My Cancer Journey: Part 10: Is It Over Yet?
Hey friends, I haven’t posted a journey update on the blog for family and friends in almost 2 weeks. The reason is that the chemo, it seems, has finally caught up with me. I...
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My Cancer Journey: Part 9: Light at the End of the Tunnel
Before I dive into talking about cancer and my treatment…My new blog site is up! Isn’t it snazzy? All my old posts are available on this site now. The domain is the same, but the...
My Cancer Journey: Part 8: Cumulative Effects
Day 47 – Sunday I was not well yesterday. My digestive issues (acid reflux and constipation) were the highlights of the day. The icing on the cake, was the lack of taste buds…but that is...
Halfway There…
Today marks the halfway mark of Ryan’s 9 weeks of chemotherapy – we are 4 1/2 weeks in. From here on, there is less remaining than what we have already experienced (if all goes according...
My Cancer Journey: Part 7: Thankful
Day 38 continues… My meeting with my oncologist, Dr. Le, went well, in fact it was a little anticlimactic. She is happy with how I am handling the Chemo, and there is no reason to...
My Cancer Journey: Part 4: Chemotherapy
So I never realized that there are hundreds of different chemicals to fight different cancers. The list is quite extensive! I am on only 3 of these drugs, known together as BEP, to combat my cancer. I...
My Cancer Journey. Part 3: Pathology Report
Day 11 Saturday 3 days post surgery. Today I awoke with an appetite and a tiny bit of energy, so I made omelettes. I had two bites and couldn’t eat it. A side effect...
My Cancer Journey. Part 2: Surgery
This is part two of my cancer journey. Feel free to read Part 1 – Diagnosis and the first week Day 7 continued Tomorrow is surgery day. In the evening our elders came for a...
