Category: medication

Sharing my cancer story. It might be helpful, it might be interesting, it might be informative.

  • A few updates

    Good news: remember when I had that spleen issue a couple of weeks ago, and I was prescribed Eliquis, a blood thinner? Well, initially the pharmacy said it would be a $781 co-pay for one month’s supply. Yikes!! I talked to my doctor about that, and she advocated with my insurance to lower the cost,…

  • Further spleen adventures

    Last year I had a splenic infarct which killed off 20% of my spleen (more about that incident on this post). Terribly painful; I don’t recommend. There is no treatment for a splenic infarct (unless it takes over most of your spleen and then you get a splenectomy); you just have to wait it out…

  • Palliative Care

    I’ve had my first palliative care appointment, and it was nice. I spoke to a special Nurse Practitioner about my cancer story, my recovery so far, what goals I have before returning to work, and much more. We spent about an hour together, and she was very kind and good listener. I am going to…

  • Appointments with my oncologists

    I had a couple of appointments with my two oncologists this week, so here are some updates! I had another shot of Sandostatin, this time in the other “cheek”. I still have a lump from my first shot back on July 30, which is a known side effect, but I’m hoping this lump doesn’t hang…

  • The Big Surgery has happened!

    Ten days ago, on September 21, I had the big one. The best news to share is that although there was a possibility of a sigmoid colon resection, the surgeon didn’t end up needing to do that. YAY! There was a large walnut-sized cluster in that area that was able to be “peeled off”. Five…