so we in the medical field especially those in the ambulance and ER settings frequently judge people when they are walking and moving but claim to be in10 of 10 pain. I can tell you I am in the worst pain of mylife right now, but I am walking and not curled up. because to Read More…
Author: Chris
Post Biopsy
had my Biopsy yesterday, i was out for a total of 2 hours hey cut an inch long incision in me and removed about 2 inches of growth. my doctor is very confident this was caught extremely early, still unknown if I am going to need a full surgery with allografts and such, or if Read More…
My Biopsy
at 7 am tomorrow thursday May 15th, i will be going to FV Riverside for my needle biopsy of my tumor, in hopes to learn what it is. I will be put under for a couple hours and then will get sent home. there are a broad range of things this could be from benign Read More…
preparing for the worst – idle thoughts
so I have been stewing in a sea of people with far worse cancers than i have, who have had to have legs removed and huge pieces of pelvis forcing them to either walk with crutches or wear a cumbersone prostethetic device and use a cane. This does not suit me, or fit my plans, Read More…
this whole thing
I am coming to the conclussion this whole thing is wearing on me. I am sittign at work realizing, I just don’t want to be here, its not that I don’t like my job, I think its great but I am so internally pre-occupied with this whole thing that I jsut don’t have a whole Read More…
Post Bone Scan, and the forceable future
On Thursday I got the call from my Orthopedic Oncologist the bone scan confirmed that we are only dealing with this one area and there does not appear to be anything that has spread, The tumor board determined that my freeloader warrants a biopsy. I had hoped they would come back with different results but Read More…
Bone scans and lots of pain
yesterday,I went in for a full body bone scan to see if there were any other areas that could have tumors. I am not an expert by any means, but i did get a chance to look at my scan, I saw the area I know about and a small white speck on my back Read More…
Following the Doctor visit
I want to first apologize for not getting this up yesterday, time simply got away from me and it took me a bit to analyze what was said. so I will just start at the beginning: I went to see Dr. Denis Clohisy yesterday to go over my MRI’s and to see what the next Read More…
bit of a long weekend
As promised I will keep you updated on my doings. My friend Scott dropped by for a visit this weekend, we spoke for a while and he lent me the walking cane he used to use out at festival to give me a period but functional cane for during my re-couperation I also picked up Read More…
It got to big for a bit.
I feel the need to say this before I begin: I am not special, I am not a unique little daisy, and I am blessed beyond words that I have a treatable cancer that even worst case scenario wont kill me and I will have many more years ahead of me, alot of folks can’t Read More…