There isn’t much to say today.  Things continue to be good. The fatigue is real, but mainly it hits pretty late in the day.  It looks like I may have managed to avoid the majority of the plague carriers this week, thankfully folks are wisely taking their sick time and staying home when they have […]

Today was good generally.  Some minor side effects cropping up, mainly fatigue (my voice gives out about half way through the day if I am hosting meetings and doing much talking) and another bought of the dreaded Montezuma’s revenge over night.  The main issue with that of course is lost sleep as I wake up […]

First I have a left over item from Monday.  Monday’s blog post almost didn’t happen.  When I went to write it, my wordpress pages would not load.  I logged into my hosting service (Hostgator) and found that the backend database server was not running.  Thankfully, I was able to use the online chat with hostgator […]

Nothing special about today.  I had a visit from the nurse and everything seems to be going well.  My only issue is still the adhesion of the Ostomy appliance barrier, which I hope to get a handle on soon.  I received confirmation that my order of backup supplies shipped and should arrive tomorrow, so my […]

A good day today.  The appliance held up, so the “caking” of the powder with the barrier spray must have done an adequate job of protecting the skin.  My sizing of the barrier opening along with using only part of the ring to focus it on creating a good barrier, but not too thick also […]

Today I received an envelope containing cards from the students in my niece’s first grade class. They were all very nice and I was happy to get them.  If well wishing and positive thinking is the key, I certainly have that in abundance now.  Thank you Jessica for the warm thoughts, and thank your students […]

Today was pump turn in.  It ended the 46 hours of 5-FU infusion.  So far the only side-effect from the second treatment has been the expected cold sensitivity.  I am hoping that it will end soon since it is quite a nuisance.  It is mostly noticed if I drink something cold since it feels like […]

Today was day 2 of the second treatment.  Yesterday we added the Avastin, and I again went home with the pump delivering the 5-FU over 46 hours.  I have definitely been feeling the cold sensitivity from the Oxilaplatin but that should go away in another day.  I felt it last time, but it lasted a […]

The highlight of today was my second chemotherapy treatment. This treatment added the missing element of my cocktail, the Avastin is the attack dog in the cocktail.  While the Oxaliplatin and Flourouracil (5-FU) attack the cells ability to reproduce, while the Avastin goes after the supply lines that bring blood to the cells by blocking […]

Today was going pretty well. I had a minor incident when I woke likely related to a poor choice for dinner the night before, but after changing out the appliance, things were heading in a normal direction. I made it to work just in time for a long meeting where I encountered several folks that […]