The true feat isn’t escaping death, rather, learning how to live.

This was originally a post over on the Hodge Board, but thought it a good enough post for here:

Well, hello!

Some of you know me a little, and some of you have no freaking clue who I am! That’s ok. I will still update you anyhow, lol.

I fell off the face of the earth this summer. The main contributing factor to that would be the prednisone. onc actually got me up to 70mg/day at one point. according to one of my nurses, that is a “very very very high dose”. I will tell you, those who don’t know, prednisone is a hell of a drug and wears you down like NOTHING!

I have had rage like a madman - screaming and screaming and screaming. i have gained 55 pounds. retained a LOT of water.

and that’s all just from the prednisone.

the chemo in general has created a lot of problems for me. constant state of, not what I would call chemobrain, but mental issues. Read more