My sleep-filled nights ended Sunday night, when I literally peed every 15 minutes (or less) throughout the night. This might be from the build-up of fluids on Friday leaving my body. The nausea is still ever-present, though somehow I’m able to eat and drink. Zofran doesn’t seem to help. Today, I’m trying Reglan. Any other…

After I published my last post, I started feeling really nauseous and sweating profusely. The sweat even has a different smell! Eventually I took the (generic) Compazine I was prescribed, but it didn’t really help. Leave it to me to get the breakthrough nausea! A friend who is an oncology nurse at Children’s reassured me…

The cancer cells are now officially under attack! We showed up early for my 9 am appointment. First, they took my vitals and confirmed that I’m actually 5’1 3/4”(my estimate of 5’1” was pretty accurate!). Then, the nurse practitioners did a quick exam. They confirmed that my ECHO was normal and that my thyroid numbers…

This week has been surreal. I feel totally fine and have all my hair. I’m ever conscious of the ticking clock. One more sleep until it all changes… This afternoon we met with my surgeon, Dr. Priscilla McAuliffe. We really like her. After a quick exam, she explained how I got here, what’s happening, and…

I emailed Dr. Brufsky today to ask if there was any chance they had my scan results. I know something was sent today because I got a notification through the health portal.  “We can find out,” he responded. When I hadn’t heard anything by 5:30, I figured I wouldn’t hear today. But he emailed me…