active treatment

So far so good

So far so good

Fri October 27, 2023
active treatment
With this chemo regime I take steriod pills and anti nausea pills for three days - the day before chemo, chemo day, and the following day. This means that…
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Dates

Dates

Sat October 21, 2023
active treatment
The first time around, I found that I knew every date - the date of my diagnosis (June 12), first chemo (July 7), last chemo (Oct 30), first surgery…
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Ported

Ported

Thu October 19, 2023
active treatment
Yesterday morning, before the sun, we got up and drove to the local hospital (only a five minute drive) for my port surgery. This time, hubby just dropped me…
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A surprise diagnosis

A surprise diagnosis

Sat October 14, 2023
active treatment
The oncologist appointment finally came Oct 10 - just after Thanksgiving. Since this was an in person appointment, it meant driving up to Halifax. We took the opportunity to…
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The Cost of Appearances

The Cost of Appearances

Fri March 3, 2017
active treatment
In reading the chapter ‘The Cost of Appearances’ in Arthur Frank’s (1991) At the Will of the Body, reminded me of my first Doxorubicin (Adriamycin other wise referred to as A chemo) chemotherapy injection. I wrote about the experience very briefly in a post The First Day Of Chemo on my blog. In my blog post,… Read More »
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“Brain Fog”

“Brain Fog”

Wed November 11, 2015
Celiac
One of the side effects that some people face during and after chemotherapy (and cancer treatment even without chemotherapy) is called "chemo fog". Heck AnneMarie Ciccarella used it as…
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