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[epinonymous]

Thanks for your well-wishes, Tuxedo-cat and others. I have now made it through 3/4 of the toughest chemo, and only have one more dose-dense chemo until I graduate to the easier stuff. So far my side effects have been relatively minimal. I've been able to keep up with work pretty well (although I am late on returning some page proofs that were sent to me on 12/23). I was fortunate to receive a small, internal grant to launch my research at my new institution and am busy putting together another NIH proposal for submission later this month. I remain relatively optimistic, with slight detours into worry about how long I will be able to work this hard and about the stress this is placing on my family. This certainly is not how I envisioned my first year on the tenure track, but I also realize that it could be much worse.

Thanks again for your well-wishes, and will keep you all posted as things progress.

[kedves]

That is good to hear, Epinonymous!  Best wishes for continued progress and a very good spring.

[seventhyear]

Glad to hear that you're doing so well and hanging in there!  It is truly wonderful to start 2010 with such good news on CHE.

[biomancer]

Epinonymous, I'm happy and relieved to hear that everything is going so well!  May your health continue to improve, and may the cancer be banished forever!

[tuxedo_cat]

Wow, I don't know how you're doing it, epinonymous.  A close friend of mine described chemo as being similar to having severe flu, day after day, week after week.  It is very good to hear how optimistic you feel at this point, and congrats on your funding!   Thanks for letting us know how you're doing.

[post_functional]

All good wishes, epinonymous, as you continue to cope with your illness. 

[wild_rose]

Hi epinonymous...I didn't see your thread last fall when you originally posted, otherwise I would have responded much sooner.

It's good to hear you're doing well. I was diagnosed with cancer in January 2008, and had chemo from March to June. For me, the chemo had a cumulative effect; I felt increasingly worse after each treatment. But I still managed to interview and go on campus visits those last few weeks of treatment (with carefully applied makeup to cover red blotches.)

PM me if you would like.