Good morning, folks. It’s good to see everyone and critters. Gracie and Lucy say hi to their fellow fur babies.
I guess I need to ‘fess up, since I’ve been kinda MIA for the past several months.
I was diagnosed with colo-rectal cancer in June and have had surgery, radiation (5 days a week for five weeks) and mini chemotherapy along with it.
Chemo was to help the radiation do its job. I have a “port” that was surgically implanted in my right shoulder, then a huge “port needle” is stabbed into the port. Attached to the needle is a mini chemo ball that lived with me 24/7 (changed out every Monday).
I had my last radiation treatment Monday, November 28 and got the chemo ball removed that same day! The port will remain for the foreseeable future.
I don’t know if it was “chemo withdrawal” or if I picked up a bug somewhere, but it got pretty rough the past few days. I’m slowly coming back, though, and feel a bit better each day. Except for the radiation burns . . . Ouch! I'm sure they will eventually heal.
I will have an MRI on December 14 to assess how well the radiation/chemo has worked. From there, we will decide if I need more surgery . . . or if we killed the cancer.
Through this journey, I have met some of the most caring and dedicated medical personnel in the world! The Carti Cancer Center in Little Rock, Arkansas is the best!
