Category Archives: Updates

Every three weeks I get a super duper chemo treatment that is substantially more intense than my ongoing 24/7 routine.  This weekend was the first of those treatments. I was repeatedly cautioned that these treatments would be unusually nasty and … Continue reading →

The picture on the left is of a Borg initiate without his rubber jump suit.  If the Federation had seen this picture they would have stopped fearing the Borg. The picture has a vague similarity to what I look like … Continue reading →

I officially started chemo today. It turns out, for the most part, the side effects of the chemo don’t start for a couple of days.  On Saturday I could start feeling it, then feel awful for a few days, but … Continue reading →

At 9:15 Thursday morning I begin the chemo process. At that time I will be meeting with Dr. Ey, my oncologist, to discuss the details of what I am about to go through.  I will then be seated in a … Continue reading →

The Borg port is installed. The worst part was going without food for fourteen hours prior to the surgery.  The best part was the warm glow immediately following surgery.  Thank you pharmaceutical industry. Today my shoulder is sore, I am … Continue reading →

We went in for the pre-surgery appointment today.  It went very well.  We met with a nurse who explained a lot of things, which was very helpful.  I am feeling much better about the entire course of treatment because of … Continue reading →

I am scheduled to have the chemo port surgically installed at 1 PM on May 28th. It will be a day surgery procedure that involves running a tube into a vein in my neck.  The tube will be connected to … Continue reading →

As I predicted yesterday, I am feeling much better now that I’ve had a good nights sleep. I considered not posting yesterdays update because it seemed such a downer.  But stomach cancer is a difficult thing and there are going … Continue reading →

This morning we met with Dr. Cook who is the surgeon who will implant my chemotherapy port and will probably do the major surgery. The port is a small reservoir that will be connected to an artery in my neck.  … Continue reading →

The good news is I don’t have to undergo radiation therapy and my cancer is potentially curable, not just treatable.  The news pretty much goes downhill after that. It turns out the cancer is lower than the esophagus, which makes … Continue reading →