Tag Archives: Surgery
They Never Ask for the Backstory
Cancer. Cancer’s what I’d be doing next. It didn’t wait til the end of the calendar year. It didn’t care that I hadn’t joined a gym yet. It made sure that I was too tired to do anything on those weekends that I was home between trips. In fact, cancer prefers me to be overweight. Continue reading
3 Weeks Post-Op
Friday, June 1, 2018
I am 3 weeks post-op and 6 weeks post-chemo today. Continue reading
2 Weeks Post-Op
Chemo brain is seen by the people who actually study it as a brain injury. One of the main aspects of this injury is brain fatigue. This is one of the things that sets my memory issues apart from those that are happening because I’m “getting to that age.” Continue reading
10 Day Post-Op Appointment
Monday, May 21, 2018 I had my 10 day post-op appointment today. I was looking forward to getting the drain removed. One of the things I like about this surgeon is that she’s not only a great surgeon and doctor, … Continue reading
1 Week Post-Op
May 18, 2018 I had surgery a week ago today. My friend went back home 2 days ago. I was sad and nervous when she left. Luckily, I have some great church friends from Houston that stopped by to visit … Continue reading
Time to Party Like it’s 1999?
I was dreamin’ when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray
But when I woke up this mornin’, could’ve sworn it was judgment day
The sky was all purple, there were people runnin’ everywhere
Tryin’ to run from the destruction, you know I didn’t even care
Say say two thousand zero zero party over, oops, out of time
So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine Continue reading
The Surgery
The surgeon asks what I think, and I tell her it looks good. I’m swollen and my chest looks very different than it did the last time I saw her. She checks the incisions and tells me that it went well. She says she’ll call me with the pathology results as soon as they come in, and she’ll see me in a week to 10 days to remove the drain. Continue reading
