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Posted 2021-12-09T04:37:51Z

Optune

So Monday, I got my Optune device. A product specialist delivered it to me. Together we went over absolutely every nut and bolt, gauze strip, electrical lead, battery and on and on.  She buzzed my head, to the point there was barely stubble on my scalp, she applied the arrays or the bandaid looking things on my scalp(she came with a map of my skull!), the bandaid glue is really sticky.  They also supply this highly attractive white netting AKA a peach🍑 or pear bruise preventative thingy!  she plugged in the leads, flipped on the switch and I felt absolutely nothing!  Just a warming sensation  I have to wear this thing 18 hours a day on average.  Overall my life expectancy doubles to about 10 years. Next weekly be getting 5 days of chemotherapy in the mail and for the next month I wear the Optune and for 5 days I take a higher dose of chemo☹️🤢🤮yucky.  After all that, I get to take another MRI and go from there.  Do the same next month and the next.  The battery pack only weight 3 pounds and comes in a carrying case. After awhile I feels like a bowling 🎳 ball attached to my hea! All the equipment is replaceable or I can have duplicates all the way down to the tape, blades for the electric shaver! [...]

Posted 2021-12-05T04:03:18Z

Updates on scans.

I think I’ve finally recovered from Thanksgiving!  I made sure to schedule NO dr. or physical therapy appointments that week, I started back up for P/T on Thursday and I was so exhausted afterwards and in pain that night.  I decided to take a muscle relaxer and sleep in the recliner over night.  Best decision ever! I actually slept the whole night through.  I’ve been waking up typically at 2-3am and can’t get back to sleep. [...]