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Hump Day….. Well after speaking with the nurse practitioner last week, she spoke to my oncologist who agreed that they should order MRI with contrast of my cervical spine (the top of the spine basically). I was able to get that scheduled tomorrow at 9:30pm. As soon as I think I have a free week,Continue reading “February 10, 2021”

Happy Friday! Well the eye doctor went very well and both lesions have shrunk. The doctor decided they will just follow me closely and want to see me back in 9 weeks. It was great to get that news! I had my brain MRI and spine (thoracic and lumbar only) MRI. The results of myContinue reading “February 5, 2021”

Feeling happy 🙂 I am not a very political person but I do have to say that watching yesterday’s events made me SO very HAPPY!! I had to share this feeling. Well I don’t think I’ve mentioned this, and if I have, very sorry. I was scheduled to see the eye doctor for a follow-upContinue reading “January 21, 2021”

GOOD NEWS!!! We had a video call this morning with my Oncologist to discuss my PET/CT results and they were good results. We were all surprised, including Dr. Man. So the cancer in my organs; liver, lungs, pancreas, have either gone away or gotten drastically smaller. Most of the cancer in my bones has stayedContinue reading “January 13, 2021…”

Happy New Year……. It has been a long time since I blogged. After the “ok” from my Oncologist, we took our road trip to Pennsylvania/New Jersey to see our families and friends for the holidays. It was a nice, cold time with only a little drama! My mom did the drive from California to NewContinue reading “January 10, 2021”

UPDATES: So last week was a busy one. On Thursday (12/3) I had a follow up appointment with ENT doctor and the speech pathologist. The doctor recorded my voice and played back my voice from the first appointment to compare. Wow, what a difference, I wish it would last. He informed me that “sometimes” itContinue reading “December 10, 2020 (re-write)”

Well we are back in Campbell. The trip was amazing! It was in the 80’s each day and sunny. To top it all off, my mom flew out on 11/19 which was a nice surprise. I knew she was coming out in December to help Mark with the drive across country but had no ideaContinue reading “November 25, 2020”

Today I had an appointment with a new ENT doctor for my paralyzed vocal cord. I have been trying to find a doctore that will do the procedure in the office and this guy does, Dr. Wong. So I went to the appointment not thinking anything would be done, I just assumed I’d have toContinue reading “November 12, 2020”

I got the results of my echo and I have fluid around my heart, pericardial effusion. There are many things that can cause it, an infection or it could be cancer. I will see the NP Friday and see what they say. I think because it’s not causing much pain, they will just leave itContinue reading “November 9,2020”

On Friday I had several appointments at the Cancer Center. I got my labs done, saw the Nurse Practitioner, got Zometa infusion (for bone cancer), and my shots of Faslodex (the new treatment). Nothing else really exciting happened. The NP did order an echo just to get a baseline. So I will do that hopefullyContinue reading “November 1, 2020”