Archive for the ‘Roswell Park’ Category
Hello friends. Just wanted to bring you up to date on things and to let you know I think it’s time for me to be a Princess. Since my last treatment, I did have my right lung drained. They removed 600 cc’s of fluid. The procedure, overall, didn’t really help with my breathing, but they [...]
Since I started my new chemo last week, I haven’t been feeling well. I had a lot of pain in my back, ribs, and stomach. I have also been struggling with my breathing. Just picking up a sock off the ground was a challenge. Yesterday, I went to Roswell Park for my second chemo treatment, [...]
The last few months have been so busy, I apologize for not posting. Between my son graduating from high school, planning his graduation party and putting a team together for the Ride for Roswell, my brain was on overload.
Recently I had a PET scan that came back showing an increase in the cancer in my lungs. Not what I was hoping for. So, now what? It looks like it’s clinical trial time. What clinical trial you ask? I’m not sure yet, but the doctor has recommended a new trial.
So tonight Patty and Austin went to the Buffalo Bills game as guests of former Buffalo Bill Chris Draft and Roswell Cancer Institute. Patty is the face of lung cancer survivors. Here are some pics of the website coverage Patty received today. I know they will have some amazing pics from the event that will [...]
Got home from chemo at Roswell. It appears that there is a nodule in the pleura in my right lung that has grown from 5 mm to 9 mm. The chemo I have been on is still working to beat and/or maintain cancer throughout, however, this growth is being a troublemaker. LOL
