My second dose of chemo went well yesterday. No adverse reactions to the chemicals. Just a very long day. Now I’m home resting to see what the side effects are going to be. This R-CHOP comes with many more than what I had the first time. Thank you for your Read more…
So far, this is my favorite card (and appropriate for today). OHSU here we come! It ‘s going to be a long day of chemo. I’m scheduled for 8 hours of infusion.
I haven’t had a beer in 3 months because of the narcotics. Tonight was a celebration of being completely off them. It’s also a celebration of this calm before the storm of 2nd chemo dose tomorrow. I’m not sure when the next chance will be that I can do this: Read more…
Today marks the end of my first cycle of chemotherapy. Tomorrow I will get my second dose and begin that adventure. Currently, the doctors think 6 cycles is what I need. This first dose came with training wheels. It was a much more mild chemo so that my back could Read more…
I read the surgical report of my back surgery in its entirety yesterday. It’s a play by play of everything that went on that day. When I was reading, I realize just how much more was wrong than a simple tumor and unstable spine. When the surgeon opened me up, Read more…