which had increased to the point that I could focus on scarcely anything else. That treatment caused its own pain, with nausea, vomiting (despite anti-nausea meds), and night sweats for bonus fun. After #13, I was done; any benefit that might come from the final two recommended treatments...
At the moment Dr. King delivered those now immortal words—“I may not get there with you,” he faced thousands of hopeful people who helped to make that particular moment possible. I do not diminish Dr. King when I say he (we) would not have gotten here without all of those who too...
In other news, it turns out that, just as my hair is falling out from the chemo (which ended on day 10–now they just keep me several weeks to get me through the side effects of the chemo), my villi (those little finger-like projections inside your gut which absorb nutrition) have ...
But, when cancer comes to your family, all bets are off and your memory suddenly becomes a bowl full of gelatinous mush. It's impossible to remember it all.
At my medical review before my 2nd round of chemo, the doctor altered my anti-nausea meds and I had less nausea after that. Even without nausea, chemo makes eating difficult. Your mouth, like the rest of your gut, is affected and feels horrible. You lose your sense of taste, so there...
Dazzler: Blinded Me With Science (Nauseated Me Too!) At our most recent Gadgetoff, Jay Cohen, head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate promised to make me sick. Admiral Jay Cohen was formerly skipper of the nuclear submarine USS Hyman Rickover and recentl...