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[Vector]

I was told my bone marrow aspirate was clear of leukemia.  That means that I'm cancer free.  I didn't doubt it before, but now I know it for a fact. 
_{Quite worth the literal pain in the ass that aspiration was.}

Congratulations, bro!  My mom had leukemia when she was a little kid.  I'm really happy for you.

[Max White]

That is insanely good news xTank! Very good indeed.

[MaximumZero]

Alright, I'm going to bed now. I start physical therapy for my back tomorrow morning. I fully intend to go full bore.

[Bauglir]

I was told my bone marrow aspirate was clear of leukemia.  That means that I'm cancer free.  I didn't doubt it before, but now I know it for a fact. 
_{Quite worth the literal pain in the ass that aspiration was.}

Here's the procedure on wikipedia if you're interested.
And the sample of my bone they took.  (red sliver in a blue solution, no blood)

Yay!

[Trapezohedron]

I was told my bone marrow aspirate was clear of leukemia.  That means that I'm cancer free.  I didn't doubt it before, but now I know it for a fact. 
_{Quite worth the literal pain in the ass that aspiration was.}

Here's the procedure on wikipedia if you're interested.
And the sample of my bone they took.  (red sliver in a blue solution, no blood)

Congratulation. You're Winner!

[kaijyuu]

An aspirate needle is inserted through the skin using manual pressure and force until it abuts the bone. Then, with a twisting motion of clinician's hand and wrist, the needle is advanced through the bony cortex (the hard outer layer of the bone) and into the marrow cavity. Once the needle is in the marrow cavity, a syringe is attached and used to aspirate ("suck out") liquid bone marrow. A twisting motion is performed during the aspiration to avoid excess content of blood in the sample, which might be the case if an excessively large sample from one single point is taken.

*abject horror*



Glad you're cured though!

[xtank5]

An aspirate needle is inserted through the skin using manual pressure and force until it abuts the bone. Then, with a twisting motion of clinician's hand and wrist, the needle is advanced through the bony cortex (the hard outer layer of the bone) and into the marrow cavity. Once the needle is in the marrow cavity, a syringe is attached and used to aspirate ("suck out") liquid bone marrow. A twisting motion is performed during the aspiration to avoid excess content of blood in the sample, which might be the case if an excessively large sample from one single point is taken.

*abject horror*



Glad you're cured though!

Not cured.  I am cancer free though.  The aspiration was to see if my bone marrow transplant had taken hold.  I have yet to find out, and the aspiration was a week ago now.

[Max White]

In other news, watching the news right now.
Sydney was having some sort of crack down on fair evasion on public transport. Fucking dodged that bullet!

Makes me wonder though, if they want people to use public transport to try to clear up the freeways and maybe lessen the impact on the environment, why are they burning the people who are ultimately doing the right thing, rather than hitting the roads hard to get people out of cars? I really don't get it.

Still, they are handing out $200 fines, so totally ok with not having to pay one of those!

[Frumple]

... $200 dollar fine for the people who apparently can't afford to pay fair? What?

[Max White]

Yea, they don't like people getting in and out of the city on time without burning a tank of fuel. I almost got fined several times, but with a little charisma I managed to convince them it was my first time taking the bus and I didn't know how the tickets worked. Had a small stack of first time warnings by the end of the first year...
Fun Fact: It is easier to get by using a cheaper bus ticket on the train, than a cheap train ticket. Then they know you don't have a fucking clue how the system works.

[Realmfighter]

Just finished watching The Skin I Live In and now I'm terrified of Antonio Banderas

[Trapezohedron]

Yea, they don't like people getting in and out of the city on time without burning a tank of fuel. I almost got fined several times, but with a little charisma I managed to convince them it was my first time taking the bus and I didn't know how the tickets worked. Had a small stack of first time warnings by the end of the first year...
Fun Fact: It is easier to get by using a cheaper bus ticket on the train, than a cheap train ticket. Then they know you don't have a fucking clue how the system works.

How many times did you do this? Is it a number you can count on one hand?

[Max White]

Get caught or use a cheaper ticket?

[Trapezohedron]

By that, I mean get caught and get away with it (almost) scot-free.

[Max White]

Six, seven maybe. Somewhere between five and ten I'm sure. It was a potential $100 fine each time, and not once was charged.
EDIT: Wait, there was one time. Forgot about that. Got hit once. Would have totally made up for it over the year though.