Goodbye, Chemo

[randy_byers]

I think it's worth noting that I have taken my last dose of chemo, hopefully for the rest of my life. My brain surgery was on December 10, 2016, so it has been over a year of treatment that knocked the crap out of me. Surgery, radiation+chemo, then twelve months of chemo. The chemo was on a 28 day cycle, so more of a lunar month, really. I should

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[anonymous]

If the pills were yellow, you could sing "goodbye, yellow pill chemo" which sort of works to "goodbye, yellow brick road."

--Luke

[randy_byers]

One pill makes you nauseous
And one pill make you puke
And the ones your mother gives you
Make you as dizzy as your friend Luke.

[gerisullivan]

*Giggles*

May the next 5 days pass swiftly by and any nausea soon be a thing of the distant memory. I'll advise patience and pacing yourself on the energy levels front, but it will mostly be a matter of listening to your body and taking it from there.

Congratulations! Here's to a much easier phase of this long, strange trip you're in.

[randy_byers]

I'm with you on taking it easy. I had a PT appt this morning, and last night I was thinking I'd try to make it. This morning I thought, "Who the fuck are you kidding, kid? It can wait." Especially since there's a dribble of snow out there. I'm going to stay in the nice warm house, probably mostly in a prone position.

[voidampersand]

Slick!

[randy_byers]

I see what you did there.