Mike Lowe and Anna Roberts
Within the video participant above, Mike Lowe talks to Paul Konrad about his prognosis
CHICAGO — WGN’s Mike Lowe gave an replace Friday on his most cancers therapy.
In Might, Mike introduced he was recognized with stage 3(c)/N+ colon most cancers and is collaborating in a scientific trial with Northwestern Drugs.
On Friday, he posted an replace that he has completed his first six week course of radiation remedy and chemotherapy.
“I’m making an attempt to make it rather less scary by exhibiting you what therapy appears like,” his submit mentioned. “This week, I completed my six-week course of radiation remedy and chemo tablets. I gave a giant hug to all the @northwesternmedicine nurses who’ve been taking such excellent care of me.”
He defined his expertise with a not-so-subtle dig on the Chicago Bears archrivals, The Inexperienced Bay Packers.
“Throughout therapy, I skilled a couple of of the everyday negative effects: fatigue, diarrhea, mouth sores, discomfort in my arms and ft, irritation whereas urinating, and occasional nausea. So, principally nothing worse than how you are feeling after a visit to Inexperienced Bay. However general, it was not that troublesome to tolerate.”
In a couple of weeks, Mike says he can have chemotherapy infusions for 4 months.
His full submit is beneath:
It’s been mentioned that the scariest phrase within the English language (aside from ‘we’re out of Oreos’) is ‘you’ve gotten most cancers.’
I’m making an attempt to make it rather less scary by exhibiting you what therapy appears like.
This week, I completed my six-week course of radiation remedy and chemo tablets. I gave a giant hug to all the @northwesternmedicine nurses who’ve been taking such excellent care of me.
Throughout therapy, I skilled a couple of of the everyday negative effects: fatigue, diarrhea, mouth sores, discomfort in my arms and ft, irritation whereas urinating, and occasional nausea. So, principally nothing worse than how you are feeling after a visit to Inexperienced Bay.
However general, it was not that troublesome to tolerate.
I’ve continued to work, and I actually haven’t stopped doing something socially. I even went to The Rolling Stones live performance at Soldier Subject.
On the finish of the month, I’ll have a port (often known as a venous entry gadget) positioned in my chest. It’ll present easy accessibility for my bloodwork and #chemotherapy infusions.
Chemo is scheduled to begin on July 31, and can proceed for 4 months.
By then, the Bears must be 12-0, and I ought to have restocked the Oreos.
