Tag: cll

Fast forward to a place that allows me to end this long, painful thread with sincere words of encouragement…

Imagine trying to function with tubes coming out of your back…

Turns out that my left ureter was so compressed that they couldn’t install the stent.

There are not enough words to describe the pain…

In short order, thanks to the compassion and expertise of my oncology team…

This can’t be right. I need to call my oncologist’s office to see what’s what…

Rewind to that very first dose of Acalabrutinib in mid-October.

“Right proximal humeral diaphyseal spiculated sclerotic focus 1.2 cm with intense FDG avidity.”

One of the great joys of doing any medical test is that it sometimes finds things it wasn’t even looking for…

I took my very first dose of Acalabrutinib (Calquence) on October 14, 2020.

Just a pill. Sounds so simple, easy, and convenient, right?