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Posted 2019-11-09T00:50:39Z

Phase 2 begins

I began phase 2 of my rectal cancer treatment yesterday: radiation and chemo. I survived the past 4 months of chemo, but it was pretty lousy. However, I was able to be fully functional the whole time, even continue running half the time, albeit slower and shorter. Now I’m doing radiation 5 days a week for the next 5 weeks. I should be fine for the first two weeks before the effects kick in, mostly fatigue and sunburn-like discomfort. Chemo remains part of this phase with 12 pills a day, but it’s a lower dosage than before and hopefully the effects will be milder. I already feel some yucky ones, so we’ll see.[...]