Genetic Testing Blood Draw done at Bellevue Medical Center
Finally talked with the genetic counselor and got the blood draw completed at the Bellevue Medical Center. Thank goodness I didn’t have to go to UNMC for this.…
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Weight: 194 Prep 1 fire salt the night before Some back pain – not bone pain maybe disc pain one day post vertibleplasty
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Finally an opportunity to address the excruciating back pain. I was using a cane since this all started. My back was a mess. According to the CT scans…
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Since I wasn’t getting any attention to the spot on my eye, we had a visit to interventional radiology. The result of this visit was a treatment plan…
Read articleAnother MRI and CT scan done at Methodist Women’s Hospital
Since I was in bad shape during the first hospital visit I couldn’t stay still during the scans done that day. This was follow up MRI and CT…
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Finally got a visit with the endocrine doctor on getting my sugars in line. I was running high the entire time I was released from the hospital the…
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weight:200lb No chemo since I was in the hospital Still a lot of back pain. Wanted to focus on a pain plan on this visit foot swelling
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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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Palliative Care First Visit
During all this time I was experiencing back pain. Some days worse than others. I was on a extended and a rapid dose of Oxy. We made some…
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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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