Ascites: I am a cancer blister

Four liters of ascites removed from my abdomen – ascites fluid builds up in my peritoneal cavity 2-4 times a year Setting up for the periocentesis: some local anesthetic, an incision in my lower right abdomen after the ultrasound. Getting the tube placed for maximum drainage it’s inserted in the safest place to avoid punctuation of my intestines. Getting the first draw for the lab, then gravity…

My Struggling Ugly Days with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Everyone says to me that I don’t look like I have cancer. But I do have cancer. And there are days when I feel like I have all the cancer in the world. Today because of some screwup, I had been out of my pain medication for close to 48 hours. I take opioids daily to function and to have pain relief from the red ants crawling around my ant farm bones, biting my insides where you can’t see me.

I…

Biology of Bonemetastasis and Clinical Medicine -  ARC Journal of Hematology

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ARC Journal of Hematology