Treatments Over Now What?

When you have finished your cancer treatment plan what do you do? Treatment plans vary person to person but there are things that are the same for everyone, there is always a start and a stop to the treatment. When you are done with the treatments the effects of the treatments and the cancer diagnosis just don’t stop. You will have decreased energy for quite a while. You will slowly start feeling back to normal but it does take a while. Do not think that you will wake up after the treatments are done and all of a sudden be … Continue reading

Meeting the Radiation Oncologist

The tumor is gone, chemotherapy is done so what is next in my treatment plan; RADIATION. The medical oncologist is nice enough to give me about a month off to rest before the radiation starts. I had an appointment with my radiation oncologist, I already knew her, and she was my husband’s oncologist the year before. See in 2004 my husband was diagnosed with stage 1 testicular cancer. I am not sure why we both got the big C let’s just call it luck. Good or bad I am not sure but its luck just the same. If you have … Continue reading

Farrah Fawcett Takes Cancer Battle To Germany

Farrah Fawcett’s cancer may have returned, but she says don’t count her out yet. The former “Charlie’s Angels” star is not only traveling abroad to secure reinforcements in her battle against the deadly disease, she’s also videotaping the experience for a possible documentary. Fawcett is currently in Germany receiving “alternative treatments” for her cancer. And according to Craig Nevius, the producer of Fawcett’s reality show “Chasing Farrah,” the 60-year-old actress has been responding well to the new treatment. Nevius declined to reveal the type of treatment Fawcett is receiving, but did say that the regime is not one that is … Continue reading