Category: Chemo

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning of DAY MINUS TWO

Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, 4AM – The first sentence of this post consists of me spending 20 minutes telling you how thankful I am for anti-nausea medicine and how much of a difference it has made in my life during the past few days by keeping my GI tract in line. The Next Few Days …

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In the chair again

This is a parody of Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” which I learned from my good friend Cecil. In the chair again Angel looking for a vein again The life I love is kicking cancer’s butt again and I can’t wait to get in the chair again! In the chair again With the band …

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Chemo – Round 3 – Day 2

Today was a 3 chemo drug day. In addition to getting the Ifosfamide and Etoposide that I get on Days 1 and 3 of chemo, I also got Carboplatin, which can do WONDERFUL things to your kidneys</sarcasm>. It leaves me feeling full and bloated. Real heavy in the gut. I’m glad that tomorrow will be …

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