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The Brain Radiation Plan

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

October 24, 2018 I had an appointment with the Radiation Oncologist for my brain today. The plan is to radiate the 2nd tumor. She’ll be talking with my Oncologist about the targeted chemo to make sure that it’s crossing the … Continue reading →

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January 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

Hi all, I haven’t posted anything in a while because the neuropathy in my hands has gotten so bad that I can’t feel where I am on the keyboard, and when I can get lined up, my fingers hurt after … Continue reading →

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Brain Radiation

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

November 1, 2018 I had to have a new MRI and a CT scan on my head in the past week to do radiation planning. On Tuesday, they did a run through of the plan and I got my first … Continue reading →

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That Went to Hell Fast

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

September 20, 2018 My regular Oncologist is out of town at a conference, so the Radiation Oncologist is keeping tabs on the MRI results this afternoon. She told me that if I hadn’t heard from her by 4:30 pm to … Continue reading →

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Cisplatin – Week 6

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

August 23, 2018 I had my last dose of Cisplatin today. The 6th week of this awful stuff. It was reduced by 50% this time. The side effects were really getting to be too much, but both of the oncologists wanted … Continue reading →

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Radiation Treatments

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

August 10, 2018 I started my radiation treatments at the end of June. I had a week of treatment, then a week and change off before starting again while my oncologists and I figured out what to do about the … Continue reading →

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Cisplatin – Week 4

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

August 8, 2018 This is Week 4 of Cisplatin. The neuropathy and chemo brain seem to not be getting any worse. I’m noticing that I’m more tired and have less stamina to get things done again. Some of this is … Continue reading →

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