Friday, January 24, 2014

Clear PET scan!

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Just a quick note to let everyone know that my latest PET scan is all clear! I'll have another follow up with my oncologist in three m...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Anxieties and anticipations

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In a couple of hours I'm off to get my long-awaited PET scan.  Wish me good juju for normal blood sugar and a heightened tolerance for ...
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Friday, January 17, 2014

Some good news at last

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My blood sugar is low enough to reschedule my PET scan! I'm set to have it next week on Wednesday, January 22nd.  What a relief.  Now,...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Diabetes just plain sucks

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I've been trying for days to conjure up some triumphant message about my newest challenge.  Something like, I have type II diabetes, hea...
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

I'm pissed as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore

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Over the last few days, I've been stewing in a silent vat of helplessness, self-loathing, and, above all, unrelenting anger.  It has bee...
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Thursday, January 2, 2014

No PET scan today

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A standard preparation for having a PET scan is checking your blood glucose level.  It needs to be within normal limits (70-100) in order fo...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Festivus for the rest of us

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First, a few disclaimers:  I struggled this year with what I wanted to be my responsibilities for Christmas and had a hard time balancing th...
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