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DNA wins by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer After a weekend of dealing with constant discomfort and pain, I decided to give my new internal medicine doctor a call. There is a grinding sensation in my spine and neck. ... Read on »

Applied physics by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer On Wednesday, November 16, I was in a 2 car wreck. The other driver was making a left turn into oncoming traffic without the right of way. My SUV smashed into his front pa ... Read on »

A little GvHD to go with my chemo brain by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It's been five and a half weeks since I last saw my transplant doctor and the rest of the team of specialists who work so hard to ensure I maintain a reasonable quality of l ... Read on »

37 by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer 36 has come and gone and with 37's arrival Wednesday I realized that things are getting easier. I don't mean that I've unlocked the secret to mastering new things, but that ... Read on »

Biopsy results by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The biopsy results from my last visit to the dermatologist at MD Anderson have come in and it was nothing to be concerned about. Just a little cyst. Nothing predatory or c ... Read on »

Sharing the mystery by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I was in Houston for 2 days last week and have been loathe to write about it. Before you become alarmed, it's not for the reasons that might have immediately occurred to yo ... Read on »

A heaping scoop of normal by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It finally happened. I am sick. After roaring through 2 semesters surrounded by students unscathed, I have finally succumbed. This past Wednesday, a classm ... Read on »

Three years on by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Three years ago, a complete stranger donated bone marrow to save my life. We were not a perfect match, but close enough. This complete stranger was the only person out of th ... Read on »

Back to School by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Classes resumed on Monday and so I am that much closer to a degree. Financial aid is still up in the air and the gremlins that generate that entity's electronic corresponde ... Read on »

A little GvHD by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Yesterday, I noticed that my face was covered in a faint GvHD rash. It happens when I've been exposed to too much sun or heat most of the time. I don't think I can blame t ... Read on »

Norming by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Little by little, I'm learning that I'm no longer programmed to deal with the regular stresses that confront people every day. Throw some medical drama my way and I flip ov ... Read on »

Living my life by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It's been too long since my last post, but I don't have anything to really share. I did see my local hematologist last week and my blood work was blissfully normal. Every ... Read on »

Excitement for the week by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer This past Monday, I received a paper copy of my schedule of upcoming appointments at MD Anderson. I'll be honest, I usually only skim these letters. I've become spoiled by ... Read on »

The other half by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The last month that I was on steroids, my total weight gain ballooned to 30 pounds. I was still hitting the treadmill for 80-100 minutes a day, 5 days a week and watched ev ... Read on »

Preliminary results by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The preliminary results of my bone marrow biopsy from 6/20 showed no leukemia. I won't know anything about the flow cytometry for a few more weeks. As for the cytology stu ... Read on »

Stumping my poor doctor by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer My life has been a bit more full than I would like this month. I'll take pity on you all and only talk about the last few days. Friday, June 17, Chris was in a horrible ca ... Read on »

Dori by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Most of my regular readers will probably know that Dori Brown was stolen by cancer this week. I say stolen because I still believe cancer is the worst kind of thief, indisc ... Read on »

Milestones that don't include cancer by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Today, Chris and I are celebrating our seventh wedding anniversary. Not in a hospital. Free of cancer. At home. It feels good to be able to say those things. Happy ... Read on »

Help PJ by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer My friend PJ is running the New York City marathon to honor our mutual friend Dori . PJ's a member of the 2 time transplant club and an all around amazing person. She's tr ... Read on »

The blog hasn't been abandoned by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I haven't abandoned the blog. I'm here and I'm working on something to post, but it's not quite right yet. I managed to pass the 2 classes I was taking this semester, whic ... Read on »

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