It's been a while since I wrote, but the silence this time is a good thing. Last time I blogged, I was going in and out of the hospital, which caused my oncologist to change up my treatment plan to try to avoid it the next time around. With that treatment plan, I have so far gone almost 5 weeks ...
In & Out of the Hospital
Trying to Stay Out of the Hospital - the New Plan . At my regular doctors appointment on Tuesday, pre-chemotherapy treatment, my support system (aka my parents and John, my boyfriend) sat down with my oncologist. Dr. Shah, my oncologist, after being stumped by why I keep getting admitted to the ...
Half Way Done – but Still a Long Way to Go
Yesterday I got amazing news. After just three cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy, the doctor tells me I'm basically in remission. My half way PET scan shows very little cancer left. It is amazing to know that all of this feeling crappy is completely worth it, and going the traditional chemotherapy route ...
7 1/2 Hours – My First Chemo Appointment
Because of my diagnosis of Stage III DLBCL (Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma), I was given the treatment plan of 6 cycles of R-CHOP Chemotherapy. That means that every 3 weeks, for 6 times, I will have infusions of the medications (the R-CHO part of the treatment), and then follow that with 5 days of ...
Pre-Treatment Thoughts
On December 6th, 2016, I was working on a project after just having finished lunch at work, when I got the call from my gastroenterologist. Since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in my junior year of high school, I had been getting routine tests to check on the progress I was making with my ...
