First chemo/radiation treatment...

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Registered: 02-19-2005
First chemo/radiation treatment...
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Wed, 08-27-2008 - 8:30am

Well, it was finally done.  Dad went yesterday for his first treatment of both chemo and radiation.  A pump was placed into the port, so he's getting the chemo in small doses constantly.  I remember reading something about that here, and I have recently heard about it... so very different from what was done years ago, wow.


Went to visit my parents later in the evening, Dad seemed to be holding up okay.  Naturally he was very tired, but other than that, he was fine.  After the treatments he said that he came home and ate, he was so darn hungry.
I know that that will more than likely change in the days to come.


I cried some yesterday, became extremely scared.  It seems to feel more real now, that my Dad has cancer.  Sounds stupid, doesn't it?  I was the one who took him for the colonoscopy, I was the one to whom to doctor spoke afterwards.  I heard him say that Dad has cancer.  But only NOW if finally feels real?  He was diagnosed almost 2 months ago!


I was feeling quite strong for the past week and a half, and I feel myself slipping.  I don't want to do that!


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Registered: 04-04-2005
Fri, 09-19-2008 - 11:23am
It's all quite a journey, isn't it.

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Tue, 09-23-2008 - 4:43pm

My prayers are with you, in June they found my colon cancer by accident and I had immediate surgery losing almost all my colon, stage 3 and have an illiostomy bag by my belly button. The emotion that go with this are up and down. I have a good outlook but believe I have my fall apart times and its those times when its tough who do you cry too?

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