Tag: chemotherapy
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Chasing the white rabbit..
Yes down the hole, into an unpredictable world, one that still feels very dreamlike… one that feels still too surreal. Even at 15 months of treatment. It’s been a minute so lets back track a bit. Jan/Feb right dab in the middle of my 2nd line of treatment (Paclitaxel and Ramucirumab) Mayo offered me the…
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Humbling River
1 year cancerversary from the start of my treatment has arrived, with humbleness and appreciation that I have for my body being able to be as strong as it has been this past year. With that being said though, I have now gotten progression on my cancer, my last scans have shown that I have…
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Hold on, hold strong
“Hold on, hold strong” words that are said to me now after my visits with oncologists. I tend to dissociate to those well meaning words, which are to meant comfort me, because well it is obvious, I am holding on so hard. More than ever now. We’ve had another change of course; the Mayo clinical…
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Back to the drawing board
I know, its been a while since my last update. I have been trying to process everything emotionally for a bit and figuring out next steps before sharing. After another scan and bone biopsy, it has been confirmed that I have metastatic spread to the bones at the moment. Therefore, I am no longer a…
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It’s all energy, even radiation energy
Well I am back home from a 30-day stay in Jacksonville, after completing a total of 15 days (3wks) of chemo/radiation. It was a humbling experience from day one. I was so confident that nausea wouldn’t affect me, especially after 6 months of chemo, but I was sorely mistaken. I quickly learned the almighty power…
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Plan for all the pivots
Mayo Clinic HIPEC procedure was a success! I am still recovery mode, but all good news! PET Scan = no new activity in my body, and lymph nodes are even smaller. Upper Endoscope = reduced size of tumor from 5cm to 3cmDiagnostic laparoscopy = my original PCI score of 7 is now down to 0…
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This trip could have been an email
So as the joke goes, this meeting could have been an email. That was my experience going to Houston last week. After figuring out the logistics of our flight, hotel, car rental, work schedule, we arrived to Houston with high expectations and were sorely disappointed. At first I tried to ignore the worn out aesthetics…
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‘Unwashed’ turkey tail mushrooms
We got jokes… No but seriously, I am not against complementing my treatment good supplements and nutrition to balance all the crazy effects of chemotherapy. But I will loudly say to those that get uncomfortable and are weary with me doing chemo “both the lives of my brother, and father were saved due to systemic…
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Rhythm of my treatment
Wanted to share a brief summary of the appointments I have during my bi-weekly treatment of FOLFOX, a combination chemotherapy, along with immune therapy. It’s important for me to keep track of these appointments and treatments to monitor my progress and ensure everything is going smoothly. Hopefully this can also serve as a source of…
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Kismet and tribulations
As my previous post stated, I did a 180-degree turn in my life, along with that shift brought one of the sweetest blessings of my life. I met someone who has the most calm and unwavering energy that I’ve ever encountered. Granted my default cynical self struggled to believe at face value what I was…
REALM OF HEALING 