New Brain MRI Results
I love my radiation oncologist, Dr. Smathers. When it comes to living with cancer the most important things to me are quality of life and honesty. I don’t want anything sugar coated! She...
View ArticleAnother Weekend In The Hospital
Let me start by telling you I told my Javiee last week that I was craving mashed potatoes and meatloaf. I never eat that! You’ll understand why I told you this soon. On with my story. I received a call...
View ArticleBrain MRI Update
I was concerned about this MRI because it was to determine if I would be having brain surgery in May. One 3mm lesion is gone. Others have decreased in size. The one that was most concerning has...
View ArticleRising Tumor Markers
I have lived with metastatic breast cancer for five years. Throughout this time my CA 27.2 marker has been an accurate indication of what’s going on inside my body. It’s steadily been on the rise. This...
View ArticleBrain MRI Results
TAMMY CARMONA FINDINGS BRAIN AND EXTRA-AXIAL SPACES: In the interval, there is significant enlargement in the multifocal areas of enhancement in the medial right temporal lobe since the previous exam...
View ArticleNew Scans
Copy of RADRPT 07-13-2018-RADRPT 07-13-2018-1 There are two scans there, just click the links. New scans and another wait and see. Friday there will be a meeting on my body scans. Do we add to Xeloda...
View ArticleBeyond Time for An Update.
I have been home a few days now. I’ve spent the last 10 days or so in the hospital. Unknowingly, In the hospital. I honestly thought I had been kidnapped. I know it sounds crazy but it’s not. My Mom...
View ArticleHypercalcemia and Leptomeningeal Mets…..An Update
Hypercalcemia is a condition where the body cannot regulate excess calcium levels in the blood. The symptoms include thirst, frequent urination, confusion and other cognition problems, weakness and...
View ArticleRest and Recovery
I have to update you all because I was in really bad shape in my last post. That was the closest to death I’ve ever been. The chemo therapy elevated my calcium levels so much that it almost killed me....
View ArticleStill Recovering
I have to tell you all I’m walking around the house better. I walk a little and take a break, walk a little and take a break. I am on strong pain medication for my spine. Most of the time it helps but...
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