Mike Judge vs Ewing's Sarcoma

Not much has happened since my last post. Last week I pretty much just chilled out at home for the most part. I felt pretty well, especially by the weekend. I probably could have gone out or had people over or something last week, but I've been pretty active, and I'm happy that I just kept it easy last week. If it was warmer on Saturday, I would have gone outside to shoot some hoops. On Sunday we had a family gathering at my Grandma's house. I got to see my cousins' halloween costumes. It was a fun afternoon! Ryan and Samantha in their costumes On Monday I had my last A treatment before surgery. My last treatment of Doxorubicin(The Red Devil), Vincristine, and Cyclophosphamide until January when I'm back from surgery. I got some dates now as far surgery, and scans. My surgery is planned for December 10th (one week after my birthday, thank God!). I have my MRI, and CT scan of my lungs on the morning of November 21st(to make sure the cancer didn't spread). ...

I can't believe I'm already two cycles into treatment! When I look back on these past two months, it seems like the time has really gone fast. Last week didn't seem much more difficult than the first time that I got the B treatment. This time I listened to my body much better and went into bed around 7 every night. I also took ativan at the end of my treatment(like 30 minutes before I left) for nausea, and to help with sleep. It helped tremendously because the car ride home was probably the most difficult part of the B treatment. I would feel so sick, but it would get better when I would get home. But with taking Ativan, I was in and out of sleeping for the ride home, and I was much more comfortable. It was good that I didn't have to get Lasix this week because that would have sucked. The nurses said that I have good kidneys cause I pee like every 10-15 minutes when I get my treatment. I still get a little swelled up, but my kidneys do a really good job of getting the d...

Today I passed the midway point of my second B treatment. So far this week I have felt more tired everyday which was expected. I'm reacting to the chemo exactly like I did the first time. The only complaints that I have about my health right now is the fatigue, and urinary frequency. The mouth sores are healed, and I only have mild nausea right now. I took ativan for the first time today towards the end of my chemo, and it made me feel so much better on the car ride home. On Monday and Tuesday I was pretty carsick on the way home, but today I felt pretty well coming home. It's been a pretty long week thus far, but in two more days it'll be over. I'm exhausted right now, but I wanted to get something on here since I haven't posted in over a week. I'll have a longer post about this week sometime after this week is finished. Prayer Requests: That I continue to have my strength, and that I don't get too much more tired tomorrow. For all of the other childre...

Since my last post I have felt better everyday like I thought. I'm still not 100% like I thought I would be by now, but I'm feeling much better than I did a few days ago. I'm not nauseous at all, but the mouth sores haven't changed. Things taste normal now. So i can drink my favorite liquid...water. I would say my energy right now is inconsistent at best. I'll have a few hours in the day where I feel great followed by hours of lethargy. I'm thinking this could be due to my red blood cell count being low which should be at there lowest right now(7-10 days after treatment). I hope they're not too low because I don't want to get a transfusion already. I feel like I have had more energy today since using the incentive spirometer which I got yesterday. I have been laying around too much and haven't been exercising my lungs. This tool helps get my lungs working optimally. Right after using it the first time yesterday I was coughing up crud which has been l...

I'm halfway through my induction phase of chemo now. I have one more part A and two more part B treatments, and then I'll have surgery followed by more chemo. This past treatment was a little more difficult than I expected as far as side effects go, but it's manageable. My treatment lasted a few hours, and I didn't feel a thing much like my other days of treatment. The one big difference between the A treatments and the B treatments is in the side effects. The B treatment makes me feel really tired and foggy, but doesn't cause too much nausea. The A treatment makes me feel really nauseated, changes the taste of food, gives me mouth sores, and makes me moderately tired. I don't feel too tired today, but I slept like all day yesterday, and for a few hours on Tuesday. The nausea/mouth sores/taste change is a big killer for me. The combination of the three makes eating not fun at all, but I have been pushing through it. Hopefully the taste change goes away because t...

Tomorrow I begin cycle 2 of my chemo. It will be part A of cycle 2. It'll be for one day just like last time, and I'm not too worried about it. Most of the issues I had last time weren't from the chemo, but from the other medicine I received, and getting the port installed. The medicine problem was fixed, and I won't have to starve this time during treatment so it'll be good. I'll have to take a picture of the Doxorubicin aka "The Red Devil." I'm ready to get treatment tomorrow. In fact I feel like I've been ready since Thursday. I realize that I might not recover even as fast last time, but I know that with the support of everyone that I will bounce back. This game has many obstacles, and luckily I haven't encountered many so far.  Yesterday I played basketball with my brother Joey. I played him one-on-one to 7. I told him to play his hardest and to not let me win. He kept his end of the bargain, and it was difficult. I could shut ...

I forgot to mention in my last post that I'm bald now! Well here is what I look like bald... I don't think it looks bad at all. Here is what my hair looked like on Friday hours before it started falling out. The hair loss was dramatic. On friday morning I noticed a little bit of hair falling out when I showered. During the day my head felt really itchy. At around 8 pm I was able to pull clumps of my hair out of my head. I was able to get about half of my hair out with just my hands, but the other half wasn't ready at all so I just shaved off the rest. RIP my hair haha. I'm not really ashamed of losing my hair which surprises me because I was obsessed about losing it in the first place. The only thing that bothers me about my new bald head is that it gets cold sometimes. But I already have that covered with these chemo hats that my Aunt Diane bought me, and the skull caps that Aunt Chrissy bought me. They are a real lifesaver. They keep my head warm, but ...