Category Archives: Anal Cancer

Porta-Cath RemoveD

Posted on October 24, 2013 by mishl53

Porta-Cath REMOVED today. Damn thing has to be surgically implanted. Yet, it was removed as in-office procedure! I was so freaked out about being awake during it I took 15 mg of Oxycodone. Which, I had leftover from about a … Continue reading →

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I Am an Ox

Posted on October 16, 2013 by mishl53

I seem to think of better titles to my articles or idea rants when nowhere near anything that I could write them down on.  Either because, I cannot take my smartphone out of my pocket fast enough to press the … Continue reading →

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I FUCKING LOVE Medications!!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by mishl53

As anyone reading this knows I have been having a TERRIBLE time with intestinal cramping for nearly two weeks now.  Not that I am ahead of schedule or anything but, I was told by one of the RN’s at the … Continue reading →

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Rules of Smoothies

Posted on July 16, 2013 by mishl53

1st rule of smoothies:  While orange peel is good for you too much orange peel leaves a bitter taste in the smoothie. 2nd Rule:  Freeze fruit first.  Then, you don’t have to add ice later. 3rd Rule:  Avocado in a … Continue reading →

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Are Your Ears Bleeding, Yet?

Posted on July 13, 2013 by mishl53

Thursday (yesterday) my friend E picked me up to take me to my daily radiation appointment.  By the time she arrived at 8:00  o’clock A.M. I had already been up since shortly after 4:00 o’clock A.M.  Tried to fall back … Continue reading →

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Profound Exhaustion

Posted on July 7, 2013 by mishl53

I had no idea, prior to this past week, what the term “Profound Exhaustion” might mean.  As the new mother of two children 25 months apart I was sure I did know what “profound exhaustion” meant. NOw, I realize there … Continue reading →

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I Broke the CT Scan

Posted on June 24, 2013 by mishl53

WARNING!  EXPLICIT DETAILS AHEAD.  READ AT YOUR OWN PERIL. It’s been a weird and humiliating series of getting ready for Radiation therapy.  Friday was my initial “Planning” appointment.  The goal was to find a position that is “reproducible”.  The goal … Continue reading →

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Email Exchange Between Me & L

Posted on June 14, 2013 by mishl53

Emails redacted to protect the guilty. From: L And what about meds for pain, etc.? Have docs talked about that? It is accepted that healing is better without pain…you shouldn’t have to suffer with that also…(imo – in my opinion … Continue reading →

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Death of Life

Posted on June 12, 2013 by mishl53

My nieces dear friend is days away from dying.  She had a virulent form of Breast Cancer.  It is called Inflammatory Breast Cancer.  My niece no longer lives in the same town as her friend.  Not even in the same State. … Continue reading →

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Official: Anal Cancer T2 N 0/1

Posted on June 9, 2013 by mishl53

Sunday June 9, 2013 I had not realized there could be “good” news when it came to cancer.  Now I know there is.  I had not expected to hear from the colorectal surgeon until, Tuesday at the earliest.  What a … Continue reading →

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