COPD Expert Adam Frey shares COPD management news and commentary at COPDConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139 http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139 http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/42821/considered Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:57:00 -0400 Adam Frey Since my last post, I have had a five-day stay in the ICU getting the first round of high-dose chemotherapy. The hospital is a nice place, but it is nowhere you want to be for sure. I started chemo on Friday, and figured it was going to be horrible, just like everyone had told me. I sat there waiting anxiously for almost two days for it to start. They all told me it was inevitable, and even worse, when I left on Tuesday I was destined to come... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/42821/considered http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/40450/long-time Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:57:00 -0400 Adam Frey I know it is way past due that I write, but since the last surgery, I've had another minor one and have been literally in a doctor's office, hospital, or blood donor room every day for the last three weeks.  This is my first day where I have no medical duties to adhere to.    I did get a little camera, so I am working on getting some material to put up on this site so you maybe can actually put a face to a name and join along... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/40450/long-time http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/37101/recovery Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:54:00 -0400 Adam Frey I apologize for being sort of in and out with these posts lately, but I've been dealing with a wave of hecticness.  Since the last post, about two weeks ago, I had another appointment, surgery to remove my cancerous right testicle, and have spent the week slowly recovering.      The theory is that if they take out the isolated spot of cancer in my testicle, that I  would be able to avoid having chemotherapy. This... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/37101/recovery http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/35263/confusion Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:45:00 -0400 Adam Frey Hi everyone,   Sorry I have not written sooner to give any update on the situation. I went in for my two week check-up, and everything became very complicated from there. In fact, I really have no idea what's going on.  I will try to give you all a recap of the last two weeks which have been very busy for me.    My cancer came back. It's back and it's leading to a ton of different things. My oncologist originally came... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/35263/confusion http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/33157/judgement-day Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:21:00 -0400 Adam Frey Hello, Tuesday is a very big day for me. Actually, about six hours from now is a very big day for me.  I have to go in for another CT scan, bloodwork, and see exactly what is going on.  I am very anxious on all accounts. I hate getting the IVs put in, and my veins are just starting to look kind of normal again, yet it is always a dice roll to see if the stupid needle goes in. Even more important, though, is my tumor marker. If it... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/33157/judgement-day http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/32607/chemo Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:09:00 -0400 Adam Frey Hello,   To start, I have been a bit under the weather and very tired for the last week.  It was like as soon as the chemo ended, every side-effect came at me in full.   The last day was just completely annoying. I was so excited to get out, but it was a bear to get my needle in...again, and after it was finally in, it was in the crook of my elbow, which was annoyingly painful for the entire ordeal. To make matters worse, my... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/32607/chemo http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/31215/long-weeks Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:17:00 -0400 Adam Frey Goodday Everyone,I am here writing to you again after seeing myself as a comic book character.  I actually thought it was really well done, boosted my ego (which may or may not be a good thing), and illustrates the story quite well.  I do not know if I want to see the sperm bank edition of the comic strip, may be a glimpse at past humiliations, but it should be good. That said, I am one needle away from being done with chemo, and even... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/31215/long-weeks http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/30429/victory Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:38:00 -0400 Adam Frey Hello Everyone,   Last Tuesday night I got my test results back for my blood work relating to my tumor.  It came back undetectable. Today it was checked twice and came back undetectable again and .00000000002 detectable, in non-scientific notation.  My oncologist even conceded that the cancer is dead.  I just started my last round of chemo, which lasts three weeks, including every day this week.    Although it... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/30429/victory http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/29729/end-cycle-iii Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:34:00 -0400 Adam Frey Hello,   This last week was a week of excitement and everything hectic.  It was good though.  For the first time in a long time, I just felt great all week. I can attribute it to changing my diet a little bit, keeping my workouts going, and taking more supplements and vitamins as well as adding protein shakes to my daily regimen.  I sure hope it continues, as every day I get more and more anxious to get this last long week... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/29729/end-cycle-iii http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/29001/story-cancer Tue, 27 May 2008 04:31:00 -0400 Adam Frey Hello again,   I am through my third week of chemo, so I'm basically through my third cycle. I only have one more long week and four more short weeks so I can jump the cancer fence in about forty hours.    The last week was really, really hard.  It seems like every day got harder and harder. I became more and more worn down, and just more and more miserable. Cancer really has become pretty unpredictable in terms of what I... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/73139/29001/story-cancer