Today is Saturday night and I have been home from the hospital since Wednesday. Things are going well. I got my Nuelasta shot on Thursday so the pain from that shot was the worst yesterday. I'm noticing that each time I get the shot, I start feeling better sooner. The first time I got the …
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It is estimated that every 3 minutes someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. The most recent one in the news is Eric Berry, an NFL football player who plays for Kansas City Chiefs, whose football season was cut short this year after a "mass" was found in the right side of …
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I just finished my last 24 hour chemo bag for my 4th cycle. Basically how it works is I get Rituxan on the the first day and that can take anywhere from a couple hours to 12 hours depending on the speed. Then I get three different 24 hour chemo bags for the next three …
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Today I began my 4th round of inpatient chemo. I am back at the hospital for the week. I also received my CT scan results from my scan last week. The scan results were great! The tumor is gone! There is scar tissue left which is normal. But the tumor is gone which means I …
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Well, here goes nothing.
I have to say I am really warming up to the idea of wigs. I almost always wear a hat even with a wig. It gives me more comfort knowing that people can't tell it's a wig and it stays on better. At home though, I always take the wig off and just wear a …
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Before I began chemo, my doctor warned me about the intense fatigue I will experience. Up until this point I think I have been pretty lucky energy wise. But this time it really hit me hard. I am seriously exhausted. I just want to sleep. I always have to catch my breath. Just chewing my …
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I have been in the hospital now since Thursday of last week. I get out tomorrow (Tuesday)! Things have been going very smoothly. My doctor calls me a me a boring patient which is good I guess. I managed to get outside a few times today. ! My dog summit came to visit me at …
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I have a lot of good news to post today. My dose of Rituxan went great yesterday! I did not have a reaction at all so we were able to speed up the rate a little to get it done faster, which will ultimately get me out of here sooner ;). I also had an …
Continue reading Update 9/19/14. Tumor has shrunk!
Well my haircut did not last long at all. My hair began falling out in chunks just a few days ago so I had to shave it. So I officially now have no hair. I tried to keep it as long as I could but I wake up every morning with chunks on my pillow. …
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I had cancer and this is my story... 