Chemotherapy Side Effects
Finally a holiday was coming up. Pie, turkey, parades on TV. I hadn’t been back to work since the end of October. It still felt like a holiday.…
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Chemotherapy Treatment #1
A firsthand account of a first chemotherapy session, describing the process from check-in and blood draw to the infusion itself. While mostly manageable, the final drug brought intense…
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Hospitalization Battling Ketoacidosis and a Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis
A harrowing night of nausea and severe back pain led to a hospital admission that changed everything. After days in the ICU battling ketoacidosis and acidic blood, a…
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First MRI and CT Scan
I had an appointment middle afternoon on a Friday none the less, to get the MRI of the back and the CT of the abdomen done at Midlands…
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Retina Specialist
Headed over to Retina Consultants of the Midlands, where they advised planning for a minimum of 3 hours. After a good deal of waiting, multiple scans and images…
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To The Eye Doctor
So some time during the summer I noticed a “spinner” in my right eye. Eventually the right eye started to get dimmer. Almost like I had a sunglass…
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