March 2, 2011

It begins

It's official, I'm now fighting my cancer with cytotoxins (chemotherapy) and 
ionizing energy (radiation therapy).


Rockstar band: A hospital band showing my rockstar surname

Hello heart:  The PICC line that will deliver chemotherapy medicine close to my heart for the next 6 weeks

Baby bottle: The small bottle I wear around my neck full of chemotherapy medicine that feeds the PICC line

Medicinal canvas: A lot of work goes into finding the right way to zap the tumour
  

Radiation rescue: The position I lie in while my bum is zapped from three angles.


Identity is everything: The photo used each visit to prove I am me

5 comments:

  1. Very cool photos. How often do they change the bottles, and how long do you keep it around your neck? Can we call you Agent 11/11/0052 from now on?

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  2. I keep it around my neck all day, and place it under my pillow at night. The bottle is replaced every week and so are the dressings.

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  3. It must not be easy to carry all those bottles and tubes...where do you place them when you shower?

    Is that an X ray picture of the PCC line? That is the nicest X-ray picture I've ever seen!!

    LJ

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  4. The bottle hangs on a hook just outside the shower, my arm also stays dry during showers. The Xray is my chest indeed, and the long thin dark line you can see is the PICC.

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  5. I like your smile. love you Ben. Roro.

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