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Little bit of an update:
I'm set to start chemo on November 12. I guess it's better to get it over with, but I'm just starting to feel like my normal self again and I was hoping to get a few weeks of not thinking about hospital stuff, but I guess it's not meant to be. I'll be doing chemo for 24 weeks with treatments happening every other week. I'm not particularly worried about the treatment, but I thought it was funny when I met with my oncologist he told me that the side effects get worse over time so that according to him, by the end of the treatment I will have had my ass kicked by the chemo.

Good luck!!!! You can do it!

Small update, I started chemo today. I have sort of a strange regimen: I go to the hospital for about 3 hours to get the first two drugs via IV. Then the third drug is put in a little box that I carry around and take home for me. That drug gets infused for the next 46 hours, so I'll be living with it until Wednesday afternoon. Then I'm off the rest of the week and the following week. Treatment lasts for 24 weeks.

Wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm already feeling achy and definitely nauseous already. One of the strangest side effects from this type of chemo is an extreme reaction to cold. If I touch something cold it will feel like I'm getting burned. Drinking a cold drink almost feels like swallowing glass (but not painful). I have to wear gloves to reach into the refrigerator and when I'm out in the winter have a scarf covering my mouth, gloves, hat, the whole 9 yards. Thought it might not effect me for a few treatments, but I had some water a little colder than room temp and it did feel strange going down, almost as if the water had a texture.

Strange and crappy experience to be sure, but nice to know that in 6 months it will all be behind me.

Hang in there, bro. I take it you aren't going into work or anything, right? If that's the case, screw cold stuff and screw going outside. Stay inside and game your ass off and drink hot chocolate.

Stay strong!

Well, believe it or not, it's been 6 months and 12 treatments and I'm done with this bullshit. I have a CAT scan in a few weeks to make sure everything is cleared up but I'm not anticipating any future problems. Besides getting CT scans every 3 months as well as colonoscopies more often than I would like, my days of chemo and cancer should be well behind me. Good riddance!

That's stellar news! Congratulations on sticking it out and best of luck on the checkup.

Awesome, glad to hear.

Awesome news, homie! cancer!

Congratulations. Great news.

Fantastic! Congrats on that!!

Awesome news man. Glad to hear it.