In my prior post (https://braincancerbabe.com/2016/06/22/the-dreaded-word-recurrence/ ) I wrote about my suspected recurrence. Well, that was confirmed in June 2015. I say "confirmed" recurrence, although whether the lesion was indeed "cancer" can only be truly confirmed with the pathology report following surgery and removal of the lesion... but you get what I'm saying. It is strange [...]
Category: The Ugly Truth Of “Treatment”
The Dreaded Word – Recurrence
I think it's safe to say that every single cancer patient fears that dreaded word - recurrence. We may not think about it every single moment, of every single day. However, every survivor I have spoken with over these last 2 years admits, "It's always somewhere in the back of my mind." In this awful [...]
In the Clear! And, the “New Normal”
In my prior post “Vacation Period?” Seriously…, I described the traumatic period between my last radiation treatment and my follow-up MRI. Well, the day of reckoning had come - the MRI results were in. ALL CLEAR! No sign of cancer! Without a doubt, I was indescribably relieved. I cried tears of overwhelming joy. That metaphorical tons [...]
Continued Hospital Stay
Release from the Misery of the Neuro-Observation & Continued Hospital Stay The day after the surgery, when I guess they realized nothing incredibly serious would happen, I was moved into a private room with a roommate. I remained there another full 2 days. I know I was in incredible pain, but I will never forget [...]
Post-Op and the Dreaded Neuro-Observation Area
Post-Op I woke up in the post-op room, but I don't remember feeling any pain whatsoever. Frankly, I felt high as a kite! Those were some gooood meds! My whole family was shocked because I was wide awake, cracking jokes and acting as though everything was fine. My surgeon came back to see me and [...]
