When I began treatment @mayoclinic 3 years ago, I didn’t realize how lucky I was to be under the care of my new Oncologist. Fast forward to today and I had to say my goodbyes as he is leaving Mayo to pursue cancer research. Although I am gutted that he’s leaving, I am forever grateful for his brilliance, compassion and for helping to give me both longevity and quality of life. He will be sorely missed. 😩
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On the other hand, I also found out the results of my scan from last week. It appears that some of the tumors have enlarged, and one of the many tumors on my liver is now pushing on a kidney. For preventative measures they may end up putting a stint in to keep it off of my kidney. Hope and strength is not lost, as immunotherapy drugs can tend to inflame the tumor, before shrinking it. As I was in the waiting room on the infusion floor, I overheard an older Gentleman say that he was now cancer free after 5 years of dealing with all sorts of metastases, all thanks to an immunotherapy drug recently approved by the FDA. It shows me that it is possible, it can be beat, we can fight this to bring greater awareness, we can find a cure and who knows, maybe my Doctor will be a part of that in his new venture. For now I am one #happysoul. ✨💙✨
What did I do with my Friday?! Full disclosure, I woke up at 4am and fanatically began cleaning and organizing everything in our place, while being massively hung over from skeeball the prior night. It’s now half past 10 at night and I’ve just finished cleaning out our closet. 6 bags to Salvation Army and 8 bags of clothing for veterans. I’d be lying if I said adderall didn’t play a part in my manic state for the last 6 hrs, but truthfully it’s all about control. My life is made up of the what if’s and often times I manifest my obsession tendencies due to the lack of control I have. Yet, it feels amazing to purge things, have a spotless house and be able to have completed something today, even if it’s not that big of a deal. * I’m just hoping I sleep tonight as I’m still wired* 👏🗑💊🤪 #delirious #friday #cancerlife
