End of year and beginning of new year!
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Hi Brigitte,
Happy New Year!
It cannot have been fun to suffer a fracture right before the holidays. I hope your recovery continues well.
Your feelings about being in perpetual cancer treatment I am sure are shared by many. One of the achievements with our difficult cancer is that, with aggressive treatment, cholangiocarcinoma can become like having a chronic illness. It gets really old, however, to be seeing doctors so often and dealing with the side effects of treatment. But you are doing so well having surpassed now the three-year mark and I hope your next round of scans brings continued positive news.
I agree with you that cancer can be isolating even with family and friends around. One of the good pieces of advice I have seen directed toward friends and family of cancer patients is to let them talk about their illness when they need to. Cancer is such a life-changing experience, but sometimes I feel like I am bothering my friends if I want to talk about it.
Take care, regards, Mary
Not exactly what I thought the end of the year would be! On 17th of Dec I fractured my Humerus on my right arm falling down while trying to hold my dog from running to a friend. Could have been worse as I fell on concrete sidewalk but my head didn’t hit the ground just my right arm! Trip to emergency room in an ambulance, to be told yes it was fractured and no they couldn’t put a cast so a sling would have to do. then 4 days later MD Anderson called me to say they had a cancellation and would I like to have my TACE procedure on the 21st of Dec? I thought maybe with a fractured arm the hospital stay was not a bad idea! Ended up staying 2 nights as the pain meds they used during the procedure gave me hallucinations! I have had 7 TACE procedures and never had a problem with the pain meds before! I stayed at my daughter’s house for a few days. Forward 3 weeks and my arm is getting better, still hurts but I can start using it more. I must admit I had quite a bit of frustrating moments with getting dressed, getting off the recliner which I used as a bed for a while. doing every day chores and taking my dog out! The side affects of the TACE are gone now, back on chemo and will have a scan on 20 Feb. I wonder sometimes if the chemo of Gemzar is doing any good? My oncologist seems to think it keeps other CC cells from spreading. Depending on what the scan shows, we may have a different type of treatment plan. I have been on chemo 3 years, first 7 months was with Gem/Cis. I don’t know why but I have a feeling that this might be my last year??? One tumor had grown and the other even after the TACE had not changed. Will see what this last TACE will do to both. Maybe I am just tired hence questions pop up in my head. Even though I have children, facing CC is lonely and very personal. I started taking CBD oil and it does help to relax me.
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