Update # 7: Moving On

Bell of freedom!

Monday, Oct. 3rd was a milestone in my "pc" saga. I received the final treatment of the five weeks of radiation/chemo therapy! Yes! I'll miss my caregivers [see photo] but won't miss the daily 25-mile trip to the hospital and back, nor will I miss the unsettling side-effects.

My daughter Jennifer said the side-effects I experienced–nausea, loss of appetite, altered food tastes, indigestion–sounded like being pregnant! OMG, how do women tolerate that for 9 months?!

Next? A trip to Durham on Monday, Oct. 10th, to meet with the oncological surgeon at Duke for a CT scan and the decision regarding if and when to schedule the Whipple procedure. 

Several of you have related tales of folks who've survived the Whipple procedure for five years or more. Thanks for that encouragement! There's lots I hope to accomplish yet.

In peace, love, and wonder,

John/Rocky

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