Drew Wohl

   There was never a solid date of when I knew I had cancer.  There was the warning signs in December, 2014.  The colonoscopy in January, 2015 where it was clear before the biopsy results were returned.  Then there was January 28, 2015 when the results were returned.  So I guess that is one official day. The second confirmation was February 10, 2015 when I had my first major surgery.  Was scary to say the least.  I had to stop myself from running out of the door, in the gowns they give you, and out into the street in the cold.  Figured if worse came to worse, the police would pick me up and bring me in for a psych evaluation 😉 I figured I would celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the first surgery with a special trip to the proton therapy center.   My back had began hurting in December.  So did my chest.  Turns out two big tumors popped up since the beginning of November.  The pain fluctuated a bit over the time leading ...

  I am a day late for #WorldCancerDay But since I just got further details about what is on deck for me, this is the up-to date information (and I need to backfill from October at some point 😀) Just got done with the telehealth with the proton center. They are calling a prescription in for steroids now. On the new tumors - these two grew real fast from nothing and he wants me in ASAP. (He went back to look at the August 2024 scan and confirmed neither one was on that scan.). I had two of these blooms before. Once in 2017 or 2018, and the other was when the back and lungs went nutzso before the back surgery/drug trial. The quick overview of what is coming - 5 days of treatment and both tumors will be treated at the same time. Now a bit more details. Next week for the CT visit/measurements, then about another week to plan it. The rib is touching my heart, so the treatment will to make sure it does not go through the tumor into my heart. (Erring on the side of falling short of...