I want to start off by thanking my dearest friends for being there every step of the way. From helping create the website, to planning events, and helping me to get up to walk around. Day one of recovery has been quite painful. My incision hurts more than the first surgery. I have the worst [...]
Category: HEALTH
WIGGLE YOUR BIG TOE
Here’s a quick recap of my surgery day: I started my pre-surgery prep work at 8am Friday morning and didn’t finish till about 11pm. By far the worst day of August! I was instructed to drink MoviPrep, a powdered mix with water. It tasted just like floral perfume…absolutely disgusting! I had till noon to finish [...]
THE BIG DAY
Wish me luck! I love you guys!!!
GREEN CARD
It’s official. I’m a green card holder for Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. I had an appointment today for an MRI…boy is that machine pretty loud. Just a few more days till the big opening, and I’m gonna need all the prayers and well wishes from everyone out there!
JUST A WEE BIT OF STRESS
I have exactly a week before my big surgery day and I can’t tell you how stressed out I am. I know that having this surgery is a GOOD thing since there’s a possibility I may not have to go through chemo or radiation if all goes well. It just seems too soon as I [...]
SIGNING MY LIFE…
Today I met with the surgeon at Seattle Cancer Care Allliance, Dr. Venu Pillarisetty. He consulted with several of his colleagues at a multidisciplinary meeting and presented to me with confidence that he can remove this mass. Hearing that was sweet music to my ears! The surgery is scheduled for August 3rd, exactly one month [...]
STITCHES & STAPLES
Here it is…my forever scar. It’s all one-piece bathing suits from here on out. Removal of the staples was not as bad as I thought it would be. I just don’t like to feel pain, and when it came time to remove the first few staples it felt like someone was pinching me…20 times! The [...]
HANDICAMS
PSSST...Wanna know the best part of surgery? Handicap pass! I’m good for 6 months; and I can’t wait to park in downtown Seattle cause it’ll be free!
SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE
Today is my 2nd opinion day at SCCA. I was quite nervous about this meeting mainly because I don’t know what the doctors will be saying about my case. First off, everyone at SCCA were all really nice and very attentive. I met with Dr. Pollack who is the Chemo Specialist and Dr. Kane who [...]
HIGH MAINTENANCE
I’m not talking about me…I’m talking about my PICC line. Annie from Walgreens came by the house to do a demonstration of flushing out the line once a day. A big thank you to Patti for taking on the task flushing out the line. Also the dressing has to be changed out once a week [...]
DISCHARGED
So I just got discharged today around noon. As always, it feels good to be home. I’m quite hungry and want to eat some fried chicken, but that would just bring me back to the hospital. So tofu soup will do just fine. As I sit out here in the back patio enjoying the sun, [...]
SPECIAL DIET
So I’m on a strict liquid diet, given that I’ve been having a lot of stomach pains. The tomato soup is the best soup the hospital has to offer (no joke) as well as the jello. The ensure was not that bad, it’s quite filling. Yet on the other hand, the Oikos Greek yogurt was [...]
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