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Hi All, So as of 10:00 am this morning I was officially done with my first treatment of Chemo and able to store my new fashion accessory/weapon holster in the closet for a little less than two weeks. So far I really haven’t hit too many major side effects (which could still come for another day or so.) The only really weird one is cold sensitivity caused by the Oxaliplatin drug. Basically I can’t touch or drink anything cold, otherwise ...
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I just wanted to give you all a quick little blog update. I finished my first two hours and two drugs of Chemo-therapy this morning. The Drugs my infusion nurse Shiela administered in hospital were Oxaliplatin, and Leucovorin, they gave me a boost of 5-FU (Fluorouracil) and then hooked me up with the latest fashion trend.
Don’t be surprised if you see a new wave of man purses take over the south end after people see me rocking this new look. ...
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Tonight, I curl up in my comfortable bed with my beautiful girlfriend and have my last peaceful, relaxing, sweet dreams for…. well, for sometime…. Tomorrow…… Tomorrow, the battle begins against one of the worst enemies we have come to know in this day and age. It affects all of us and attacks and kills relentlessly regardless of age, health, strength, social status or race. I am not a hero, or a soldier, or a warrior, where I can take this ...
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Two of my favorite people: Amanda’s sister Jess and her betrothed James took the effort to create “Team TJ” for a 3 mile walk to benefit the Colon Cancer Coalition. So while I’m beating the crap out of this disease, this walk looks to create awareness, raise funds to prevent, detect and treat it. I think we all agree actions speak louder than words, so if you can help out ...
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Today I had the port-a-cath inserted below my right clavicle bone. This will be the median by which we launch the first attack on this disease. You can check out what the port looks like here: http://bardaccess.com/port-powerport.php. I will take some pictures to show you guys my new third nipple as soon as the incisions heal and I can correct this crazy lopsided chest hair shave they got going on lol. I am definitely a little sore from the ...
So I don’t start my chemo-therapy until Monday morning and I think as most would assume I am trying to party it up as much as possible before this battle gets underway. Just laying around trying to get as much booze, fried food and sleep in me as possible….. haha. I am just kidding, but there are a few things I want to get done before ...
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Happy Monday Everyone!
Your positive energy, thoughts and prayers are working. A visit with my medical team this morning went better than expected. The cancer which was originally diagnosed as spread and forming tumors in some… shall we say… “not-so-good” lymph-nodes is no longer present. The 10 marble size tumors that are spread throughout my liver and were shown in my original CT scan are now ...
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Not much news, just further testing today. I had a PET-CT scan this morning, which means
they pumped me full of nuclear medicine that makes the cancer cells “pop” in the pictures. So hopefully all goes well, but the really cool part is that I’m radioactive for 24 hours or so. They also gave me card incase I set off any alarms lol:
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Security personnel and law enforcement notification.
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Amanda, my parents and I headed to an early morning appointment at 7:00 am and were able to meet my new and phenomenal medical staff. But not before I was able to make a quick blog post. To be honest, I am completely overwhelmed with the support that has poured in from family, friends, friends of friends and some amazing people that I have never officially yet met in my life. To explain the breadth of the support messages that ...
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Yesterday I reached the starting line to a new challenge in my life. People have constantly told me that I have always picked the harder path because I like a challenge, that they make me work harder, well, why not add one more! Below is an email I sent to a few people yesterday, I think it will also be fitting as my first blog”
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