Oh my, I’ve been knocked out this time. I am so tired. The last five days I have had no energy. I’ve barely managed to get dressed and then sort of sit up to eat. Bizarrely, it is even exhausting to lay down. I think my body is tired of being tired. I am more impatient now than I think I have ever been. And for those of you that don’t know me as well as others do – that…
For those of you that are interested. I got the result back from the genetic test (STRATA) that was done on the tumor cells. The mutation that was detected is KRAS G12D. It is common to have a KRAS G12 mutation in stomach cancers. I have read a little bit about it, but cannot read more. I just don’t feel good reading about anything related to this disease. I have a bad tendency to focus on the potential bad things…
For those of you that have been worried; I am doing alright. I have not posted an update for several days and I apologize for that. My energy level is very low and I’m frankly in a state where one day flows imperceptibly over to the next. This has of course a lot to do with my fatigue and condition, but it certainly does not help that the world is on pause. I cannot for the best of me remember…
Yesterday my health insurance switched over and I had my first insurance covered appointment at Moores Cancer Center at UCSD. I met with the same oncologist as I had talked to before. The plan is to get the last chemo infusion at Moores on Friday. I will probably not get Avastin (Bevacizumab) on Friday. I cannot get the next surgery before eight weeks after the last Avastin infusion, so he’d like to cut that one out on the last cycle…
Why is it that every time I get an additional compound to relieve or mend side effects – that compound adds additional side effects? I have for three days gotten injections with growth factor to stimulate white blood cell growth – since my white blood cell count was too low last week. Additional side effects now are more fatigue, dizziness, sore throat and more hot flashes. Luckily I have not gotten bone pain – which was the side effect the…