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I had a CT Scan and prep visit with the Radiation Oncologist. Treatment starts on April 13 and goes on for 28 business days. My last treatment should be May 20. 

I got approved for a genetic blood test … two times it seems. At least that’s what I think given that I have 2 different authorization numbers for the same thing 🤷‍♂️

I did the blood test. It was kind of funny as it seems like …

Today I met with Dr. Zong from Valor oncology. The plan still seems to be the same. Twenty-eight treatments of chemo and radiation. Essentially I'll go in for the radiation for about 15 - 20 minutes every week day for 5 1/2 weeks. During that tim…

I had an appointment with Dr. Banta at OPN on March 11. Emily was there with me and it went really well. Dr. Banta did a good of explaining the treatment plan and answering questions. He was warm and encouraging, which is what we both needed.

Today I met with Dr. Cacdac about next steps. Leading up to the appointment I was oddly relived. I've spent so much time thinking about the awful things that are going to happen without actually knowing what will happen. It felt good to be able t…

Tonight was Hockey Fights Cancer night. I still had one sweater I was looking to get (JR Avon) and I ended up winning it. It was a hard night. Lots of hopeful message from cancer survi…

While driving away from my appointment with Dr. Zadeh with Emily we were sitting at the light at Hwy 111 and Dune Palms. Emily's phone was streaming music to the CRV. I don't know which playlist it was, but Sonic Youth came on. It made me smile.&…

When Dr. Colleen told me I had a tumor I was in disbelif. I cried, but not as much as expected. The hardest part really was just not being able to sleep. On the plus side I got through like 4 episodes of Shogun S1. So that was nice