by chrishutcheson | Jun 5, 2020 | The Fun Never Stops
This weekend I start into month 5 – Hump Month! – of my chemotherapy for amyloidosis. After that, and if everything goes well, I’m looking at another 4 months of 101 pills a week. With any luck that will involve nothing more than the same mild...
by chrishutcheson | May 24, 2020 | Behind the scenes, Gear, Studio, The Fun Never Stops
I have 3 lockers here at the Tower of Power and one of them is filled with nothing but framed prints from the days I did art shows and gallery exhibitions. Hard to believe but it’s close to eight years since I last did a show. I printed all my work myself and...
by chrishutcheson | May 8, 2020 | The Fun Never Stops
The latest results are in and the news continues to be good. The offending protein levels continue to drop. The change from a shot to a pill has also worked out nicely. Side effects are less bothersome and seem to be limited to fatigue. This seems to accumulate from...
by chrishutcheson | Apr 11, 2020 | The Fun Never Stops, Uncategorized
Today I’m starting the third month of chemotherapy for my amyloidosis out of what I gather will be a 9 month run overall. So far things have been going pretty well; I suspect I have it easier than many with more complex/serious forms of cancer that require more...
by chrishutcheson | Mar 27, 2020 | The Fun Never Stops
After a week that included a full-torso rash that had me looking like a cooked lobster (drug allergy,) swollen legs, a sore hip and a complete lack of sleep it’s always nice to get some good news: The chemotherapy is working. My light chain protein count has...
by chrishutcheson | Mar 22, 2020 | The Fun Never Stops, Uncategorized
One of the things with the Princess Margaret is that they’re very transparent with report results, etc. If you use their on line portal you can easily be overwhelmed by the amount of data they provide. So it’s always nice to get a phone call once in a...
