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Yesterday I think Mel and I were a bit preoccupied after chatting with the oncologist in the morning. Afterwards Mel did quite a bit of research and she found out other techniques used to treat this and I actually found a research institute in Spain that specializes in treating this. They want a lot of…
We met with my radiation oncologist this morning who is a friend of mine. Our kids played hockey together years ago and we worked together at HSN and it is someone that I like to get his opinion on things. He is extremely biased to try and help me and what he says carries a…
Read More “February 9th – Allez cuisine. Let the battle begin” »
We use to always tell Olivier that we got him discount from Treasure Hunt. He was on sale so we decided to take him home with us. There is a Treasure Hunt right by our hotel and he remembered our ridiculous stories. He always has all sort so stories and always wants to share them….
Over the last couple of days since I have found out about the spread of the cancer I have been doing well with my eating. For the most part I have erred on the side of caution and kept my intake low at each meal. This morning i decided to push it a bit more…
Read More “February 5th – You want a battle (here’s a war)” »
I saw the physiotherapist from the hospital yesterday and we started to develop a plan to try and put on some more muscle. It is difficult because I can not eat very much, so we need to figure out a way to increase muscle to core muscles, but not expend too much energy. It is…
Yesterday was the first time Mel read the latest round of my blog. Within 30 minutes of me posting it yesterday I started to received text messages with well wishes. Mel started getting them as well, and she knew right away that I had posted on my blog about it. Curious, she actually went to…
Read More “February 3rd – This is the song that never ends” »
Mel and I went in person today to meet up with my chemo oncologist. He told me that trying to physically assess me was useless and difficult. I am so scrawny and his cold hands make it very difficult to feel around as I am quite tense and his hands are quite cold. On the…
This is the first week prior to my treatment and I have seemed to confirm that I can not eat as much in the morning right now. It seems that my intake in the morning is less than it was prior to radiation. As the day progresses however it does get better. It seems however…
Read More “January 12th – Post Treatment Day 5, 1st Week Post Radiation” »
It has been 4 months since info8nd out that my cancer was back. I have had surgery and have completed my radiation treatment now. I get a lot of questions about what is next and what the prognosis is. All that we can do now is wait. The surgeon is not very hopeful and says…
This is the first day post treatment and it is expected that the effects will last for another two weeks. Even though I knew that the impacts of radiation are cumulative I figured that I had it quite mastered. Boy was I wrong about that. I have a lot of patience for when people are…