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Steve's Happy Cancer Fun Blog
Okay, the radiation didn't work. Well, it worked, but not 100%. I'm pretty sure it got rid of one tumor altogether, but the big one that was causing most of the pain and bleeding is still there. It's smaller, which is good, and the pain and bleeding went away, which is also good. But the tumor is still there and starting to be ... not painful, but ( Read more... ) -
Enough of that
Yesterday was my last day of radiation and oral chemotherapy. Now I've got a couple weeks to recover from that before I see my oncologist to discuss the next step, which will probably be the always-exciting "waiting game" process where they take periodic scans and see what happens. -
Neat Thing I Saw Today
This is pretty awesome: www.sillof.com/. He makes custom action figures based on recreating the Star Wars characters in different milieux. My favorites: Steam Wars, West Wars, Noir Wars. -
Oncology Update
I've had about two weeks of radiation and oral chemotherapy, and it seems to be going okay. I'm pretty sure the one big tumor that I can actually feel is getting smaller. At any rate, it's bleeding less and the pain is getting better. The pain's also ... different in a way that I can't really put into words ( Read more... ) -
Cancer update: Treatments start Tuesday
After weeks of tests and scans and waiting around for broken machines and insurance company paperwork, I'm finally starting radiation therapy next Tuesday. It's supposed to last six or seven weeks, after which I'll probably be doing some chemotherapy as well. -
Cancer, again
Careful readers will recall that a couple years ago (in fact, almost exactly two years ago), I had some colo-rectal cancer. I got better. By which I mean, surgeons, oncologists, and a whole slew of nurses, aides, and other medical professionals did their jobs and after surgery, a week or so in the hospital and six months of chemotherapy, the cancer ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Journalese - Headline Writing
Actual headline (well, sub-head) in the Press-Telegram this morning: "Experts see no signs that tech bubble is about to burst again." My first thought was to wonder if these are the same experts who didn't see any signs that the last one was about to burst until after it did. My second thought was that since the attached story is actually ( Read more... ) -
Idle thoughts during the dog show
You know how people make up cute "breed names" for their mutts? Labradoodles, cockapoos, that kind of thing? We used to make fun of those people by saying Lucy was a "spow" -- spaniel/chow chow mix. Well, the AKC has recognized a bunch of new breeds and created the best hypothetical mixed-breed breed name ever.
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Open Letter
An open letter to the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, and all other NFL teams in the market for a new head coach ( Read more... ) -
It Just Bugs Me: Holiday Edition
Whether you like it or not, you hear a lot of Christmas songs these days. And by "these days" I mean basically the last two months of the year. And sometimes, when hearing these songs that I've heard dozens if not hundreds of times in my life, I find myself listening to the words. And then thinking about them. (This is generally regarded as a ( Read more... )