Thursday July 18th, 2013
Well radiation has been going smooth.
I really hate driving into Boston in the morning.
My treatment schedule time changes the last week of July to 12:12pm. I'll be able to go to work in the morning and suffer my way into town after.
I got stung by a bee or something yesterday and I have a nice red welt on my back. This is what I was talking about trying to avoid until I was told that my immune system could handle things like this.
I've got some more of my Mom's books that I'm donating to the hospital. I'll keep bringing in a bag of books until they're all gone. They push a book cart around to the patients rooms
and offer them something to read, but they can't return the book, they have to keep it or it will get thrown away.
Well that's all that I have for now.
The Chemo Chronicles
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Days 70 - 76
Tuesday July 16th, 2013
Everything has been going great and about the same, no major incidents to report.
Sunday was my cousin Elana's 5th b-day party. Cindy, Steve, Elana & Ann Marie were here and it was great to see them all after such a long time.
My doctor's visit last Friday went great. I was told that my normal immune system can handle everyday challenges like colds, minor injuries, bug bites, limited but protected sun exposure, other peoples common germs and so on. That was a relief because now I can step out of my bubble and start to enjoy whats left of the summer. Now I can enjoy some of this awesome top down weather!!!
Radiation treatment started yesterday and everything went well. I was in and out of treatment in about 20 minutes. My job is to keep myself hydrated, keep my skin moisturized on the target site, exercise and eat a high protein diet while on treatment. My treatment will last 19 more days over the next 4 weeks. Then I go for another PET scan and see my doctor for a follow up and I'll know more about how well the radiation treatments went.
I can't plan too far ahead of myself and say that I'm all set after that because as expected I'll have more tests and doctor's visits in my future that will let me know where I stand along the way over the next 2-5 years.
I have treatment in a few hours and I'm sure that will go as smoothly as the last.
I'll try to post daily during radiation treatment.
Everything has been going great and about the same, no major incidents to report.
Sunday was my cousin Elana's 5th b-day party. Cindy, Steve, Elana & Ann Marie were here and it was great to see them all after such a long time.
My doctor's visit last Friday went great. I was told that my normal immune system can handle everyday challenges like colds, minor injuries, bug bites, limited but protected sun exposure, other peoples common germs and so on. That was a relief because now I can step out of my bubble and start to enjoy whats left of the summer. Now I can enjoy some of this awesome top down weather!!!
Radiation treatment started yesterday and everything went well. I was in and out of treatment in about 20 minutes. My job is to keep myself hydrated, keep my skin moisturized on the target site, exercise and eat a high protein diet while on treatment. My treatment will last 19 more days over the next 4 weeks. Then I go for another PET scan and see my doctor for a follow up and I'll know more about how well the radiation treatments went.
I can't plan too far ahead of myself and say that I'm all set after that because as expected I'll have more tests and doctor's visits in my future that will let me know where I stand along the way over the next 2-5 years.
I have treatment in a few hours and I'm sure that will go as smoothly as the last.
I'll try to post daily during radiation treatment.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Days 62-69
Tuesday July 9th, 2013
The facial mapping went great and was very interesting. I
can keep my mask if I want once radiation is over.
Next Monday I start treatment and I’m looking forward to
breezing through it.
Everything has been going about the same, no real news to
report.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Days 49 – 61
Monday July 1st, 2013
I’m doing a crappy job of keeping my blog updated.
Over the past couple of weeks everything has been fine. My last shot of Neulasta wasn’t as bad as the past 2 times, but it still hurt. I was on top of my medicine so it didn’t hurt as much.
I went to the Dr. last week about my radiation treatment. I’ll be doing 20 sessions over a 4 week period starting July 15th. I go in for the facial mapping today. I was told that I could pull through without any lasting side-effects if I manage to do a few things. I need to keep the treatment site moisturized and use dry mouth products like Biotene mouthwash and salt water rinses. I need to start exercising so I can manage any fatigue that I may get from the treatment near the last two weeks, which I was told could be the toughest.
Well that is about it. 2 weeks and all I have is a paragraph.
My Tong Ren sessions have been helping me with my energy, even though I’ve missed a few because I was in treatment.
Work has been keeping me busy and active throughout the day.
I go to see my Dr. again on July 12th. I’ll be able to find out more about how good my blood work has been doing and how much I can challenge my immune system. Things like colds, sun exposure, cuts, and other people’s germs are my concerns. We’ve had some really nice days and I can’t even drive with the top down because of the sun exposure.
Maybe I'll update weekly until the radiation starts.
If there isn't anything going on, who wants to read about nothing?
I’m doing a crappy job of keeping my blog updated.
Over the past couple of weeks everything has been fine. My last shot of Neulasta wasn’t as bad as the past 2 times, but it still hurt. I was on top of my medicine so it didn’t hurt as much.
I went to the Dr. last week about my radiation treatment. I’ll be doing 20 sessions over a 4 week period starting July 15th. I go in for the facial mapping today. I was told that I could pull through without any lasting side-effects if I manage to do a few things. I need to keep the treatment site moisturized and use dry mouth products like Biotene mouthwash and salt water rinses. I need to start exercising so I can manage any fatigue that I may get from the treatment near the last two weeks, which I was told could be the toughest.
Well that is about it. 2 weeks and all I have is a paragraph.
My Tong Ren sessions have been helping me with my energy, even though I’ve missed a few because I was in treatment.
Work has been keeping me busy and active throughout the day.
I go to see my Dr. again on July 12th. I’ll be able to find out more about how good my blood work has been doing and how much I can challenge my immune system. Things like colds, sun exposure, cuts, and other people’s germs are my concerns. We’ve had some really nice days and I can’t even drive with the top down because of the sun exposure.
Maybe I'll update weekly until the radiation starts.
If there isn't anything going on, who wants to read about nothing?
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