Cancer Guy

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…

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 flush took only [...]

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 getting a second [...]

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 changed two ppl [...]

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 second to remove the [...]

Not sure why but today the feet are especially numb, the toes plus the front part of the feet. The weather is normal, not too hot, not too cold, not too humid, except it’s raining. hmm…

was reading the ct scan report and saw that it does 5mm cross section scan and was thinking what if the cancer tumor is less than 5mm? 5mm (~1/5″) is actually quite big. does it mean there’s a chance the scan may miss tumors less than 5mm in size? cant they scan it for 1mm [...]

This is an update to the chemo poll I placed on the site a few months ago. I have asked the readers to see if I should continue with chemo or not. thanks for all those who have voted. It looks like majority supported getting another round of chemo. I actually decided not to continue [...]

Sorry I haven’t updated my blog for a while. I am ok! I have been enjoying life a bit =) It feels really nice to have no chemo, no appointment with the doctors, no medications to take, no mental or physical stress and basically just feel freeeeee and be able to do normal things. The [...]

With the success of the second surgery and the pathology result, I now have the option of not having any more chemotherapy. It’s great, but the decision is a hard one to make. It’s been on my mind since the visits with the doctors earlier this month when the option is presented. On one hand, [...]