C-DAY + 361 Almost one year!

Well it has been almost a year since this Cancer trip started!

My parents are having a big party/benifet this Saturday 20 JUN 2009 from 4:00pm -12:00 pm at the AMVETS Hall. $20.00 all the food and beer is paid for, also DJ and live band. Should be a good time. If you want more info just e-mail me:

Paul@coverdell.net


I am proceeding with the only current treatment available for
"Choroidal Melanoma". The original tumor in the left eye was treated
with a surgical option in August 2008, we are very pleased with the
progress in the eye, the loss of vision is about 80 %. I have
completed 3 of the 4 trips for adjuvant Chemotherapy in San Diego. Each trip has
resulted in more side effects as the effects of Chemo are cumulative. The final trip has been postponed 3 times do to very low blood counts.
After completion of the last trip there is no guarantee that the Cancer
will not spread. I will continue to get Full Body CT/PET scans every
4 months for the next 2 years.

Cheers,

EyeCandy (Paul)

C-day +326 Feel better no drugs

Quick update...

It is not a lot of fun, the IV Chemo (cisplatin) and the Tamoxifen knocks me down for about a week and then the 50mg Sutent really starts to work wonders on my mouth for the next 2 weeks. Apparently I may be pregnant, bloating, nausia, fatigue, etc... Facial hair is completely white and most of the hair on my legs has fallen out. So life is good. Halfway home now.

Cheers,

EyeCandy (Paul)

C-day +311

Hey,

Well a guess this is what happens, I know I should be posting more, but I have not be feeling well the last week.

The second time is a bit worse that the first, we flew back Thursday and I worked Friday and Saturday. I am hoping to start feeling better tomorrow.

Cheers,

EyeCandy (Paul)

C-day +305 Back in San Diego (Chemo Round 2)

Hey,

Jen and I are in San Diego, Everything is going as planned. The weather has been nice 65F - 70F. I will post some photos and video later today.

Cheers,

EyeCandy (Paul)

C-day +297 Raffle Drawing

Thanks,

The winners of the Raffle were Josh Jarvis and Barb Hedge....

Enjoy the Video... It was fun! Thanks...



Cheers,

EyeCandy

C-day +296 Last Day of Chemo #1

Ok, I know I should have posted more! I will do better.

So today was the last day of SUTENT (Oral Chemo), I now get 7 days with no drugs. I did get really sick 2 weeks ago, but it only lasted for about 3 days. The rest of the time I have been doing pretty good, just really tired. The worst side effect has been a really sore mouth. I also have "splinter Hemorrages" under my fingernails, it does look like a bunch of splinters. The good news is that this is a sign that the SUTENT is working.

We willing be drawing the winning raffle ticket tomorrow, I plan to post the video tomorrow evening. Good Luck to everyone.... And Thank You!

I will do much better with the updates....

Jen and I fly to San Diego next Monday to start round 2.

Cheers,

EyeCandy (Paul)

C-day +281 Not feeling so SASSY!

My first day home started out good, Jen and I took Kya to the park jogged a couple of miles. Then I took the poison. The rest of the day involved me sitting or laying in the same place. So we are going to try a different approach today. I helped get Jen and the Girls off to Church, and had a bowl of oatmeal. I will wait about an hour before taking the drugs. Then the plan is to take Kya and the girls over to the dog park for a nice walk vs running.

Cheers,

EyeCandy (Paul)