Archive for October, 2007

Red Spot Update

October 19th, 2007

red spot has been slowly disappearing. now it’s only light stain looking. so lotrimin worked! it is fungus infection.

hmm…

October 17th, 2007

just got an email about another guy who had pretty much the same condition as i had but is not doing too well. he’s now off chemotherapy, not sure the exact situation of him. hope he’s doing alright…

Medi-Port Flush

October 10th, 2007

went for medi-port flush today. (medi-port is an implant at the upper chest area used to facilitate the injection of chemo drugs. it needs to be flushed every 2-3 months to keep it from clogging up.) waited for about an hour outside in waiting area, then inside waiting room. the actual medi-port [...]

Red Spot

October 7th, 2007

looks like fungus not sure what it is but it expanded since the last time i saw the doctor which was back in august. tried some cream seems to have worked but stopped using it. sis got Lobotrim applied it and the top crusty layer came off seems to be working somewhat. [...]

getting second opinion

October 6th, 2007

getting the second opinion from another doctor. i was having a talk with someone and the topic about cancer and getting a second opinion came up. i think a lot of patients are reluctant to get a second opinion. it is the patient’s right but at the same time we feel uncomfortable [...]

Rash again

October 6th, 2007

the rash appeared again, i think it might be the new soap.
i stopped using it for about a week and the rash is gone. last night i used it again and today i got these lil rash again on arms and a lil on legs.

lab errors

October 5th, 2007

saw recently on the news there were two cases where the scan report got mixed up. a woman had her breasts removed cuz they thought she had breast cancer but she really didnt have it. it is terrible how labs can mess things up on something this serious. the mistake they made [...]

YES I AM A CANCER SURVIVER, NOW IN FULL REMISSION

October 1st, 2007

someone actually wrote me a message asking if i really have cancer. maybe my blog appears to be too “un-cancer patient” like or sugar coated. so the answer is yes i have colon cancer that metastasized to the liver. i had two surgeries. first to remove colon cancer tumor and the [...]

Rash

October 1st, 2007

lasted for about a week, these little pinkish dots
not sure if it’s clam i ate, new soap i use, or the cat that slept on my bed one time.
it went away after about a week