Author Archives: Eric

The surgery went well. From what the Surgeon has said, there were no complications, and everything got reconnected as it should. He did have to take a bit more than he thought at first, but all is well 🙂

I went in bright and early this morning for another colonoscopy so the surgeon could check things out before tomorrow.  What we found out was that the tumor has shrunk considerably. That will make it much easier to be sure … Continue reading →

I knew about this for a couple of weeks, but wanted to have all the details before posting. Starting tomorrow, the 3rd of December, I am on a liquid diet, although alcohol is not involved 😉   On Tuesday morning … Continue reading →

Well, finally done with the round of treatments as of this past October 24th. The side effects I did have are beginning to go away, although the DR said I would probably have them this week as well. Either way, … Continue reading →

Well, I have been really bad at posting I guess. Time just gets away from me! Week 5 of the treatments just ended, with today starting the last 4 days as I finish next Wednesday with this part of it … Continue reading →

The second week of treatments went off without a hitch. It was only radiation, and so far I have none of the side effects, which is a good thing. The nutritionist wants me to get 3000 calories a day though, … Continue reading →

The treatments so far are going well, have just been exhausted. I’ll try and get better about updating! Radiation has been smooth, with each treatment only lasting about 2 minutes. I do that at 6:45 every morning, Monday through Friday. … Continue reading →

Well, this was a quiet week. I called them on Tuesday to see what was going on, and the Dr let me know the reason for the wait. It seems the extra MRI was ordered as the PET scan had … Continue reading →

Didn’t post last week, as there really isn’t much new right now. On Thursday I went in for another MRI, as they wanted to make sure that the cancer had not spread yet. I got a call on Friday stating … Continue reading →

Well, I had the surgery for the port yesterday. That went smoothly, with no issues. I had my apprehensions, as this was my first ever surgery. There is really no pain, although I don’t know if that is just me, … Continue reading →