Doug 5.0

Laura and I met with Dr. Noonan (oncologist) today, and she said: The CT scan a couple of weeks ago showed no growth in the single tumour (1...

I was discharged from RCH at 11am this morning, and had a call with Dr. Noonan (Oncologist) this afternoon. She had just reviewed my file wi...

 I was wheeled into the cath lab (for my angiogram) at 2pm this afternoon. I was really concerned, not for the procedure (been there, done t...

We've had an emotional couple of days. Round #4 was completed last Tuesday, and as predicted the sessions are cumulative in their effect...

I've now started Cycle #4 of the Keytruda/Padcev combo therapy. According to the online buzz, this is about where we see whether things ...

The nastiest side effect so far showed up about four days after the last treatment (#4 - end of the 2nd full cycle). At first it was just an...

Laura and I met this morning with Dr. Dylan Narinesingh, a Radiation Oncologist at BC Cancer in Surrey. He spent a lot of time with us and d...

I thought a little recap is in (reverse) order.  I just finished cycle two (two treatments per cycle) of the Keytruda/Padcev (pebrolizimab/e...

Round One of the Keytruda/Padcev therapy is now done. It's a little (a lot?) premature but I hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying ...

In case you're just landing here, and have no idea what this is all about, here's a link to a post I did a while ago that brings yo...

Since I wrote the  It's Back and the Doug 5.0  posts, I've been overwhelmed by your kind responses. I think Laura and I have been b...

OEM Doug A couple of old friends have made some poignant comments over my last post, and it's time to turn the page on Doug 4.3. I think...

Alan and I went to see my new oncologist, Dr. Suo (Dr. Noonan is on sabatical) this afternoon for the results of my PET scan in early May. T...

We met with Dr. Noonan (my oncologist) this morning to get imaging results. I had a CT scan on April 3 to see if there was any indication of...

Over the last couple of years my brother Don has been a huge help for Laura and me (and Kath and Dave) while I've been going through thi...