I’m sitting in a big La-Z-Boy right now, an IV in my left hand and my chemotherapy in mid-session. It’s been a long day and I’m a little tired emotionally. Let me start from the beginning. At 7:50am this morning I had my first official radiation treatment. It was pretty much as I described it […]
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My Chemo and Radiation Treatment Plan
October 31, 2008 
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I had my “big” meetings with my radiation oncologist and my medical oncologist today. We established my treatment plan and did most of the prep work necessary to get me started. As I have said before, I will have both chemotherapy and radiation treatment. The details of this are below: Radiation TreatmentTreatment Start: November 10th, […]
Continue reading Racism and Ignorance
October 30, 2008 11 Comments
I sent my father an email last night that will anger him. I am positive that he won’t talk to me for quite some time as a result of this email. And I’m perfectly fine with that. Allow me to explain. I come from a largely conservative, Republican, family. I myself am a Libertarian, but […]
Continue readingBrighthouse’s HD DVR and HDMI Problems
October 27, 2008 1 Comment
This week is starting well. I just have one minor annoyance to grumble about and it’s kind of nerdy. I have a really nice 45″ plasma HDTV in my living room. I’ve had it for a couple of years now. I also am a digital subscriber to Brighthouse Networks. I have the entire HD package […]
Continue readingBody Image Post Cancer Surgery
October 24, 2008 3 Comments
It’s been close to a month since my surgery and I am just starting to deal and cope with the reality of my changed body. It all started a few days ago. Inexplicably, I began to have feelings of anxiety and doubt about myself. They were general and non-specific and I in no way associated […]
Continue readingEar Mania
October 20, 2008 0 Comments
I learned this weekend one of the side effects of being completely numb on the left side of my face. I shower daily – sometimes twice a day. I am meticulous about washing myself, especially my face. So I get a good thick lather on my face and in my hair with the shampoo. Then […]
Continue readingUpdate on Radiation Oncologist
October 17, 2008 1 Comment
I had my meeting with my radiation oncologist today. Went very well. Basically we reviewed the results of my surgery and discussed my treatment plan going forward. I’ll just make a list of bullet points because I have a lot of little points to make: I go back on the 31st of this month to […]
Continue readingMeeting with my Radiation Oncologist
October 16, 2008 0 Comments
Tomorrow is my first post-op visit with my radiation oncologist. This meeting, I am pretty certain, is to begin planning my treatment plan going forward. My research on the subject tells me that after this visit I will probably get another CT scan and maybe another MRI. This will be done to fine-tune the radiation […]
Continue readingWhy I’m Disappointed in this Election
October 16, 2008 3 Comments
I’ve been following the presidential campaign pretty closely and have been disappointed on quite a few levels by both candidates. I’m not going to make this blog a long political diatribe, but I want to take a moment to express my frustrations with this election, the candidates, and our coverage of the entire affair, in […]
Continue readingHalloween Costume Suggestions
October 15, 2008 3 Comments
The CEO of my company, Rob Wight, suggested that I go as Frankenstein for Halloween this year. In addition to my scar, I have the entire stiff-necked turn at the hips things going on. Add in a growl, some bolts on the side of my neck, and you have FrankenSparks! What do you think? Should […]
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The Binary Biker 