Sorry I have not posted in a while, but I have been trying to figure out how to word things. Then I thought, that’s stupid, why don’t I do what I always do, just say it like it is.
Well, Sandi and I spent the day together on Tuesday. It was nice spending time with her, [...]
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I have had many discussions with my oncologist over the last week or so. I have challenged him to be more aggressive with my treatment and he has responded. One item that he keeps coming back to is my pain. He is on a mission to rid me of pain and I appreciate that!
As noted [...]
Filed under: Cancer, Chemo, Colon cancer, I Refuse To Lose, The Journey | Tagged: Radiation Therapy, Vectibix | 11 Comments »
Well, it is back to the grind, again. Had a CT scan last week. Results showed continued growth. There are a few tumors that have grown from about an inch to an inch and a half. There continues to be mild growth in the abdomen. Gettin’ tired of these CT scan results.
Started chemo again on [...]
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Well, this drawing to the left is an artist’s rendering of me. It was drawn early this afternoon and this is really what I look like, really.
Here is where this is stemming from. I saw the surgeon this morning. No sooner did he get into the room and starts talking about how I looked. Let’s face [...]
Filed under: Cancer, Colon cancer, I Refuse To Lose, Surgeon, The Journey | Tagged: PICC Line, TPN | 7 Comments »
Well, I am going to sign off for a little while. Surgery on Monday. No internet access while in the hospital, so I am taking a break. Sandi will be posting updates next week, so stay tuned for those.
I am ready this time. Not as scared as last time. More of [...]
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Well, what do you say when your surgeon asks you if you want to live or die? Uh, let me think for a minute, yep, I’ll take life.
Just got back from my surgeon appointment and it didn’t play out like I thought it would. I have spent the last three to four weeks putting together [...]
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I want a new drug
One that won’t make me sick
One that won’t make me crash my car
Or make me feel three feet thick
I want a new drug
One that won’t hurt my head
One that won’t make my mouth too dry
Or make my eyes too red
–Huey Lewis
Yep, in the great words of Anonymous, “Be careful what you [...]
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The results are in and the Idol contestant leaving us tonight is…oops…too much American Idol, I guess!!
Here is the short of it. The report as I read it is about 95% positive! PTL!! Everything seems stable at this time. There is more growth in the nodule that showed up last time. [...]
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Well, had another round of chemo yesterday. My oncologist still has me on a maintenance mode of chemo right now, until the end of April. He is doing this to give my body a break for about a month. May will see me back on the harsh drugs with the big side [...]
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Well, we met with our surgeon today. Good news, again!! I hope I keep the good news streak going. He is not going to do any surgery in the foreseeable future. Why, you ask? He noted that there is not much cancer in there. What I think he is benchmarking [...]
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