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Spent yesterday at the ER at Lahey Burlington with some unexpected post-op bleeding.  Felt bad for my husband; it is a 4 hour round trip drive.  I didn't want to go to the local Cape Cod ER on a...

Just got the results of my pathology report.  T3, N1.   Three out of 19 nodes, no obvious spread to liver, lungs, etc.  Surgery last week was a success, everything is moving through my system as...

Halfway through pre-op radiation.  So far, so good, I guess.  Felt a bit nauseous, which I wasn't expecting, and the positioning on the table throws my lower back out a bit.  Sometimes I think if...

Had a clean PET scan last week.   Two years from surgery and no signs of cancer.  Meet with surgeon for mini-scope next month, and yearly colonoscopy in June.   One step at a time, so far so...

I've been busy.  Last Friday I had my 1 -year anniv. colonoscopy.  Everything looked fine.  They biopsied the surgical site and I haven't heard anything back from them yet.  Went to see...

The anticipation was far worse than the actual event.  Except for a small sting with the Novacaine shots, it was painless.  Am a bit sore this a.m. but nothing an ibuprofin won't take care...

Well, my platelet count was too low so I have to wait for #11 until Monday.   My onc. is off the week of Christmas, which means they didn't schedule treatment 12 (the finale!) until Dec. 30th.  ...

Will be heading off for treatment 11 today if all goes well and my counts are good.   Been having a lot of nose bleeds lately so I suppose the platelets may be a bit low.    They haven't pulled...

Hit an emotional wall this a.m. driving back from my therapist's office. I haven't been to counseling in years, but my nurse practioner seemed to think it would be a good idea.  The session really...

Meet with my oncologist tomorrow.  Heading towards treatment  8 on Thursday if blood work is good.  I so much want to be done with this by Christmas, though I suppose if I stay to schedule I will...

I guess acceptance is the name of the game here.   I ended up in the hospital 2x last week, once because  I was running a fever and really had bad upper abdominal pain (again!) The did an...

Disconnected from #6 yesterday.  Not too bad. Fatiugue, leg cramping, usual neuro stuff from the Oxi.  Today I have that spinning/dizzy feeling so have been hanging out in bed most  of the...

Am sitting here in the early morning breeze with the dog snuggled up to me and watching the birds at the feeders.   It is such a blessing to feel ok just at this moment.  Minor tingling and...

I guess the big question is whether or not they will lower my dose.   The Nurse Practioner seems to think I have had more symptoms than is typical for FOLFOX recipients.  I had a low grade fever...

After a week off due to low WBC counts, I will present myself tomorrow afternoon for treatment 3.  I hope I can do it.  Am a bit concerned as the neuro side effects have lingered on, appearing...