(from CaringBridge 2018)
A few have noticed my language as I have talked about the cancer, my interaction with it and the surgery. I have been very precise, I think, avoiding any "war" or "victim" language. I am being careful NOT to frame cancer as happening TO ME but rather happening IN ME....
(from CaringBridge 2018)
Yesterday was SO PRODUCTIVE - thank you for sending your energy in that direction! Appointments were set after MANY phone calls, many tasks and errands completed; I even enjoyed a bit of R&R with a movie and dinner out.
I switched my header picture to represent my busy days ahead. (The...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
A few folks have not seen or didn't notice the pop-up notification when you first log on so I though I better make sure everyone has seen this:
Surgery has been set for Friday October 5th (with a curiously specific arrival time: 9:20 am.)
I will post more about the timeline as I...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback on bariatric surgery, weight loss, exercise ideas and support from yesterday's post! I'll let you know what I decide after my chat with the nutritionist and my medical team.
Another topic I faced at the BDoL was the surgery itself. I am told...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
[Sorry for missing yesterday's post - it was a day of catching up on 'work' and household chores...]
So, the diagnosis of the CAUSE of this cancer is officially "non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis" NASH -- or in layman's terms: "Fatty Liver". Basically its...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
Welcome to
California Pacific Medical Clinic
Liver Lesion Clinic
My Big Day of Liver
Today was the long-awaited meeting with the liver doctors at CPMC to go over EVERYTHING and set our next steps. I learned a lot of other problems that have been uncovered which are (somewhat less)...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
This is exciting news!
Today, as I was preparing to visit my GP, I got the long-awaited call from CPMC - to schedule my first appointment with the San Francisco Liver Clinic. Even more thrilling is there was a cancelation for TOMORROW -- Wednesday -- that is TWO WEEKS SOONER than they...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
Today I elected to make a rather broad announcement about my cancer diagnosis. I chose to use Facebook, even though I previously said to a few I wouldn't post anything there. Facebook has become so divisive in the political climate I have pretty much devolved to scanning for kitten and puppy...
(from CaringBridge 2018)
"Don't mind me...I'll just, um, hang out over here. You keep looking..."
(from CaringBridge 2018)
Last weekend I had reason to visit Fremont for a 50 year celebration of the Christian School where I worked 30-40 years ago. Anticipating there might be an appointment set at CPMC for early in the week (this timing had been implied when I first talked to an admin there) I planned to stay over...