11/6/2019 So on October 29th, I had a visit up to the Huntsman Cancer Hospital for a visit with my oncologist and an infusion…maybe. After my October 8th visit, Dr. Hu, my oncologist, decided that we should restart my immunotherapy…
October 8th
11/4/2019 On Tuesday, October 8th, I had appointments up north again. We had an immunotherapy infusion temporarily scheduled. Dr. Hu wanted to see how I was doing before she started me back up on the infusions. When we decided on…
Neuro-Ophthalmologist Visit
11/6/2019 So my eye wigged out on August 23rd. The bottom half of my vision in my left eye was basically a grey, blurry screen for several days. After taking a steroid for a little while, it improved to where…
The Physical Transformation
9/17/2019 There has been an aspect of this cancer journey that I haven’t really touched on, but it’s probably the aspect that I have struggled with the most. That aspect is the physical transformation that I’ve gone through over the…
The Visit We’ve Been Waiting For…
9/17/2019 On September 12th, I headed up north for my next set of scans and my first infusion that wasn’t the combination of drugs. We were really glad that I was able to get through all four of the combo…
Recharged
9/11/2019 It’s been a while since I’ve posted to the blog or to any of my social media accounts. The reason for that? I got worn out. Physically. Emotionally. Mentally. I just got exhausted. My anti-nausea meds took a lot…
3rd Infusion and New Scans
8/14/2019 It’s been a while since I’ve posted. My last scans (CT scan of my body and MRI of my brain) were on July 31st and my last infusion was on August 1st. However, I was just barely able to…
5K Fundraiser Run
7/24/2019 About a month ago an old buddy from college, Geoff, reached out to me wanting to help us out financially. He is part of an organization called Midweek Run that helps to organize fundraiser races for individuals. I was…
Nausea, vomiting, and ER visits
7/24/2019 Well… It’s been a rough few weeks, which is why I’ve struggled to keep up on the blog lately. Going back to the last couple days of June, I’ve really struggled with nausea and vomiting. For about five days…
Arm Surgery
7/24/2019 Caution: Some of the photos in this post may not be appealing to some. There is exposed muscle and bone from my surgery. Just a warning! So as I’ve mentioned before, I struggled with arm pain since even before…
MRI Results and Surgery
6/28/2019 Earlier this week I was able to speak with my radiation oncologist about the results of my spinal MRI. The purpose of the MRI was to determine if there were any visible signs of Leptomeningeal Disease. I was able…
Difficult Decisions
6/24/2019 On June 13th I had a phone call with Dr. Burt. She informed me of the potential findings of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis, as well as the traditional form a treatment for that, which is whole brain radiation. With difficult news…