So it’s Day 6 of radiation and so far I've been hanging in there. I feel nauseous from time to time but overall not so bad. I do feel tired, but I always feel that way so it’s hard to tell if it’s from radiation or just lack of sleep. I've also been having more [...]
Category: HEALTH
DAY 1
Today is my first day of treatment. After checking in at the front desk, I was given a pager that prompts me to head to the fitting rooms to change into the hospital gown. I then proceed into my assigned machine, which by the way is the only machine I’m allowed to use. The nurses [...]
MY FIRST TATTOO
Before I go in for radiation treatment, I had to first get fitted into my machine. But first I had to drink a “protein” shake and as usual I feel like throwing up as I'm trying to keep it down. But the liquid helps to locate the tumor, so I do my best to be [...]
SO, HERE’S THE PLAN
This has to be got to be one of the most colorful and fun rooms at UW Medical. After meeting with the radiation oncologist at UW Medical, it has been decided that radiation treatment will take place prior to surgery. So why radiation over chemotherapy? Luckily for me, the tumor is localized and so doing [...]
ROUND 2
Just as I was getting my life back on track, I get news that puts me right back at square one. Now that my worst year was all behind me, sadly I'm faced with another battle.. a much bigger one. A couple weeks ago, I started having severe pains on the left side of my [...]
1ST CHECK-UP RESULTS
Good news everyone...I’m still CANCER-FREE!!!! I skyped with my mom&sister and they already had an ""All Clear" cake ready! Wish I was able to take a bite out of it!!!
GETTING BACK TO A “NORMAL” LIFE
So it’s been over four months since my last surgery and I can say that I’m back to my normal daily routine. Needless to say, if it wasn’t for the scar and the memory, I would think nothing much has happened the last few months. The reality is: this experience has changed my perception of [...]
THE LATEST SCOOP
My mom left Seattle last week and she’ll be staying with my sister's family in New Mexico. She’ll probably be there for a few months and then return home to Guam. I’m glad that she’ll be nearby just in case anything unexpected were to happen to me. I’m back at work, but part-time for now. [...]
FOLLOW-UP
Today was my 2 week post-op check. Doc says I’m healing really well and that I can finally remove all the steri strips which was a real relief because it was causing me to itch real bad. The latest pathology report did conclude that the type of cancer I had was indeed Leiomyosarcoma and that [...]
A PANDA & 3 PUPPIES
I got discharged from UW hospital yesterday, which I thought was a little too quick considering I just had major surgery four days ago. They removed all my staples and replaced it with steri strips. My PICC line was also removed and my poor arm looks so bruised up. I’ve been feeling quite miserable since [...]
MY HERO
I want to acknowledge and give a great big shout out to Dr. Venu Pillarisetty, my surgical oncologist. He exuded so much confidence in his own capabilities, I knew from day one I was in good hands. Working with him has been an incredible journey. He has always been so upfront about the pros and [...]
POINT A TO POINT B
It has been 2 days since surgery and already they have me getting up and walking around. This is really hard to do since the pain of getting in/out of bed is agonizing. On another note, I’m able to eat normal food again. So I decided to go for the beef tenderloin as my first [...]
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