For about the last three or four weeks, I've been feeling a bit stronger each day. As the chemo leaves my system, I can do more - walk farther and faster, stand longer, do more activities in a day. I'm receiving the good energy so many people are sending to me for the radiation not … Continue reading Stronger and stronger
Month: March 2012
Energy and energy
One type of energy I'm talking about comes through radiation therapy. I decided to continue that after asking my surgeon his opinion. He looked at the pathology report again and said that the margins from my surgery weren't large enough to forgo radiation, and that if I were his family member, he'd definitely recommend finishing … Continue reading Energy and energy
Less and more
I'll start with the "more." Thursday I went to see my surgeon to have the seromas (fluid sacs) aspirated. He was running late because of an emergency surgery, so it was almost five o'clock when I saw him. The nurse had all of his aspiration implements set up. When the doc came in, he looked … Continue reading Less and more
Always something
I'm having more opportunity to work on having no expectations. Lots of people, including medical professionals, have told me that radiation will be much easier than chemo. I started daily radiation treatments last Monday, and on Wednesday night, I noticed swelling. I knew I had a seroma (fluid sac) where the nodes were removed, but … Continue reading Always something
eddies and currents 