I am very late in writing this, but I do think it needs to be documented. My fourth session of chemo was postponed due to the shingles, and I only
Spoiler alert: I have shingles. !!!!!! So, in the last week of February, I moved house. It was a very easy move, since I had purged what seemed like half
After the last disastrous round of chemo, I was very apprehensive about doing round three. I was actually quite petrified. I walked into my oncologists office with two goals: to
(Note: This is a boring, technical post about my chemo. It is written only for the benefit of others who might be anticipating the same treatment, or who are receiving
The long road of treatment started with my first round of chemo on Wednesday and Thursday. It wasn’t nearly as bad as some expected, but it wasn’t a walk in
I can’t believe it’s a month ago that I got my Waldenstrom’s diagnosis. I think I can best describe the past month as a rollercoaster: it’s been a hectic 30
I thought I would quickly run through the laparoscopy, since this blog is meant to be be a first account of medical-experiences. I had the laparoscopy done last week, to
It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride and much of it has been related to the doctors’ approach to my illness. My first doctor, the one who actually diagnosed
Ha ha! So I got my CT scan results today, and honestly…I can only laugh. To give context: the point of the CT Scan, in my case, is to stage
