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Day 18 - What Can Go Wrong...
August 5 My mom returned from Thunder Bay yesterday so I have help and company. Today also would have been my Nana's 107th birthday....
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Day 17 - My Route
August 2 I don't think I have ever shared a picture of my driving path to and from treatment. If I have, sorry. I'm too lazy to go look....
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Day 16 - PICC Line
August 1 I had radiation in the morning and, at 1:30, had an appointment for the insertion of a PICC Line. The "peripherally inserted...
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Day 15 - Visit with Radiation Doc
July 31 I visited with Dr. Sood today after my radiation appointment. He said I am doing well but reminded me of the difficult road...
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Day 14 - Abort!
July 30 So, at 6:30am today I arrived at the University of Minnesota cancer clinic downtown. I expected things to go better. The nurse...
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Day 13 - More Excitement
July 29 It was just another radiation appointment today. However, chemo tomorrow has become an issue. Apparently my veins are not...
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ER Day After Birthday
July 28 Apparently my veins do not like this chemo. Last weekend I went to Urgent Care with some weird vascular reaction in my left arm....
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Day 12 - Pretty Ordinary
July 26 Radiation was way behind again today so I waited nearly 30 minutes for my appointment. It was while waiting I realized that I was...
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Day 11 - So It Begins?
July 25 Today was radiation alone. By itself, it was unremarkable. Same process. Same 8 minutes. What is different is that I have been...
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Day 10 - Radiation & Doctor Visit
July 24 The usual round of radiation started my visit today. Yes, that included the cute radiation therapist. I showed her the video of...
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Day 9 - Double-bagger
July 23 Double-bagger. LOL. For chemo it is always a three-bagger (as you can see in the photo). My goofy title is a bad reference to the...
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Day 8 - Just an Ordinary Nuking
July 22 Today was just a radiation appointment. I'm sure that I'll be dropping the word "just" when the cumulative effect builds....
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Crap Day
July 20 Between naps and overnight, I slept 15 hours total but woke up tired. Halo and I did her usual morning routine. Then I had to...
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Day 7 - Same Old Nuking - But Some Fun Too
July 19 Drive 33 miles to the cancer center. Get 8 minutes of radiation. Drive 33 miles home. Standard radiation day. I got home and took...
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Day 6 - NUKED
July 18 Boring. Go in. Lie on table. Face strapped to table. Eight minutes of radiation. Get up. Go home. The only physical issue I am...
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Day 5 - How Many Times for the IV?
July 17 When I was six, I had a wee trauma related to getting an IV. Without going into the details, that is one of those unconscious...
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Day 4 - BZZZZZ
July 16
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Day 3
July 15 I went in. They strapped me to the table. Eight minutes of zapping. Done. I left. Then I had a bacon cheeseburger for lunch with...
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Day 2 - "Only" Radiation LOL
July 12 This morning was "only"Â a radiation appointment. This is the way things will normally go. Four of the five treatment days are...
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My First Day of Treatment for Cancer
July 11, 2024
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