Tag: neuroendocrine

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

  • My first shot

    Today I had my first shot of Sandostatin LAR Depot. I learned a lot! Firstly: I didn’t realize that they no longer allow accompanying children in the clinic. My almost-10-year-old-daughter came along to keep me company but then she had to stay in the waiting room the whole time. I felt bad for her, but…

  • Looking ahead to the big surgery

    When I had my belly surgery in 2015, the recovery was pretty straightforward. I was in the hospital for a few days, and then stayed home I think two or three more weeks before going back to work. I was in pain, but it was manageable, and slowly and steadily I got better. The doctor…

  • One of the worst phone calls of my life

    PART 3 OF 3. When the call came from Dr. Pommier on July 21, 2022, I was at home, so I went outside and sat under our deck umbrella while he told me the results of my DOTATATE-PET scan. He is a very nice man with a good bedside manner; however, there was no way…

  • That time I had double cancer…

    PART 1 OF 3 In late summer of 2015, age 37, I was laying on my back for a massage with the talented Adinah Barlow, owner of Lifelong Wellness Center. I happened to look down at my stomach, and noticed that the area to the right of my bellybutton was slightly higher than the side…