I was diagnosed six months ago today.  It is both a blink and an eternity. I’m still in the cancer journey.  As expected, the journey did not end with my surgery: there is still much to do.  Receiving my NED (no evidence of disease) is awesome.  All of the treatment I am undergoing currently aims to maintain that status, well, forever. I have eight...

Surgery. Well, it was two weeks ago.  I haven’t really blogged much about it.  The highlights are pretty much that Dr. Awesome aced her job and cut all of the cancer that was left after chemo. So now, I am NED and cancer-free! Everything else kind of pales in comparison, so it seems insignificant to blather about pain, side effects, drains, body image, and...

Three-quarters of the way through our appointment with Dr. Wonderful, this is what he had to say: “The medical term for where you are right now is No Evidence of Disease (NED); there is no measurable cancer in your body.” My eyes fill up involuntarily as I shoot a shocked glance at Brad.  I’m familiar with the NED terminology, and I don’t...

Today Dr. Awesome called me with the pathology report from my surgery.  Almost everything on the report was what she anticipated in the report she gave to my family immediately after the surgery: -Clean Margins:  Got ’em!  She cut all the cancer out, with room to spare. -All of the cancer was “Intermediate” grade, which is the same as what the...