April 20 Radiation treatment this past Thursday was rough and I continued feeling bad all day. The normal pattern would indicate that Friday was going to be horrible. Instead, Friday’s session went well, and I felt good. Afterwards I went to Lowe’s for mulch. There was no one there Read more…
24 Down, my how time flies Today we have completed our 24th radiation treatment. That means there are only 20 more to go. Another way of thinking is that it is just four more weeks. As time has progressed the side effects have begun to show up more. By Wednesday, Read more…
Sorry for the gap in postings, It is 11 PM Wednesday night and I feel wide awake. On Wednesdays and Sundays I double the amount of thyroid replacement and the result is usually trouble getting to sleep on Wednesday and Sunday nights. Well, today was my 17th radiation treatment. Each Read more…
One down, 43 to go Today was the first day of radiation. Things went very smoothly end quickly. It is probably just my imagination, but I feel a little queasy down in the area of the X Ray but not any really big problem. The only disappointment that I could Read more…
Update and a little insight into my head and heart On March 4th I had bunch of CAT Scans which guided them to put the locator tattoos in the right place for the upcoming radiation. They also made a mold which will hold my body in the same place during Read more…
The rest of the story from 25 Feb that I should have written sooner. The procedure of 25 Feb was the most painful episode in my whole cancer journey. It seems that the skin and blood vessels on my right arm are very tough. At least, that was the conclusion Read more…
Shortest Post Ever Surgery successful. Home now. Groggy, tender, hungry, and tired. Thankful to God and for all those who prayed.
Moving On After everything being cancelled because of Covid, we are making progress on treatment being scheduled. Thursday the 25th I will have the gold markers and spacing gel put in. This is a relatively simple surgical procedure, but I will have an IV anesthetic. I am glad that I Read more…
Memories… Getting ready for bed last night I ripped off the tape from yesterday’s blood test . I commented that between the blood drawing and the EKG that was the most uncomfortable aspect of the day’s tests. I then observed that next Thursday would be the next time for a hole Read more…
FREE AT LAST… Our covid isolation has been over for awhile but we were still taking it easy so that we can recover our strength before going out in public again. Last Sunday was going to be the big day returning to church. The only glitch was that early Sunday Read more…