Stop Smoking Expert Adam Frey shares Stop Smoking management news and commentary at StopSmokingConnection.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/stop-smoking/c/73139 http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139 http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/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/stop-smoking/c/73139/33157/judgement-day http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/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/stop-smoking/c/73139/32607/chemo http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/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/stop-smoking/c/73139/31215/long-weeks http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/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/stop-smoking/c/73139/30429/victory http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/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/stop-smoking/c/73139/29729/end-cycle-iii http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/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/stop-smoking/c/73139/29001/story-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/28332/half-half Tue, 20 May 2008 01:28:00 -0400 Adam Frey Good day everyone,   In response to Sue's comment I would like to share how everyone is dealing with this time.  It is hard on many people, even me, out of the hospital and beyond the effects.  I do spend a lot of time feeling like a bit of a burden.  I went away to school at the age of 15, and now at the age of 22 I am back under the care of my parents.  I cannot really do much in the form of work, so without my help... http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/28332/half-half http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/27445/part-trilogy Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:00 -0400 Adam Frey So, I had this thing all typed up, saved, and ready to go a few days ago.  Needless to say, it got lost in cyberworld, my other draft was deleted, and I have been behind on so many other things this week that this one is a little late.  I apologize and will get them back up and ready to go for the beginning of each week.    Here is where we stand now.  I am mostly through my second round, and let me tell you, it was a... http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/27445/part-trilogy http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/26222/part-humility Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:25:00 -0400 Adam Frey Good day everyone, This is the second part of my story and by next week it should be all caught up.  Take some time, get your popcorn, apparently parts of this are hilarious.  I have been told by many that this part of the story brings tears, but then causes laughter through those tears.  Now, I am going to present the PG version of April 4, 2008 and the first cycle of chemotherapy.  Now, if anyone wants to ever experience... http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/26222/part-humility http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/25629/post-part Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:13:45 -0400 Adam Frey Hello, I hope to share with you all the story that plunged me first into a tree, an emergency room, and then into a fight with cancer.  This is a pretty long story and I hope to use these first two posts to bring it up to speed.  I hope you all enjoy and that maybe my fight will inspire or help you with yours, or at the least that you get maybe a little laugh, a little cry, or a little something.  Well, I guess the best way... http://www.healthcentral.com/stop-smoking/c/73139/25629/post-part