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17 posts tagged with “leukemia

Onwards

· leukemia, university
I finished chemotherapy this year, and I am happy to be done. I’m recovering slowly, but steadily. I still need monthly appointments and…

Treatment Shortened

· leukemia
Hello, everyone. Acute leukemia is a cancer with one of the longest treatment protocols, and one can expect to be in treatment for around…

Maintenance Begins

· leukemia
On Monday, I will be starting my maintenance phase of chemo. It will last for two years, over four cycles. To be honest, the first cycle is…

Last Phase Before Maintenance

· leukemia
I have just begun Interim Maintenance II, which is my last phase of intense” chemo. It comprises many lumbar punctures, oral, and IV chemo…

Home at Last

· leukemia
I’m finally home! This past two weeks has really been a roller coaster. Suffice it to say that now I get to mostly live at home, and I only…

Ronald McDonald House

· leukemia
I have a place to stay now! I started this post on the 29th, but my energy has been pretty low so sorry for the delay. These last few days…

Discharged from Hospital

· leukemia
Sorry for the long delay in updates! These past few days have been a whirlwind as things have moved very quickly. When I first went to the…

Day 8 of Treatment

· leukemia
Today is day 8 of my treatment. I have a lumbar puncture scheduled for an injection of methotrexate into my spine. This is a one out of the…
· leukemia

My energy has been up and down these last few days⁠—I’ve been sleeping a lot with all the surgeries and the chemo.

The port has been really nice. They only need to take blood once a day now, and it doesn’t even hurt. It’s a little strange having such a large bump on my chest, but I can still mostly move my arm. They say I should be able to play sports with full range of motion once my stitches heal up.

Tomorrow I am having some more chemo into my spine at around noon. I will be asleep for the procedure.

· leukemia

Today my sister stayed with me as the rest of my family went to church in Stratford. I had a better appetite today than I’d had for a little while. I received some nice visits from family, friends, and the missionaries.

· leukemia

Today I received my first dose of intravenous chemotherapy. It was fairly quick, two drugs given back-to-back over the course of half an hour. The immediate effects, were very gradual (if any), so I didn’t notice much.

Port in a Storm

· leukemia
Today was another day with no food or drink in the mornings. I haven’t had much of an appetite still, so that wasn’t really a problem. I was…
· leukemia Surgery

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First Operation

· leukemia
Last night I had to stop eating solid food at midnight. It wasn’t that bad⁠—I actually had to force some food down. My appetite hasn’t been…

The Road Less Travelled

· leukemia
On Sunday (April 28th), I woke up with a bit of a headache. It wasn’t very bad, so I went to my church meetings. Later that afternoon, I…

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