a tumor. Steve was able to start his methotrexate again and that finishes his second complete round of chemotherapy.