Author Archives: cliphoma
Tees with Tess
Tess surprised me and came home from SLO this weekend. We’ve had some fun creating “cancer ice breaker” tee shirts now that my hair is going… And the current hair situation… Other than that, all is going pretty well. Made it through cycle 2 with moderate side effects so far and […]
Solidarity!
Jordie, Adam and Jason show their support…and some skin! Nice having the team on my side… And before…
Drug Slave
Cycle 2, Day 6: that’s the day that I stop taking Prednisone, (the P in the CHOP-R regimen). Prednisone is a steroid, and, among other things, it makes you a little hyper and boosts appetite. Now that I’m past dealing with the bone pain from the lymphoma (yay!), it’s amazing how obvious the difference is […]
drip, drip, drip…
Putting my power port to good use at the doc’s luxury chemo club. The last 2 days were encouraging – the original pains that led me to the hospital seem to be healing and the chemo pains became more manageable. After this round I should be able to differentiate between symptoms of the disease and […]
A Good Day – Just in Time
What’s a good day? Being up-and-around and doing stuff (whatever stuff) while only needing a few tylenol all day. I guess the 21 day cycle wasn’t just a guess – just enough time to get feeling human again so that you can handle another round on Thursday! About Intrathecal (spinal) chemo – we decided to […]
Hold Please…your life will restart soon
You might have noticed I haven’t had much to post the last few days. Mostly, I’m just waiting for (and kind of dreading) round 2 (starts Thursday) and wondering how I’ll feel each day. In the meantime, it seems like my life has been put on hold. No long term plans…no travel, no consulting gigs […]
Double-speak isn’t just for politicians…
OK, do I just have chemo-brain, or is this exchange totally ambiguous? Really, let me know what you think! With regard to whether my case seem to have enough risk of Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement to warrant the separate spinal (“intrathecal”) chemo: Doc to Cliff: After discussing your case in our conference, the conclusion […]
What’s In Duarte, anyway?
Yes, it was time for another opinion from…City of Hope. I guess not-much-news is good news, but there’s not much to say. They reviewed all the data and set me up with a doctor. What he had to say: I’m getting the right treatment…CHOP-R is universally prescribed for both High Grade Follicular and Diffuse Large […]
Home Alone (not!)
Thanks to all of you that have called and visited. The fact is that despite temporarily not being the life of the party and seeming a bit tired out, it is really great to have friends over and calling. As long as you don’t mind dealing with my tired ass, you’re welcome any time! Slogging […]
When Did The Invaders Sail In?
Had happy hour with my favorite doctor (again) today…the office was packed, but she really doesn’t rush me. That’s a tough job. Today’s chemo feedback: chemo cycle 1 is working well, blood numbers in the right direction, pain subsiding already. I’ve gone without pain pills most of the last 2 days and it is amazing how […]
Latest Diagnosis & Treatment
My Oncologist/Hematologist/Internist, Dr. Meyering has been great – really engaged, spends more time and effort than I’d have expected. Her own experience surviving cancer also helps. Got lucky with her! After yesterday’s sit down, here’s the latest: My initial response to chemo round 1 has been quite good…and without the worst of the side-effects (yet […]
The Post about the Posts
Welcome to my blog. Part self-help, part info-dissemination and at your disposal. Remember, this blog doesn’t mean I don’t want you to call or visit or anything – it’s just here to share “the details” so we can talk about other things, too. I expect it’ll be a roller-coaster ride for the next 4-6 months […]
Cliphoma 