Because my white blood counts dropped so low, I had to receive neupogen shots. Not exactly a pleasant experience, to say the least.
Shot Through The Arm, And Cells to Blame
January 16, 2017
Category: Chemo Chronicles
A (Short) Day in the Life
While many days of BEP chemotherapy are hours upon hours of sitting through an infusion, some are rather short. I share how I spent one of the short days.
January 9, 2017
Cancer, Christmas, and a New Year
Facing Christmas and New Years as a cancer patient was not something I ever thought I would do in my life. Nevertheless, I decided to make the best of it.
January 2, 2017
Frustration Gone Rogue
Star Wars: Rogue One had just been released, but side effects from chemotherapy prevented me from seeing it. What I felt most was extreme frustration.
December 26, 2016
Losing My Hair, But Not My Control
My hair loss from cancer began quickly, but I decided to take control of the situation and make sure that I would be the one to hit the final blow.
December 19, 2016
Killing Boredom While Killing Cancer
Chemotherapy isn’t pleasant, but facing boredom while waiting to kill cancer is sometimes even worse. It took extreme measures to fight that off.
December 13, 2016
A Dozen Chemo Thoughts
After my first full week of chemotherapy, I look back and think about twelve things I’ve learned about this grueling experience.
December 6, 2016
And So It Begins
Throughout the first day of my BEP chemotherapy for treating my testicular cancer, I wrote about my experiences – both the good and the bad.
November 29, 2016
