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!

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

It's In the Bone

My friends Heath and Scott are here. Heath made me a shirt that says "it's in the bone", referencing Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls when that guy throws the spear to Ace and it goes into his leg accidentally, causing Ace to yell in agonizing pain that the spear went into his leg bone. Anyway, that is where my cancer is, which is rare and weird and really annoying still since I can't walk. Dr. King today told me that I am free to move my leg and work it out as long as it causes no pain and I bear no weight on my hip. I think the concensus is that I will not be able to put weight on my right leg for the duration of all treatment, chemotherapy through radiation (probably 6 months or so).

Tomorrow is round 2 of chemotherapy. I get a blood draw at 9am, then if my blood looks good I will get my chemo and wbc factor and bone regrowth stuff. I am really, really, really hoping my Emend works to stop the vomitting. I am sure anyone reading this hopes the same, because you know I will probably describe it in detail and possibly take a picture and post it in my next blog.

3 Comments:

Anonymous LaCoca! said...

AHH GOD SPARE US!! As in, everyone pray that the emenin is working. :-) So...I wikipedia-ed, websters-ed, and dictionary.com-ed your type of lymphoma and ur right, the rare cases do have some very high success rates. hang in there, dude. soooo guess what Aaron showed us today? he totally FLIPPED me like a ninja!! it was the coolest thing ever. i must learn to do that. then i can flip your tumor over and ull be all better. :-) anyways, hope to see you soon!!
Always,
Coca

10:32 PM

 
Blogger Joyce Chen said...

hey, where's the pic of the t-shirt? you got some nice technology to post that up with....;-) comin' to visit you very soon, j!

11:05 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

http://cancer.unm.edu/cancernews.aspx?section=cancernews&id=18358

dude, did some "research" on CHOP+R and here is what i found.

1:45 AM

 

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