Cancer Archives - Thomas McMahon

10/13/2022

It’s been a year since I found out I had colon cancer. I’m grateful to say that I’m nearly back to normal. Some minor side...

5/16/2022

Today was a big day as I got my chemo port removed. This marks the end of my cancer treatment. Technically, I’ve been cancer free...

4/20/2022

Today was my last chemo infusion! I still have chemo pills to take for two weeks, and some not so fun side effects to deal...

3/3/2022

I’m writing this post mainly for myself, as it’s nice to get some things out of my head. I’m also trying to keep my chemo...

12/19/2021

One of the recommendations from friends when starting chemo was to get a chemo port. However, in talking with our doctor, he said that I...

11/22/2021

I’ve completed my first week of chemo, and chemo sucks. I never thought it’d be easy, but it’s also not quite what my doctor made...

11/13/2021

We met with and oncologist this week, and we figured out details on my cancer and a plan going forward. We found out I have...

11/8/2021

It’s been three weeks since my colon cancer surgery and, if you didn’t know, you probably couldn’t tell by looking at me that I even...

10/26/2021

It’s been about a week since my colon cancer surgery and I feel good! This whole process thus far has seemed to go quite smoothly,...

10/21/2021

People have asked how I found out I had colon cancer. As I noted in my first post my warning signs were pretty minor. The...

10/17/2021

When I was in high school, I remember hearing a stat that 1 in 3 men in the US will develop cancer within their lifetime....

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