A Long Overdue Update

Feb 28, 2025
2 min read

Hey all, it's been a minute since I had time to sit down and write out my thoughts. And while I have a lot of thoughts, I think I'll start with this one:

March should be my last active treatment for a while!

A depiction of my joy!

After consulting with some of my other doctors, checking my last series of scans, and generally tolerating treatment pretty well, my oncologist feels that I'm at a spot in my treatment journey that we can start to monitor me off active treatment to see how I do. According to my last series of scans, my tumor is shrunk down to pretty much nothing. Additionally, by taking me off active treatment, it will give other parts of my body, like my heart and lungs an opportunity to heal - I've got some issues with an elevated heartbeat and some tissue inflammation. I still have that blood clot so hoping that a break will allow that to resolve with the help of medication

I'm ready for a break; June 2025 marks another year of active treatment and that makes for going on 5 years of treatment off and on. After a while it starts to really wear on you - the side-effects become more annoying and difficult to manage. I'm generally tired of feeling worn down all the time, like I'm forever fighting a cold. I don't sleep well anymore (it's been years since I feel like I've gotten a really solid night of sleep) and I'm constantly waking up in the middle of the night, unable to go back to sleep. I'm tired of being overly sensitive to smells. I'm tired of having to restrict my diet because certain foods can make my stomach hurt or give me tummy issues.

Overall, I think I'm just ready to start moving forward with my life, planning for the next thing, and moving on. Cancer is always going to be apart of me, and it's probably going to hang around like a bad fart for a while. But here's the thing: its not the only part of me. There is so much more that I have to offer - I have big dreams that I'm ready to make a reality. And I think that's what I'm looking forward to the most in this break period.

Talk again soon,