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Side Effective
I take just one drug for my cancer: Tagrisso. It is an EGFR inhibitor, not a chemotherapy drug. If you look it up you will see a long list of side effects. Of course no drug affects everyone the same way and we do not all get the same side effects.
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To Hear or Not to Hear
I tried to think of a clever title that wouldn't be too obvious but I failed.
In recent years I have become aware that my hearing isn't as good as it was. My daughters make fun of me when I ask them to repeat things, especially three or four times. When I moved to Henderson in 2018 one of the things I did was a hearing test at Costco. For those of ( Read more... ) -
A Repeat Performance
Last Wednesday I was at Mayo Clinic in Arizona again, for my three-month bloodwork and scan appointment. Again, everything looks good. I do worry each time but not too much, because I do feel well.
In fact, the doctor decided to increase the dosage of Tagrisso I take from 40 mg to 80 because the side effects are so mild at this time. He had ( Read more... ) -
Taking a look at Integrative medicine: step 1?
At my April 2024 visit to Mayo Clinic I met with the pain doc again, about the intermittent pain I get in my back. After reviewing what I've done or had done to me, he suggested that I meet with an integrative medicine doctor. These doctors are medical doctors who also explore and use other therapies, often called "alternative medicine". I think ( Read more... ) -
Pokemon Go?? Really??
I created my Pokemon Go account in 2016, mainly so that I could join my family and friends in catching Pokemon and spinning pokestops. It was fun to see the Pokemon on the street in front of me (when using the augmented reality option), and to try to catch more than my children and grandchildren did. I was not aware of the Pokemon backstory then ( ( Read more... ) -
Sleep
Sunday, June 16
It is 6:25 am and I am not sleepy. I woke before four, fed the cats, got dressed, went out to Duck Creek for a walk. I'm sitting at a Starbucks now, drinking peach tea with lemonade and noticing that I am not sleepy.
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Another Trip to Mayo
Last Monday Elaine and I drove to Phoenix again. It was time for another CT scan to check if the cancer has grown. I'll cut to the chase: it hasn't. Once again, I am including more details in the account below than a reader may care about, but I do this as much for myself (to remember) as for any other reason.
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A Totally Different Subject and a Story: DEBT RELIEF
As soon as I bought my house, I started piling on debt. Before the purchase, I paid off credit cards every month. I had no debt. Even my car was (and is) paid off. However, I am no stranger to being in debt. I was there for years and years, struggling to get hold of it. It was really only when I sold my house in California that I was able to ( Read more... ) -
A Moving Experience: Episode 3
I've gotten behind. I'm trying to get it all down, just in case I need to remember something later.
So December 9 was the moving day. I had chosen it to allow a few days for cleanup of the apartment. I scheduled my house cleaners to do a final cleanup on December 12. December 9 was just a few days after the second flood incident (see previous post ( Read more... ) -
A Moving Experience: Episode 2
On November 30 a pedestal was delivered for my dryer. I was happy to see it in my utility room, waiting for the dryer itself.
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