This is mostly a life update, I suppose, and I'm going to try and establish a journaling routine for my new oncology adventure starting with today's cardiologist follow-up post my last heart attack on December 19, 2024, with its resultant cancer diagnosis on December 23, 2024. Not sure what it might mean in the grand scheme of things, but am hoping it'll give me a point-of-focus for staying sane while traversing worst case scenarios in my head and because apparently chemo brain is a thing.
Anyways, my vitals as recorded today are:
Which, is pretty good considering I didn't take my morning meds before said visit. While on the subject, I might as well list those while I'm here, too. My entire prescription list at the moment is:
Actually, I was prescribed a stronger iron supplement, but am doing what I can to avoid
constipation so I take a gentler one. Also, speaking of, I take 17g of
polyethylene glycol 3350 as needed, especially when I feel I've had too much fiber, being on a
low residue diet now and all. Otherwise, I could wind up with complete
bowel obstruction, and all that entails including, but not limited to, an emergency (hopefully reversible)
colostomy. *
sigh*
My next two follow ups are both with oncological, and are both next week. On January 15, 2025, it is with my surgical oncologist, and on January 17, 2025, it will be with my medical oncologist. Stayed tuned for updates after each of those...because E2 is now part of my cancer care team.
Mostly due to all the above, which was hairy in its own ways, my participation at the end of HairQuest 2024 wasn't up to my standards, and I apologize for my seeming lack of enthusiasm with both documenting and promoting the last E2 quest of last year. All my normal thank yous apply, and once again I have a debt of gratitude to Tem42 for not only being the staff sponsor, but also for both inspiring and participating in the quest. Many thanks also goes to all the participants, as well as those that noded during the month of December. According to the site trajectory, there were 94 new writeups in December '24 versus 49 for the same month in 2023. And, according to the site trajectory, more writeups were done every month this year but one, that one being November oddly enough. I'm finding my concentration and stamina aren't as they once were, so I may not be as an active quester in 2025, except for my own medical node quest activities as mentioned in the first half of this here log. (I'll do what I can, but no promises.) Besides journaling, I intend to node about all the new words and phrases I'm learning that either aren't covered here, or could use some updating. And, who knows, after chemo and radiation, I may very well attempt another HairQuest when mine begins to grow back, as although I'm pleased with what we got done, there's a lot more to both cover and uncover, much like a comb-over flapping in the wind...
I'm sure I'm forgetting something (if you know what it was, let me know, please and thank you), but to end this log, I do hope you and yours have a most blessed New Year! Much love to a'll y'all!
posted this Pungenday, the 8th day of Chaos, YOLD 3191