This is my blog about my medical journey through Lymphoma. I was diagnosed April 11, 2006. Currently, I am in remission with a high chance of cure. It was non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, specifically Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. The tumors ended up being in my hip, my sternum and my backbone. I have left the blog up for anyone to read, and I also use it to remember all I went through. Because of all the drugs and stress, some of it is foggy, so it is fun to go back and see what I went through!

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Self-Radiated My Tumor

I went to the Stanford Oval and watched my friends play volleyball. It was a nice day and I got lots of sun and it felt really good. I guess I would watch out for cancer from the sun, but fortunately, I already have cancer. My friend sent me Lance Armstrong's book to read and I feel very fortunate I don't have what he had, ha! The kids at the hospital last week inducted me into the Cancer Club, and they gave me a set of Cancer Cards to use whenever I need them. They are hillarious. They are things like the "Shut up and listen, I have Cancer" card and the "Sorry for speeding officer, but I was on the way to the hospital, I have cancer" card. Apparently, the kids use their cancer cards all the time, like to get into college and to get out of cleaning their room. I was also given some oral mouth rinse that is good for helping keep mouth-sores away...the kids say mouth-sores are the worst part. They say everything is the worst part right before I get it, just to scare me. MRI Thursday. Meeting with my oncologist May 1.

7 Comments:

Blogger Brittie said...

but mouth sores are really the WORST PART.

10:09 PM

 
Anonymous Coca said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that's hilarious (that they make cancer cards, lol). well, not that it's hilarious that there are cancer cards in production, as cancer just plain sucks. BUT i would love to be there if, during a game, the ref made a bad call and you just clutched your hip and said, "OW watching that lift was painful... i think my tumor just throbbed (i have cancer)". that would probably get you the point :-D sorry that sounded so cyncial, but im still kind of angry about losing our open bid in Reno this weekend (i got called on a lift for a ball that bounced off my chest. unfair!). but anyways, hang in there and hope to see you soon!!
Always,
Coca

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Blogger Sweetie said...

First comment ever in a blog!

Reading about the outcome of the staging tests just made my day. Praise be to the Lord!

I'm praying Psalm 30:2 for you during prayer time in my morning and evening commutes. With Him, all things are possible!

On the hair thing, your good looks were never hair-dependent!

9:27 PM

 
Anonymous Princess said...

SInce when are we KIDS? I prefer, "The Cancer Survivors at the Hospital who are the COOLEST PEOPLE EVER"

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