It's not so much the physical pain, though that does suck, it's kind of everything else.
A week ago Abby finished up her second year of college. She was home for about 3 days before Emily dropped her off at the airport. She's got a summer i…
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I didn't write as much this week mostly because this was the hardest week so far. Which isn't unexpected ... it's just hard. All of my symptoms continue to track with expectations which is 'good' in that what I'm experiencing is what I'm supposed…
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I was talking with Emily yesterday (while crying ... yesterday was a hard day) and she said something that made the most sense in the world. She said, "You're finally feeling like a cancer patient." For the first 10 days of treatment (up through …
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I found out (for sure) last week that my cancer is Stage III. What this means is that the tumor has broken through the wall and has infected a lymph node. Luckily it’s just the one. So it’s the best worst case I guess.
My spirits are …
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Yesterday was the halfway point. I'm the one hand this is very good. On the other hand, I'm only half way through. And the treatment is starting to catch up with me. A bit of fatigue ... yeah, but that's not new. What's new is the really bad sunb…
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I just ended week 3. It started off pretty strong with my feeling pretty good. Both the oncologist and Radiation oncologist were surprised at just how good I was feeling. This was on Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday I started to feel a bit naus…
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I met with my oncologist on Wednesday. My cousin Jasan went with me. It was a good appointment. The treatment seems to be on track given what we can know at this point.
I did ask about my MRI. The surgeon called and spouted some numbers at …
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I'm 10 days into my cancer treatment and still feeling mostly fine. A little tired, a little less hungry than my pre-diagnosis days (but still with a good healthy appetite!), and mostly of the mind set that if I wasn't undergoing cancer treatment…
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I’ve just ended week 2, but it’s the first full week of chemo and radiation. So far so good. The only side effects I’ve been experiencing are fatigue, and a very little bit of nausea.
To celebrate the end of my first full week I:
<…Since my diagnosis I’ve had labs done a few times. Today I had labs done for the first time while I on treatment. My understanding is that during treatment I get labs done so that the doctors can see exactly how impacted my immune system is…
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