On 24th November 2021 my Urology consultant advised me I had metastatic kidney cancer. A kidney tumour which had spread to the lungs, It couldn’t be cured. It was however, treatable.
I thought it opportune to mark the event wi...
I was inspired by Eddiestomart to write a poem! And by Coojee to share it. Thanks guys!
A foe is growing inside of meBad cells, multiplyingHitching a ride on my organs and blood streamWearing me downEating into meWeigh...
TL:DR Back on schedule with the nivo 4 weekly
When we started nivo monotherapy we went for a half dose every 2 weeks, instead of the full dose every 4 weeks. I only had a couple of cycles scheduled due to the uncertainty of how my ...
After I started on ipi/nivo in January I noticed I started drinking copious amounts of tea. I was relieved there were no immediate side effects, the ones they warn you about; diarrhoea, sickness, itching, so I just thought it was a fu...
They do say cancer is a rollercoaster ride. It certainly is! Last week (22nd June) I had my first nivolumab mono-therapy dose which should have happened on May 4th 2022.
I was my oncologist’s top patient with no impactin...
