Posts are in reverse chronological order. Scroll all the way down for the beginning and the archives. Click on "About" in the top left for the start of it all..... Currently, I am happy to say that my 6 month follow up went great. I did not get any scans since I am not experiencing …
Continue reading 6 month remission
My uncle (Steve Massie) passed away about a week ago. His celebration of life was on Wednesday. He was 66 years old. He faught the good fight against cancer, cancer that had started in his bladder and ultimately spread to his leg, muscle and bone. In the beginning, the chemo shrunk the tumor but unfortunatly …
Continue reading Rainbow Bridge
It is almost time for my 6 month follow up appointment with my oncologist Dr.Bloom. I cannot believe it has already been 6 months. A lot has happened since my last day of chemo back on Christmas Eve 2014! One of the most obvious is hair!!! I now have hair. I finally got my fist …
Continue reading My first haircut after chemo
(((Birthday was actually April 28th, I wrote this and forgot to post it. Shocking I know.))) Lots of things happened in my 20's but I am so happy to be moving into my 30's. I've never been here before but I'm told it's great! Nothing in our future is promised to us. Not tomorrow. Not …
Today is Monday and I get out of the hospital on Wednesday. Christmas Eve morning. Everything has been going great. Been here since Friday. Everything is going as expected. My friend Jen brought me a Christmas tree and decorated it. I can't believe this is almost over! Then I have to wait three weeks for …
Continue reading Half way through the last chemo!
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 …
Continue reading Keeping busy!
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 …
Continue reading CT results = officially half way through chemo!
Well, here goes nothing.
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 …
Continue reading I’m exhausted!!!
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 …
Continue reading Finishing up 3rd cycle
I had cancer and this is my story... 