Went to see the doctor today and everything is still good! Woohoo! With what happened on the trip to California, I was slightly concerned with the condition. Glad the result came out negative on any cancer cells! However, it’s been 2 years since the last colonoscopy so gotta do another one… eek.
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Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. He died of complications from pancreatic cancer.
I spent a good few hours watching Randy’s videos and reading his blog. He is a pretty amazing person!! [...]
I didn’t realize that tomorrow 1/9 is one year surgery anniversary until my brother mentioned it just moments ago! All I want to say is =))) Wooooohooooo~
wheatgrass does your body good~
i have been drinking wheatgrass juice ever since i was diagnosed with cancer. the frequency is lower now, but at least twice a day and 2 shots each time. it use to be 4-5 times a day and 1-2 shots each time.
about a month ago, my cousin sent me a link to someone’s page, who’s about the same age as I am and having similar late stage cancer (cancer tumors in colon and liver). He was diagnosed in January of 2007 was going through chemotherapy treatment. I was thinking about visiting him but decided [...]
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…
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 [...]
Saw Dr. Fong today. Wait was 60 mins, actual time with doctor was 5 mins. But it’s good cuz that means everything is fine! Next appointment is a year from now.
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 [...]
Surgery Date: 1/9/2007
Surgery Time: 2pm
Surgery Result: SUCCESS!
It only took 4.5 hours. The incision is L or hockey stick shaped, straight down from middle of the stomach to an inch above the belly button and then to the right side of the body. The liver resection was smooth (cut out about 2/3 of the liver. It [...]