Sitting in the highs and the lows
I am happy to report that my most recent dose (dose reduced) has gone very well. I have had basically no side effects. My doctors also shared that the official measurements had come in and my tumours have decreased by 34% after just 3 treatments and my tumour markers (CEA) was down to 2.5 (it hasn’t been that low since at least 2020). I was really nervous going into treatment this past Tuesday. Not only was I afraid that I would feel awful again… but afraid of what that might mean; as though a carrot was dangled in front of me and ripped away because my body couldn’t handle it. However I’m happy to report that it went better than I ever expected! I even went for a 4km run when I got home the next day (I think 24 hours of sitting on my butt and watching Netflix while drinking copious amounts of coffee made me a little squirrelly). However that run was also fueled by a need to process conflicting emotions. As I waited for Ian to pick me up from PMH, I w...