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Can mouth sores get mouth sores?

Today we are slightly over half way through the treatment.  Doug woke up today not feeling very well, his mouth is unbelievable.  The sores he has on his lips now appear to have sores on top of them.  They bleed … Continue reading

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The rash has started

He is starting to get the rash pretty good.  This picture does not show it very well, but his forehead and nose are pretty red.  He also has rash on his chest and abdomen, so while it sucks to look … Continue reading

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Radiation Pictures

[singlepic=14,500,400]Doug goes in to set up his own radiation table! Typical Engineer!![singlepic=13,500,400]They give Doug the mask to put on[singlepic=12,500,400]The mask is screwed to the table to keep him still during radiation[singlepic=11,500,400]The nurses make me get in the picture! http://ukviagras.com/ed/kamagra-uk/

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7 weeks begin. . .

We just got back from a doctor’s appt. that was set up to go over the latest PET/CT scan that was done last Thursday.  The report shows (and I quote) Interval resolution of previous hypermetabolic mass at the base of … Continue reading

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Getting better and better!

[singlepic=8,500,400] [singlepic=9,500,400] [singlepic=10,500,400] Dougie did a short workout at our gym last night, he is slowly getting better and better. He is eating great and going back in tonight to try another workout!

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Back to the Doctor!

[singlepic=7,500,400] We are now set to see the radiation oncologist today instead of Thursday (or maybe in addition to Thursday. . . we see the docs on a regular basis!!!)  Dougie managed the weekend pretty well.  He got some food … Continue reading

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Cycle 2 of Chemo

[singlepic=6,500,400] Today Dougie got his second cycle of chemotherapy.  He is doing great today, he had a quick check by the doctor who said he is doing great, the tumor is still smaller and his labs were good for chemo … Continue reading

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It’s The New Style!

Courtesy of Bill Jones Productions we have a great video of the hair shaving party! Well it’s good to know that I’m not the only one that is “experiencing” the shaved head right now.  It does feel a little weird … Continue reading

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Just call him curly!

Dougie’s hair started to come out yesterday and it was hurting a bit so the cure for that is a shave!! Some of his buddies and family came in to have a clean shave as well. . . We have … Continue reading

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Just Say “NO”. . .

. . . to nuts!!  Dougie has been steadily improving every day, so he decided to try some Walnuts yesterday and for whatever reason, the third nut went down and caused an immediate severe pain in his head!  Before yesterday, … Continue reading

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