The Binary Biker

It’s been 12 days since I finished chemo and radiation. I won’t lie to you, people, it’s been a rough 12 days. Recovery from the chemo was better, and worse, than my other sessions. It was better in that I was able to stay hydrated this time because of the feeding tube in my belly. […]

Today was a banner day; I finished chemotherapy and I finished radiation therapy. It’s been one hell of a ride, and it’s not really over yet, but it feels wonderful to have this behind me. What can I expect now? I need about a month to recover from my treatments.My throat is so sore and […]

I am in the last week of my treatments, so I feel like I see the light at the end of the tunnel. It will be some weeks, maybe months, before my sense of taste returns but already my mouth virtualy waters at the thought. I have a list of foods I am craving and […]

Short blog this morning…. I weigh between 162-168 pounds now. Before my treatments started I had a nice comfortable layer of fat on my body and weighed between 195-205 pounds. I had a 34-inch waist (although I said it was 33-inches because I could fit into my 33-inch jeans if I just decided against breathing […]

I got my feeding tube inserted last Thursday. The procedure was nothing at all like what I described in my previous post. It was much more traumatic and painful. Of course it was – this is me we’re talking about here. So on Thursday I checked into the hospital for my PEG tub insertion. I […]

Six days ago I weighed 184lbs. Today I weigh 171lbs. In the past week I’ve lost 13 pounds. The weight loss looks good on me. My belly is flat as a pancake now. My face isn’t “plump” anymore. I don’t have a spare tire. It’s kind of nice to be right around my ideal weight. […]

I have suffered my second visible casualty in my war against cancer. Besides my really cool scar, I have now lost all the hair on my chin, and the rest of my facial hair is starting to fall out as well. Two night ago, as we were lying in bed, Carey looked at my t-shirt […]

I’ve only been home for a week and a half, but I’m going stir crazy. My daily routine revolves entirely around my treatments and what I must do to minimize the side effects of my radiation and chemo. Here is a sample day for me: 6:30am – Wake6:31am – Perform “swallowing exercises” to re-moisturize my […]