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I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

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NOPE!! For tonight.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

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Still living life with diet restrictions .... but smashed this Ginger, lemongrass & chilli stir fried tofu with brown rice and quinoa after work tonight.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Are you thinking of smoking?

Praying for the good news. God Bless all turns out well.

Send prayers out for only good news here Reci. 🙏

N.O.P.E. 🙏

NOPE for today!

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A wealthy financial backer of a hospital goes on a tour with the director, and can’t help but notice a patient masturbating. She is shocked, but the director explains “This man suffers from Semenitis, a rare medical condition where his testicles fill up too quickly.” The woman says “I suppose it is ok then”. Continuing their visit, they now walk past a room where a patient receives an oral from a nurse. Shocked again, the woman asks, “And why is THIS happening in your hospital??” The director calmly responds “Same condition. The patient just has a better healthcare plan.”

A man finds his seat at the Super Bowl, but notices that there’s an empty seat between himself and the next guy. “Who in their right mind would miss the Super Bowl?!” The man next to him smiles and says, “Well, actually this was my wife’s seat. She passed away recently, and we had already purchased the tickets.” The first guy responds, “Oh, I’m sorry for your loss,” but then thinks for a second and adds, “Don’t you think it would have been nice to take one of her family members to the game?” The man looks ahead and replies, “I would, but they are all at her funeral right now.”

One afternoon, two young boys wandered into a pharmacy. They roamed the aisles for a bit before confidently grabbing a box of tampons and making their way to the checkout. The pharmacist, curious and a little amused, looked at the older boy and asked, "How old are you, son?" "Eight," the boy answered proudly. The pharmacist smiled and leaned in. "Do you know what these are used for?" he asked. The boy shrugged and said, "Not exactly. They're not for methey're for my little brother. He's four." Trying to hold back a chuckle, the pharmacist said, "Oh really? And why would your brother need these?" The boy replied, perfectly serious, "We saw on TV that if you use these, you can swim, play tennis, and ride a bike. My brother can't do any of those things yet."

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Good morning NOPE!!

I too would find sitting still for a hour difficult… I’m a right figit I had a scan for gallstones , but that was just drinking some liquid We are all with you Reci waiting for your results ❤️

Gday mmmmm obviously had a too many scans. I’ve had one for cancer… instructions were keep away from pregnant woman, don’t dribble on toilet seats and definitely don’t pee on the lemon tree in the back yard….

Very impressive! 💪

Gday worst thing about a PT scan is that warn sensation in your pants after they give you the contrast. Did I pee myself? You didn’t? Oooo maybe you did. Even though they warn you it’s an experience not to be missed. All the best on Monday…..

Very thankful you had the annual scan! Praying for the best possible results. Please keep us posted, and also praying for minimal anxiety as you wait. We're with you!

Tonight: curried red lentil daal with basmati rice. Onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, yellow pepper, red pepper and tomatoes seasoned with coriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric and cardamom. With a swirl of coconut milk and topped with cilantro. Good comfort food.

Gday Some frozen raw prawns I had in the freezer. Simply a white sauce made up with both milk and vegetable stock. Two magic ingedients. First…… the brine off a small tin of tuna. ( the rest will be the dogs dinner she loves tuna) it’s your fish stock! Secound ….. a 16th teaspoon of curry powder. And I mean the tinyest bit, use the handle end of the teaspoon. It will give you a creamyness without being a curry flavour. Don’t tell anyone it’s in there and they will not know. Some peas and pasta and heat till the prawns turn pink and it’s done. Sorry no fancy plate shot ( I ate the evidence) just a pot pic

I think I mentioned some time ago that I had my annual CT Scan coming up in late June. I've had these annually for about 5 or 6 years now and there's not been anything of particular concern with the results but this time there was 😬 I got the results a few days ago on the 6th of July. It reveald a new nodule in my upper left lung; 1.2 cm in size. It wasn't there last scan so it developed sometime in the past year. I have had a couple of small nodules, only 3 or 4 mm in my lungs since my first scan but they have said these are nothing to be concerned about as there's been no growth over the years and many people have small nodules; even non-smokers. This new one suddenly appearing and being over 1cm had the Doc going into preventative action mode rather than just watching it for the next year or so. He doesn't want to do a biopsy cuz he said there's a 25% chance they could puncture my left lung doing that so he's recommending a PET Scan instead. I agreed that this sounded like the best way to proceed at this point. I got a call today letting me know they had secured a spot for me at the only hospital in the general area where I live to have the PET Scan done this Sat., July 11th. I asked him how he got such a quick date for the scan and his answer was; "when I tell them it's required for a possible cancer diagnosis, they move pretty quickly!" Him saying that, mentioning the C word brought the gravity of the situation down on me pretty suddenly but, I suppose I really knew that's what we were possibly dealing with anyway, based on the CT Scan results. So, that's my Saturday then ... a few hours drive back & forth to this hospital and the PET Scan, which is about 1.5 hours in length; most of that time resting after they inject the radioactive tracer stuff into you through an IV. For anyone unfamiliar with a PET Scan (as I was); I've copied an AI summary below that explains it better than I can. Will update y'all as things happen. I should have the results of the PET Scan next week sometime 🙏 Pet Scan: A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a small, safe amount of a radioactive substance (radiotracer) to visualize how your tissues and organs are functioning on a cellular level. It is primarily used to detect or monitor cancer, heart disease, and brain disorders. What a PET Scan Does While standard imaging tests like X-rays or MRIs mainly show the structure of your body, a PET scan reveals how your body's cells and tissues are working. How it works: You receive an injection of a radiotracer, which often behaves like a natural substance in your body, such as a form of radioactive sugar (FDG). Because diseased cells (like rapidly dividing cancer cells) tend to consume energy and sugar much faster than healthy cells, they absorb large amounts of the tracer. The scanner detects this radiation and maps out these "hot spots". Combined scans: PET scans are frequently combined with CT (Computed Tomography) scans. A PET/CT Scan overlays the functional activity of the PET scan with the high-resolution anatomical mapping of a CT scan, providing doctors with an exact location of diseased areas. Why It Is Done: Doctors rely on PET scans for several vital medical purposes: Cancer detection: Finding early-stage cancers, determining if a tumor has spread, and staging the disease. Evaluating treatments: Checking whether chemotherapy or radiation is successfully shrinking a tumor. Cardiology: Assessing blood flow in the heart, detecting damaged or scarred heart tissue, and evaluating if a heart attack has caused permanent damage. Neurology: Identifying brain abnormalities such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and brain tumors.