monday

Yesterday I didn't post because I was so busy with having my dad and sister here. We ate breakfast at a Mexican restaurant and dinner at a BBQ joint so they could get the Texas experience.

Today I met with my Oncologist and we discussed the findings of my PET scan and the preliminary results of my biopsy. He said there was cancer in several places including my L3, chest, spleen and a few other spots. This means my cancer is at stage four. He assured me that this was not like with other cancers where stages are about severity. With Hodgkin's stages tell more about where you have the cancer. Because I have cancer in many spots including in the bone, I am stage four. He said the cancer is still curable and not to be concerned with stages. He said based off the preliminary results of the biopsy they still think it's Hodgkin's Lymphoma but again we won't know for certain until all the tests are finished.

My doctor also said I'm ready for chemo. I start Wednesday. Everything is happening so fast I still don't think I can quite wrap my head around it. Just a few weeks ago I thought I was fine and now all of a sudden I'm about to start chemotherapy to treat stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I will be getting chemo every other week for six months. After a few sessions I'll get a PET scan to check the progress and if things aren't working we'll adjust the chemo drugs. I'm feeling confident about everything and am not nervous about starting the chemo. I just want this cancer out of me. I want to kick this ugly fuckers ass!

Peace. Love. Fuck cancer