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…
Category: Cancer Update
January 8th – Post Radiation Day 1
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…
January 7th – Last day of treatment 25
Mel is awesome and loves to celebrate small things. Her mother is like this as well and growing up with both Mel and the kids her mom use to give gifts for every small holiday or event. We use to tease her about it all the time, as she would always give the kids something…
January 6th – Treatment Day 24
I can not believe how tired and nauseous I was from the treatment today. I can totally understand how I lost so much weight the first time. Luckily I can eat without it physically hurting as the first time I had a had time swallowing. Right now I am eating ok, just the amounts have…
January 5th – Treatment Day 23
This is the last week of treatment. Two more after today and I was a bit shocked at how tired I was today. I know that we have just come back from a trip where I was out and about, but I did not really expect to be so tired today. After treatment I did…
January 4th – Final stretch
We were gone for 5 days and the last day was probably the hardest. I ended up vomiting last night and I am not sure, but I suspect it was because of what I had eaten. After my meal I had eaten a slice of jelly orange. I think the acidity did not sit well…
January 3rd – Day 4 of road trip
We have been gone for 4 days now and I remembered to take my nausea pills in the morning. Of course that would have been too easy if I did everything right. I need to make sure that I drink enough fluids and that is a very fine line. The issue with fluids is that…
December 2nd – Medicated
We were out all day today and I made quite the mistake. I forgot to take any of my medication but it seemed to be ok. I felt some nausea throughout the day but I managed it seems. I did not sleep well last night and got up in the middle of the night and…
January 1st – New Year
Today was a busy day as we went to the Sens game and then out for dinner at a steakhouse. We arrived back at our hotel at 8:30pm so we were out of the hotel for most of the day. It was a bit tricky eating throughout the day but I think that I managed…
December 31st – Treatment Day 22
We left approximately 2 hours today after I was finished my treatment. I think that today I may drop a bit of weight as traveling was a bit tough. I ate things throughout the morning, and we stopped for Subway in Mattawa. I ate half of my 6inch sub and then afterward I did not…