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day 42 a doctor with heart or why a cancer center has cardiologists

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 30, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

On day 38 I wrote about side effects and how they tell you things are working. Well, there are some that overshoot that mark a little, and can cause real harm. While no side effects are great, many are temporary and can be managed, such as hair lo…

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day 38 that’s how I know the chemo is working

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 26, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

This Wednesday was only my fourth taxol, but I am beginning to feel the side effects. It’s a little earlier than anticipated, and its nothing major. And of course, everyone’s experience is a little different. Mostly I have the feeling of cold feet…

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day 22 dancing with my new friend taxol

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 11, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday was my second chemo, and like the second time you do anything, was different from the first. It wasn’t all new, and yet it hasn’t exactly become routine either. It was a little odd. I am just at the three week mark, and it had been a flu…

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day 16 listing to port

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 4, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday went pretty well. Ironically, the biggest challenge for me was the relatively late start to the day, which was dictated by the OR slot assigned for the port placement. These are relatively simple operations, and quick, and of course elec…

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day 15 one step

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 3, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

As a very smart man once said “the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. Today, I take that one step, with my first chemo, and start on my personal journey. It is remarkable to me, how far I have already been brought in the past two w…

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day 13 and 14 getting ready with some good advice from a colleague

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 2, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday and today is getting ready time. After a quiet weekend getting some rest and doing some everyday things, now its time to get prepared. Yesterday I got an echocardiogram as a baseline of heart function, so that we can monitor any potentia…

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