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comment by katakowsj
katakowsj  ·  4296 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Invitation to share my cancer experience

Thanks for asking. Things are going well. My stuff was/is in the right anterior temporal lobe. Fortunately, not an area dedicated to one particular function, like language or hubski typinggggggggggg. Well, at least maybe not my sense of humor function.

I was fortunate to have an excellent surgical outcome. Nothing visible is left in follow-up MRI's. So far, outside of the radiation+chemotherapy last summer plus twelve rounds of adjuvant chemotherapy side effects, my neurological functions are completely normal. During treatment week I basically get the feeling of a mild hangover all week long as I ingest my five days of poison pills. I can still work while on chemo. I just need to be careful to eat lots of protein, keep watch to make sure I'm getting the proper calories, sleep a ton extra, and then lay low for the weekend. I'm stuck with my bad brain cells, but I don't know if I'd wanna trade it for your chemo treatment alone! It has been completely surprising to see how resilient the human brain is. I expect the rest of your body is at least as resilient.