Happy Halloween My Ass
By now you know that I've been pretty sick for quite a while. Between the hideous diet, the radiation and the effects of being off my medication, I've been in a bad way.
There was a stretch of about 8 days with a migraine, and that was pretty hellish. But mostly, it's been [...]
Entries from October 2005
Happy Halloween My Ass
October 30th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: Holidays
Oh I know, I’m radioactive!
October 14th, 2005 · No Comments
Afterglow
Well, today was the day.
This morning I headed down to Santa Monica Hospital, and took the dose of radioactive iodine I've been anticipating for two weeks.
Like every aspect of cancer I've weathered thus far, today's experience was not at all demoralizing, expensive or humiliating. No, it was just plain fun. And I have the photos [...]
Tags: Body Parts
Day Three
October 3rd, 2005 · No Comments
Day Three: The Crisis Continues
In case I haven't driven this whole cancer thing into the dirt, let's talk about it some more.
I take medication every day to compensate for what my recently departed thyroid used to do. The meds regulate my hormones, so I don't feel like I'm having PMS while coming off of crystal [...]
Tags: Body Parts
