1st round of chemo: Fail. Too much nausea + loss of fluids = 2:30 am trip to the emergency room. She home now and resting. The IV fluids and anti-nausea medication seems to have done the trick. Just needed to break the cycle and keep her healthy.
Everyone refers to the chemotherapy drugs as “cocktails,” since they are mixed to order for you the day of your treatment. But one of the things they tell you as part of the chemo education is to avoid alcohol. Talk …
Chemo day. Just one last stop. The oncologist wanted an ultrasound. Seems that the PET scan she had last week showed a spot on one of her ovaries. Nothing to be terribly concerned about; it was just something to review. …
Shannon’s lump was found 6 weeks ago today. Tomorrow, she starts chemotherapy. A lot went on before then and a lot has happened since then, but life goes on.
Shannon’s getting her IV port installed today. Just a short surgery.
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Scheduling all of the hospital visits and tests you need to do before starting chemotherapy is like hearing cats sometimes.
Just a story about a man and his kitchen.
It’s 5 o’clock on Saturday, and we just got the best news in the entire universe. There. Is. No. Metastasis. All of Shannon’s scans are clear. Just one tiny spot on her right pelvis, but in the immortal words of …
How about one of those detours I promised. Today’s post is brought to you by Carter. He wants to share with you his new vocabulary. “Again” – noun. Any fun activity which must be repeated over and over and over. …