Scan #1 and I'm doing okay! Don't forget to get your flu shots! Better to be safe than sorry!!! Thank you to everyone for your endless support, love, and prayers. xoxo, Cam
Tag: leiomyosarcoma
MY TWO FAVS
My sis leaves today to head back to her family in New Mexico. I’m so grateful that I was able to have a personal nurse, chauffeur, cook, and maid by side during this whole recovery period. I also had my 3-week post-surgery appointment with Dr. Pillarisetty and so far everything checks out good!!!
THE DAYS AFTER SURGERY
It's been two weeks since the operation and a lot has happened since my return home. My apologizes for not writing sooner, but my meds have really gotten the best of me these days. So lets go back to the beginning. August 4: Surgery Day My surgery was set for 8:30 am with a check-in [...]
3rd TIMES A CHARM…RIGHT?!?::
Last week Friday I went in for an MRI and CT scan. The scans revealed that the radiation therapy has been very effective in killing off the cancer cells. But now comes the part I've been dreading. I really wasn't expecting to go in for surgery for another three weeks since that's what I was [...]
RINGING THE GONG
My last day of radiation treatment happens to fall on Guam's Liberation Day!!!! You can't see me, but I'm totally doing a *happy dance*! Thank you to everyone who has been there for me, especially to Ryan and Patti for driving me to my treatments. I have a scan this coming Friday, so stay tuned for [...]
DAY 6
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 [...]
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!!!
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 [...]
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