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July 13, 2020

Lots, lots, lots of good stuff. Last Friday (3 days ago), a friend referred me to an oncologist and reached out to him. I reached out to him as well. He was out of town so I did not expect to hear back until this week. Well, he wrote back on SUNDAY and then contactedContinue reading “July 13, 2020”

Posted bymollyJuly 14, 2020Posted incolostomy, Daily Life, treatmentTags:cancer, doctors, good news1 Comment on July 13, 2020

July 10, 2020

It is after midnight. A few hours ago I learned that if I don’t start chemo immediately, my tumor could invade a blood vessel and cause immediate death. I am so scared. And I am angry that no doctor told me this horrendous fact. I don’t want to die from an internal hemorrhage. This isContinue reading “July 10, 2020”

Posted bymollyJuly 10, 2020July 11, 2020Posted inDaily LifeTags:cancer, death, doctors, the tumor1 Comment on July 10, 2020

June 7, 2020

OK. I got up the courage to step on the scale. I now weigh 104.5 pounds. I am 5′ 6″ tall. I have not yet started treatment – have not even seen an oncologist. I am beyond disgusted and horrified by our medical system. No one is tracking my symptoms. No one. I am inContinue reading “June 7, 2020”

Posted bymollyJune 7, 2020Posted inDaily Life, PainTags:cancer, doctors, lack of medical attention, practical realities, weight loss1 Comment on June 7, 2020

May 31, 2020

Good morning. I slept well last night and have been doing well this morning. My mother and I just had a long conversation. I need a new primary care doctor. I may be at a world-renowned hospital but, with this guy, I am just a number. Maybe I won’t survive but I’d like my careContinue reading “May 31, 2020”

Posted bymollyMay 31, 2020May 31, 2020Posted inDaily LifeTags:a little blue, cancer, doctors, the past the present2 Comments on May 31, 2020

May 30, 2020

I am in serious pain now – in the morning – for the first time. It’s coming from my kidney. The pain was so excruciating last night that I couldn’t take it and I am very tough when it comes to pain. I was crawling on the ground just to get to the toilet toContinue reading “May 30, 2020”

Posted bymollyMay 30, 2020May 30, 2020Posted inPainTags:anger, at war, cancer, doctors, pain management1 Comment on May 30, 2020

May 29, 2020

I just called the doctor’s office and was told that the MRI results were not in yet. Then I emailed my doctor and asked him to follow-up and get the results today if possible. I told him that I was in wrenching pain again last night and threw up for the second consecutive night. HeContinue reading “May 29, 2020”

Posted bymollyMay 29, 2020Posted inDiagnosisTags:cancer, death, doctors, incompetence, slippage, test results1 Comment on May 29, 2020

May 28, 2020

I don’t know what’s happening to me. Last night, I started shivering uncontrollably. I could not get warm. I took my temperature and it was 101.1. I had pain in my abdomen – my whole abdomen – like I’ve never experienced in my life. It was brutal. Sometime during the night I felt I hadContinue reading “May 28, 2020”

Posted bymollyMay 28, 2020Posted inProcedureTags:cancer, doctors, testsLeave a comment on May 28, 2020

May 27, 2020

I’m afraid. It’s 4:15 a.m. and I’m up for good. I haven’t really been afraid since I found out about all this on May 21st, but for some reason, I woke up this morning and all I felt was fear. I have all my remaining scans scheduled for tomorrow. (They changed my schedule). What ifContinue reading “May 27, 2020”

Posted bymollyMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020Posted inDaily LifeTags:cancer, doctors, fear, good things, hope, lifeLeave a comment on May 27, 2020

May 26, 2020

It’s 3:13 a.m. I just woke up in a sweat. This is the fourth night I have done so. Last week (before diagnosis), the physician’s assistant asked for a rundown of my symptoms and one of her concerns was whether I was having “night sweats”. I had just started waking up in the morning withContinue reading “May 26, 2020”

Posted bymollyMay 26, 2020May 27, 2020Posted inDaily LifeTags:a memory, cancer, doctors, symptoms, testsLeave a comment on May 26, 2020

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