It’s all downhill from here…
As of yesterday, I’m officially out of treatment. I don’t have another doctor’s appointment for a month. And according to my oncologist, unless I start showing symptoms again, he’s not […]
Meatball
I was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, and blogged about it. I’ve now merged that blog into this one.
Thankful
I’ve read the last few posts on this blog and not liked what I’ve read. I’ve been bitching and moaning a good bit, and that’s not like me. I’m more […]
Visible radiation side effects
Most of the side effects of my radiation treatments are invisible, and can be hard to explain to people, like the taste impairment, where nothing tastes like it should. The […]
The battle within…
As I was laying on the table this morning getting nuked, I had a realization. Cancer treatment is the battle between something that will most assuredly kill you if left […]
A lack of information is the currency of hell
This story isn’t mine, it’s about a gentleman who I’ve come to know in the last 3 weeks. It is, however, illustrative of the difference between a good medical practice […]
More fun with radiation side effects
Compared with radiation, chemo was a walk in the park. Two new side effects joined the circus over the last couple days. I have a rash near my right collarbone, […]
Another ring in the side effect circus
I started noticing another side effect of the radiation, and did a little research before I actually chalked this one up to radiation. My sense of taste has gone wacko. […]
The side effect circus begins again!
The halfway mark in my radiation treatment came with the first symptoms that I could definitively say were radiation side effects. The right side of my mouth is becoming more […]
An open letter to cancer
Cancer, You suck. You’ve taken over too large of a portion of my life for the last 5 months or so. I’m really getting tired of your shit. You’ve cost […]
Mask tightness
I find it hard to get across truly how tightly the radiation mask fits, then I noticed this: Those tracks on my head? That’s where my skin is pushing through […]