Trade offs
Has anyone noticed that my rambles and meanderings have been a little sparse of late?
Maybe I should explain?
In my previous little scribble I alluded to my possible victory over cancer through the miracle of immunotherapy. Now there is a little paradox here that the more eagle-eyed may have noticed. Not so long ago I was ranting about mRNA vaccines and how they were fucking up the body’s natural defense systems. Yet immunotherapy is essentially the same in that it trains the immune system to go on the attack.
For the last little while I have what can only be described as flu-like symptoms, in particular a rather nasty sore throat. So my problem is simple.
A wee while back I scribbled somewhat facetiously about the side effects of the treatment. There is a load of self contradiction in there but they also cover just about every malaise under the sun. Now, of course I have a problem.
- Do I have a side effect of the treatment?
- Or do I have a side effect of the cancer?
- Or last but not least, have I picked up a bug from the grandkids which has nothing to do with the treatment?
Incidentally, I make no apologies for blaming the wee buggers, but you have to admit – they’re a great scapegoat?
One of the other symptoms is an apparent lack of interest in this site. I do honestly read and appreciate the comments even if I haven’t replied to any of them Mea culpa. Bear with me and maybe my old form will return.
This bug [or whatever it is] is a damned nuisance.
Would I swap it for cancer?
You must be kidding!
Rather than blaming the innocent grandkids, you’ve been spending a lot of time at medical establishments, which are generally festering pits of infections, of all types from the trivial to the potentially fatal.
OK, you’ve little choice at the moment as the benefits of the treatment you’re receiving seem to outweigh the infection risk but, in any other circumstances, it’s always smart to avoid those places wherever possible.
I follow your ramblings with great interest and affection. This is not least because I’m going through a similar journey myself. My journey is different in that is invisible to the public eye so I can avoid the pity-parties. On the negative side, although my own beautiful immune system saw off the original cancer, it didn’t make it before it had spread so treatment is palliative and remission hit-and-miss. I wish you, as I wish myself, all the very best.