jadams' journal
- By jadams · Posted November 8, 2008
- 7 replies
- I saw both my onc and my radiation onc this past Thurs and let them both know that I was not ready for hospice. They have suggested stereotactic radiosurgery on the small lesion in my brain. After which ...
- By jadams · Posted October 7, 2008
- 7 replies
- when I was dx in Jan I went out like any hysterical american would do and got my medical realease papers, power of attorney etc made out. The will part really got me altho I had made one out years ago ...
- By jadams · Posted September 27, 2008
- 11 replies
- I sustained hurricane damage. The trees that were down on my fence were from the vacant lot next door. Now I'm a single person on a secretary's salary so it would have cost a bunch to remove it. Today ...
- By jadams · Posted September 9, 2008
- 4 replies
- Just wanted to post and say the visit was pretty routine. He went over the CT I had done in the ER on the 19th and said everything looked clear. Going to take a rest after the WBR and scan again first ...
- By jadams · Posted August 20, 2008
- 6 replies
- Yesterday I went for my 2nd to last WBR. Wasn't feeling so well so I had the nurse check my BP. It was low so I went on over to my onc's office and said I thought I needed fluids. I guess I looked pretty ...
- By jadams · Posted August 15, 2008
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- Well today is day 10 of WBR. Side effects are not bad, just really tired. I think my hair is starting to fall out - kinda hard to tell when there was hardly anything there to begin with. Onc ordered an ...
- By jadams · Posted July 31, 2008
- 15 replies
- I had my dry run of whole brain radiation today. Not on my list of top fun things to do, but I guess I can manage it. Let's just hope I don't get any goofier than I am already:) I start Monday with the ...
- By jadams · Posted July 22, 2008
- 6 replies
- I saw the radiation onc today and presented him with my question regarding having radiation to the brain more than once. He said if you have brain radiation then later you have mets to the brain, yes ...
- By jadams · Posted July 18, 2008
- 11 replies
- I have a question I can't seem to be able to get an answer to in all my research. Can you have radiation in the same place twice. To be more specific, if I have precautionary whole brain radiation now ...
- By jadams · Posted July 9, 2008
- 8 replies
- I had my post treatment PET scan a week ago and met with my radiation oncologist Tues. The results are wonderful. They don't mention "no evidence of disease" or "total remission" but this is what the ...
- By jadams · Posted June 6, 2008
- 6 replies
- I ended up spending Saturday thru Tues. in the hospital. I went to ER with a 103 temperature. When I arrived my blood pressure was 69/42. Numerous test and 4 doctors later they were unable to determine ...
