I have already had deaux other posts about chemo.  This is another.
One oddball ailment caused by chemo is dry skin, well….dry everything.  Dry skin, dry tongue, dry nasal passages, dry eyes,….you get the idea.  I have also lost all feeling in fingertips because of this.  My skin, at my fingertips, has contracted enough that my [...]

I have already given my spiel of the various and sundry side effects I have with chemo.  I will not re-hash that, but will update.  Insomnia is still horrific.  I am now taking two separate pills to help me sleep.  They sort of work.  I still turn red, just not as bright.  I have lost [...]

Am I just apathetic.  Do I just not care?  I’m not sure.  I just have not been in a posting mood of late.  That is a shame as I do have lots to say.  We are starting to get EOBs from insurance for my chemo treatments in December.  I guess they take awhile to process.  [...]

Uhhhh…no…thanks…..I’ll pass.  I made the trek down to UT Southwestern Aston Center today for a CT Scan.  The last one required a barium shake for it.  This one did not!  Yeah!  I found out that the barium is only for abdomen scans.  This scan was for neck and chest only.  They accessed the PowerPort to [...]

…well today.  I was originally told my hair would fall out 15-17 days after my first chemo treatment.  Today is day 16.  My hair loss is nothing if not punctual.  I have always said, “I would rather have my hair turn gray than turn loose.”  Well, it has turned loose.  (with some chemical help)  Boy, [...]

Chemo.  Now there’s a fun word.  Lemme tell ya about it.
First off, it could have certainly been worse, much worse.  That being said, it could have been better too.  Here are some of the highlights, and lowlights of chemo:

Digestive issues:  Yep, I had ‘em.  They took about a week or so to hit me.  I [...]

Today was my first day back at work following chemo.  I have been dreading this day just because of the toll it would have on me.  Chemo could have certainly been worse on me, but it does have an effect.  I am tired, worn out, beat down and sort of walking in a fog.  That [...]

That line from Top Gun rings true today.  I have joined the ranks of people who have intentionally let their doctors poison them.  Yea!  Treatment has started, and then came to an abrupt halt.  I’ll fill in that portion later.
Last night I made a list of stuff that I would need for treatment today.  I [...]

This is the last of the South Beach updates for awhile.  We are in transition from the South Beach Diet to the chemotherapy diet.  I should be on the chemo diet for somewhere between 4 - 6 months.  If I still need to lose weight after that, I will go back onto the South Beach [...]

“I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life, as it has been, is over. From this time forward, you will service us.” Jean-Luc Picard as Locutus, Star Trek TNG
Today was assimilation day.  I took the second step to becoming Borg.  Step one was having lasers reshape my corneas over eight years ago.  We [...]