After a few days in the hospital and being fed immune-building soups and snacks by my #1 nurse my immune system came back online yesterday morning (neutrophil count up above 1300 from 490) and I was release on my on recognizance. My friend Dov and his daughter Riley graciously gave me a ride home … [Read more...]
Shrink
August 29, 2013 by 7 Comments
Went into MSK today to meet with the good doctor and get a chemo shot (bleomycin). Doc palpated my larger tumor and said he was sure it was shrinking! My sister drove me in, we sang on the way. She drew this as I was on the drip: It's her birthday tomorrow and I for one am so damn glad she … [Read more...]
Home
August 27, 2013 by 9 Comments
We got home Saturday late in the day. What a pleasure to be in familiar space, quiet replacing the buzzing and beeps of the ICU, welcomed by some cheery banners and cards. I was wiped out and have had varying degrees of "chemo-brain" the past few days - moments where my CPU seems to be operating … [Read more...]
Homeward Bound
August 24, 2013 by 14 Comments
All packed up and dressed, waiting on final discharge before the drive north. A couple of pics here from just after the last bag of chemo for this cycle finished. Still feeling pretty good and so grateful for that. … [Read more...]
Floating Upriver
August 23, 2013 by 7 Comments
Day 4 of chemo and feeling good so far. I feel somewhat tired from the emotional/mental stress, the environment of the hospital, probably the chemo and counter-meds but I also feel energized and lighter somehow - and I think it is because these tumors are diminishing in haste. The pain I had in my … [Read more...]
Where I’m At
August 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dear Friends and Family, I cannot begin to express the gratitude i feel right now for you. Through your notes, your actions, your messages, your prayers, your thoughts, and your hearts I feel upheld, energized, encouraged, hopeful. The news has been mind-numbing and disorienting. Bouts of deep … [Read more...]
Adventures In Testicular Cancer 