While you're talking to the Head Coach tonight/this weekend ...

[pfloyd]

It is just THAT time again - the yearly CT scans/blood draws/oncologist appointment at OSU - The James ... good thing there is Basketball :30 going on - I have been able to push my appointments on Monday to the "way back of my mind" ... got the reminder phone call from OSU/The James this evening - it got real ... again ...

I've posted before I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma in October of 2010 ... I had 4 years of intense treatments trying to stop the metastasis of the cancer - I've had my lungs resected , lymph nodes removed, nodules removed from my liver & lungs ... my final big surgery was 2 summers ago removing a foot of cancerous intestine ...

Pfloyd's napkin stats include: 43 days/nights in the James ... 4 separate immunotherapies over the 4 years ... high dosage interferon ... 65 leukine self injections ... a record for the most over night weight gain in one stay when treated with IL-2 a gain of 31 lbs of water/fluid gain ... coded 1 time during that stay at OSU ... when first diagnosed the oncologist team gave me less than a 50% chance of making it through the 1st year ... we ALL know that those kind of odds simply bring out the competitive spirit in a person ... I played sports in school ... I coached in HS for 20 years prior to getting sick ... don't tell me I DON'T have much of a chance LOL ... I'm still here 8 years later ...

... I know this is a busy time for the basketball faithful Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line ... if you could throw up a prayer or 12 for pfloyd as he makes his way to C'bus Monday morning - it would be greatly appreciated ... please ask the Head Coach to continue to give pfloyd more playing time - living Life is NOT overrated ... #cancersucks #manythanks2allofU

[pistol]

Prayers for you, my friend

[Ironman92]

Prayers buddy

[Flyers58]

Prayers for you, my friend.................

[VetteMan]

I'll say more than one Prayer for you Pfloyd.

[EPN]

Prayers!!!

[oldtrojan]

Prayers to you as you fight the good fight against this evil monster!!!

[bball30]

Consider it done, old friend.

[OVC]

Will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers

Thank you for all you do for southern Ohio basketball. I for one enjoy your breakdown of games

[LucasDavenport]

Perspective

Thank you.

[Hoopie74]

I will indeed say a prayer for you without a doubt. God is good.

[E High]

Thoughts and prayers

[toldya]

You go Floyd. We all know you and Coach got this!

[a_c_m]

Prayers!

[greygoose]

PLloyd, much respect and many prayers on your battle.

[pfloyd]

Thanks everyone for your support - I have NO reason to think that my scans/blood tests will come back anything but "good" ... it's just "THAT" time - when the mind starts drifting to the "what if's" ? ... "could I go through all of that again? " ... anxious time BUT with the support of so many nothing but "I've got this!" is on my mind AND BASKETBALL !!!BASKETBALL AT THE CONVO - THAT IS ON MY MIND !!! ...

[OHHS old timer]

Prayers and positive thoughts from NW Fla pfloyd.

[trojandave]

Always hope that you get a good report, pfloyd......your courage facing cancer is an inspiration to me and many others.

[Ukfanatic]

Praying for you and also for mrs pfloyd. Takes a lot out of our loved ones to watch as well. Look forward to seeing you in gyms all over southern Ohio next year!

[peake71]

Prayers Pfloyd, prayers work as you can attest to. They have worked for me as I deal with afib and that it can be kept under control.
See you at regionals both semis and finals.