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Cyberknife for Me
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
On Friday, I had an appointment with Dr. Brian Lee at Swedish Cancer Institute. Dr. Lee (my medical oncologist is also Dr. Lee, so Im calling the second Dr. Lee "CyberKnife Guy") spent an hour with me, explaining my tumor and how he would treat it, laying out all the potential side effects, and answering my ...2 days ago -
CyberKnife It Is
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
I walked out of my appt. with Dr. Lee the Second--who will be known on this blog as CyberKnife Guy--about an hour ago, totally exhausted. Which is not to say it wasnt a good appt. It was. And CyberKnife guy answered all my questions and more. But now I can hardly keep my head up, so I am eating a bowl of oatmeal ...4 days ago -
An Even Gloomier Monday
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
Unbelievable, but today is even darker and gloomier than yesterday! The first thing I did, after feeding Connie and making a pot of coffee, was get out my "Happy Light," a full-spectrum light that helps me wake up on these dark mornings. I have it shining on me as I work at the computer and sip my coffee. This is ...1 week ago -
Home, Sweet Home
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
I am HOME, and I cant begin to tell you how great it is! I slept in my own bed last night, with the window open for some fresh air. I was starved for fresh, real air, with oxygen in it. I made some phone calls yesterday to set up an appt. with my radiation oncologist, the doctor who has treated me three of the ...1 week ago -
Spring Me! ... Please?
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
I woke up this morning (Well, I was awakened, a whole different animal...) at 5:30 a.m. for my blood draw, and I was just lying here in bed thinking that I was going to go home once Dr. Lee had checked me over and pronounced me good to go ... But there is one pesky unexplained problem: a pulse rate of 46 this ...2 weeks ago -
Zap Me!
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
So, to recap: I have pneumonia and C. diff., and I was anemic until a blood transfusion last night. But no blood clots in my lungs and no cancer cells in my cerebro-spinal fluid. Right now, despite the one new tumor in my skull, I feel like Ive dodged a bullet, yet again, because it could have been so much worse. ...2 weeks ago -
Hospitalized: Some Answers
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
OK, this is day three, and the hospital is starting to get old. However, the answers are coming in. And as I write this, two nurses are setting me up for my first-ever blood transfusion, and I just learned that my blood type is A-positive. (I should have known that, but Id forgotten.) So this is what I know so ...2 weeks ago -
Hospitalized! This Was a Surprise
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
I got sick while I was in Omaha last week, and then a couple of other things went wrong after I got home, so when I went in to see Dr. Lee for my appt. yesterday, he listened to my whole list of woes and then said he wanted to put me in the hospital for some tests. Lots of tests. Because I was feeling so crummy, ...2 weeks ago -
Whats Your Happy Ending?
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
The other day I was in my favorite bead store with my bald head uncovered, and another customer walked over to me and asked me what kind of cancer I have. I replied, "Metastatic breast cancer," to which she said: "Oh, good thing it hasnt spread." Hoo boy. Now, being the person I am, I didnt just smile and walk ...3 weeks ago -
The Answer from Wyeth/Pfizer Is NO (sort of ...)
The Assertive Cancer Patient —
Authority: 133
I spent three days or so this past week researching the whole "compassionate use/expanded access" issue for neratinib, the new breast cancer targeted therapy that is now in clinical trials. And then I wrote a memo summarizing my findings and the steps my oncologist and I would have to take to get the drug ... most ...4 weeks ago
