Cancer really isn't that funny. It isn't even fun. But funny things happen along the way to beating it. For example, during my last go around with Hodgkin's I was on the same treatment schedule as Bill Cosby's slightly older sister Bunny. I really don't think she was his older sister but it sure made me laugh to see her smiling full mustache and all every time I went in for treatment.
The purpose of this blog then is to share the funny events that take place while I beat cancer as well as keep folks up to date on my treatments, progress and banana flavored barium intake schedule. Please feel free to share funny things in the comments section as well, as everyone needs a good laugh.
Today is day 3 of many of a clinical trial drug I am on to weaken the tumors before and during chemo. Its called panobinistat. Some folks who take it get irregular heart beats so they make you get EKGs a few times a week. Thankfully no crazy heart beat for me but on walking into a new clinic today they assigned the new guy to do my EKG. Instead of the standard stickers to attach the leads he somehow decided super glue was a better adherent. On trying to get this off after the tests it stuck to my fingers and from there to the mall to out to eat with my lovely bride I felt like Clark Griswald in Christmas Vacation, hands sticking to everything, menus, napkins, small children, toilet paper, it was great. It took paint thinner when I got home to finally get it off.
Monday check in to MD Anderson for 4 days of an inpatient chemo called ICE. For those of you who haven't had chemo it feels like someone took a baseball bat to every part of your body, its pretty fun. I can't wait. I found a viking helmet at the mall, I think I might wear that for chemo.
