The End is Near: My Cancer Journey

Sorry if this seems clickbaity, it’s not intentional.

But the end of my cancer treatment is near. A couple of months ago I had my last injected dose of chemo, and next Tuesday, I start my last two-week round of oral chemo. I will be so glad to be done with the treatment. The side effects are brutal at times and hardly noticeable at other times.

Sadly, it won’t be the end of the side effects. Those are anticipated to continue for months. I don’t think they were completely upfront about the side effects, particularly the injections. They originally told me they would go away in a few weeks, then it was a few months, now they are saying it could be a few years. Talking to others who’ve had the same drug, for nearly all of them, it has never completely gone away. With the admission of side effects lasting years, I realize that I can never prove them wrong. Also, they didn’t warn me that for the first few months, some aspects can actually get worse, {sigh}. Ah, well, it’s done now.

Now, the better news. My last scan showed no signs of the cancer returning; that’s when they stopped the infusions. And my doctors expect to see nothing on my next scan next month. So, The End of this journey is in sight. Thank you to those who’ve given me words of support through all this.

Yes, I will come back and post the results of my next scan.

Love to All