emlocke

Tag: ovarian cancer

  • Day Six Hundred and Ninety-Six

    Since May 22, 2023 until today, my medical expenses amount to:

    $1,147,452.74

    That’s not including the annual fees my parents have covered out-of-pocket so I can see the family doctor at his concierge practice. It doesn’t include the fees to obtain my medical cannabis card, or the cannabis itself. It doesn’t include the products I’ve purchased over-the-counter, like ice packs, acetaminophen, Aquaphor, saline, magnesium glycinate, glucosamine chondroitin with MSM, Colace and Miralax . . . and Imodium!

    One million one hundred and forty-seven thousand four hundred and fifty-two dollars and seventy-four cents.

  • Day One Hundred and Three

    I’ve been craving sushi since I was in the hospital and starting to get my appetite back (circa Day Eight.) I thought that would be the first take-out dish I’d eat once I got home. It turned out that I was too tired, in too much pain, and feeling too sick in the first few weeks after surgery.

    Then I started chemo, which makes me more susceptible to bacteria. I’m not supposed to eat uncooked fruits and veggies during chemotherapy, so raw fish doesn’t seem like a very wise take-out order, either.

    Tonight, we’re ordering Thai food, and I’m so excited.

    What’s strange is that I’m not an adventurous eater at all. I don’t like surprises! Seafood, let alone raw seafood, isn’t my typical fare. Anything served with legs or eyes makes me nervous. Spicy dishes are risky, as well.

    I like what you’d expect a Very White Person to like: California rolls, Alaska rolls, chicken pad thai, spring rolls, fortune cookies. (I do love fortune cookies.)