Butchie Beats Cancer

Well, believe it or not, chemo still sucks. We met with my oncologist yesterday before my infusions to check in again on my recent CT scan. There wasn't really too much new stuff to go over - just a few details of how we might proceed after the 8th round of chemo. It's sounding like … Continue reading Chemo: Round 5 – Little bit harder, just a little bit more, a little bit further than you gone before

I received the call from my oncologist this morning to go over the CT scan I had yesterday. Before I go on and explain what we discussed and what he sees, I want to revisit where we're at with my treatment and what my fight against cancer is and means. I have inoperable cancer. That … Continue reading Some Good News Amidst a Bad Reality

Well, here I am, sitting through my fourth round of infusions. Halfway through my originally planned 8 chemo sessions. I have a CT scan scheduled next week, on 8/26 and my oncologist is supposed to call me on 8/27 to go over the results. We'll see which of these 3 things is happening: My cancer … Continue reading Chemo: Round 4 – Woah, we’re half way there… Woah, livin’ on a prayer

Kidding. There's actually quite a bit of crying in cancer. This is not a pity post. Please don't feel the need to reply (and quite the opposite actually, I'm going to ask you right here specifically to not to post or respond with anything like this) "Oh, you cry as often as you want!" or … Continue reading There’s No Crying in Cancer!

Three down, five to go in my initial course of treatment. I had my third set of infusions yesterday, and, after hearing about it, I'm finally experiencing oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy. I know most of you are asking yourself, what's oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy? Is it a real thing or just something Matt's trying to get me … Continue reading Chemo: Round 3 – Fun with Oxaliplatin-induced Peripheral Neuropathy!

Numbers are a mindfuck. You can't ignore them but you're also not supposed to read too much into them. Sometimes you want to manipulate an interpretation of that data in one way to support your arguement, other times you'll want to manipulate that very same data in an entirely different way to argue an opposite … Continue reading Numbers Are a Mindfuck.

I know I keep reiterating this fact but chemo really does suck the worst. Like, entirely, on the whole.. Enough so that it's literally the predominant thought in my mind all day, most every day. I will continue to be skeptical about its efficacy until I see some results, of which the first time will … Continue reading Let’s Make No Mistake About It

Not a huge update here. Chemo went ok yesterday. Better than the first treatment but still not something I'd recommend for a good time. I had a consult with an oncology PA before my infusions and we changed a few things around to try and make me more comfortable this time. I made it through … Continue reading Chemo: Round 2

Well, tomorrow is round two of chemo. I'll go to the medical center at some point today to confirm that my blood counts and platelets are where they need to be and get the green light for tomorrow, but I don't foresee any issues. Treatment is weird. Chemo was really hard the first time (along … Continue reading But Right Now, That’s Just Not a Certainty

So, the cancer affects your life in ways seemingly unrelated to the masses in your colon and liver. it kind of adds a sort of bonus level sometimes to ordinarily menial tasks. Don’t get me wrong, before cancer, going to the dentist was never a fun thing to do. With cancer, it’s even more unpleasant. … Continue reading As high as you’re legally allowed to give it, I’ll take it…