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2 hours ago, Hate said:

Yeah, this is correct. From the downtown Westin you could ride the train though. I was just down there today. MDA is a pretty well oiled machine. That’s the only place where the appointments occur pretty close to on time. 

Man, lucky you.  I have had crazy waits at times.  Happens a lot where I get called back close to on time and then sit in a room for close to an hour before the doctor comes in.

We always like to stay at the Rotary House.  It's really nice to just walk back and forth across the walkway.

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6 hours ago, royiv said:

The one downtown is not.

With the right attitude it is walkable; hell I know a guy who ran across American almost five times, then he decided it was enough so he went back home to Greenbow, Alabama.

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2 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

With the right attitude it is walkable; hell I know a guy who ran across American almost five times, then he decided it was enough so he went back home to Greenbow, Alabama.

I am not a sma-art man.

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Posted
16 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

It's in the med center.

Pretty easy walk over to MDA from there. Just don’t get mowed down by a light rail train crossing Fannin.

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It's been forever since I lived around there, and pretty much everything I loved is probably gone (RIP Ginger Man), but I'd go with some scotch eggs, beef stew, and a few pints of the black stuff at the Mucky Duck.

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13 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Where's a good place to chow down in that area?

What are you looking for? Rice Village is close to you and there’s a ton of options there. 

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Just now, royiv said:

What are you looking for? Rice Village is close to you and there’s a ton of options there. 

We usually do this when we stay overnight. Easy to get to from there, you can even walk if you feel inspired and it’s not too hot. 

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31 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Anything not chipotle, which is what my friend I'll be with suggested.

There’s a Chipotle on the ground floor of your hotel. I would head over to Rice Village and just pick something that sounds good. If you like Persian, Kasra is pretty damn good.

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4 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Where's a good place to chow down in that area?

Tons of options as Houston is a foodie city, but depends how mobil you are

Depends how mobile you are, but here is our list of things "local" to 1515 Holcombe :

Southwells Grill/Two Guys Piizza - Greenbriar & Holcombe - neither are great, but they are close
Candelari's - Italian (good pizza too) - Holcombe & Kirby
Goode Co Taqueria - burgers/chicken/lite mexican & outstanding chocolate cinnamon shake - Kirby & 59 (Greenway Plaza area - 15 minutes from MDA with traffic, driving)

Cold drinks - milk shakes and/or frozen coffee (Mrs Fairway went through a shake phase after sino-nasal radiation)
- Whataburger or Common Bond - Greenbriar & Holcombe
- Chick-fil-A  - Holcombe near Buffalo Speedway

MDA has multiple cafeteria/cafe's
- main cafeteria - 1st floor near elevator C - great omelet for breakfast, salads are okay, and the pizza isn't bad for hospital food
- May's cafeteria - accessible via 3rd floor skyway, near elevator C  & take the shuttle - some good lunch options, limited time (I think it closes about 2pm)
- Rotary House Hotel - accessible via 2nd floor skyway near elevator A - small cafe and a snack shop - I go there for Antone Po-boys, but there are other options



Our options are more towards Bellaire as that is when we stay. 

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We ate at Common Bond and Hu’s Cooking (legit Chinese) a lot. Close to the med center. As others have said, Rice Village has a ton of stuff. They just put in a Loro on Kirby if you are a little more mobile.

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On 4/9/2025 at 12:59 PM, seven said:

 I had a colostomy bag fall off at the Louvre, on two different days...

I only have the Jerry Lewis example, but there is an excellent chance that the nation of France considers you to be one of the greatest comics in the history of man - and will give you some kind of award very soon.

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On 4/9/2025 at 7:52 PM, RDCanecutter said:

Welp fellers, I reckon I had a golden time being off the meds with no visible cancer growth, because today's scan showed the little bastard awake and mischievous. It's mainly one lump, and we're talking measurements in millimeters not grocery produce, but it means before too long I'll be back on the poison.

I forget what the name of this one is. I got doctors paid to remember that shit.

On the other hand, I am damned good looking with Swiss clockwork innards, low blood pressure, highly oxygenated, at least in my fingertip, they never check anywhere else.

Ringo was correct - you know it don’t come easy. 

Is there ever any discussion about using hot/cold ablation to nuke the little fucker? Like - do big brain science machine shit first and chemo fun later? MDA does some cool stuff. 

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Parents checked in at Rotary house yesterday for my dad’s first round of immunotherapy therapy today. Once every three weeks he will head down to get a dose of Keytruda(sp?). Docs are hoping it will decrease the size of the tumor on his tailbone to the point where they can radiate that bitch away.

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Posted
29 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Westin is pretty swank in a dystopian way.

Interestingly, word on the street is that "Swank" was your favorite mid-range porno mag back in the day.

Posted
1 hour ago, MissingInAction said:

3 cycles of fuck me in the face then reasses saving my arm.

That sounds more positive than Williams was. 

Do you get to do the Chemo in Austin or do they want you to do it in Houston?

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On 4/9/2025 at 5:52 PM, RDCanecutter said:

Welp fellers, I reckon I had a golden time being off the meds with no visible cancer growth, because today's scan showed the little bastard awake and mischievous. It's mainly one lump, and we're talking measurements in millimeters not grocery produce, but it means before too long I'll be back on the poison.

I forget what the name of this one is. I got doctors paid to remember that shit.

On the other hand, I am damned good looking with Swiss clockwork innards, low blood pressure, highly oxygenated, at least in my fingertip, they never check anywhere else.

Hopefully it stays isolated to one location and they can pinpoint their attack.  Fight the good fight brother.

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56 minutes ago, hornbri said:

That sounds more positive than Williams was. 

Do you get to do the Chemo in Austin or do they want you to do it in Houston?

In Austin under Houston supervision. I go back to MDA after the cycles.

Dr Pin will be the surgeon.

I'll have to give handies behind Buc ees pay for it all.

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4 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

In Austin under Houston supervision. I go back to MDA after the cycles.

Dr Pin will be the surgeon.

I'll have to give handies behind Buc ees pay for it all.

That’s what my wife did (well not the handies to pay for it, allegedly), Texas Oncology on Lamar. 

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