Tag Archives: trametinib

Sun In The Sky, You Know How I Feel

Posted on June 9, 2016 by straightouttasotham

Here’s the abridged version of what’s happened since my postcard. I was on the Vem/Cobi Combo for exactly three weeks. Since Cobimetinib (The MEK inhibitor) is a three week on, one week off med (like birth control), I was due … Continue reading →

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cyclone mel

Posted on April 27, 2016 by straightouttasotham

I’m just gonna cut to the chase and acknowledge that I spoke too soon. I don’t know who the radiologist at the local hospital is (actually I do, because I have a copy of her CT scan report) or what … Continue reading →

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hell and back (with a side trip to the nail salon)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by straightouttasotham

time is so funny. i was reading back my last blog post, just to see where i left off. it was seventeen days ago, yet it might well have been seventeen weeks ago – so much shit has gone down … Continue reading →

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bullet points

Posted on April 4, 2016 by straightouttasotham

i’m not much in the mood for writing at the moment. but i know that i must, because i know that my last post scared the bejezus out of a lot of people, and there were still so many unanswered … Continue reading →

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the other shoe

Posted on March 30, 2016 by straightouttasotham

I’ve been dreading this. Both for the last few days and for the last fifteen months. It’s back. I rocked up to NYU this last Friday, cameras rolling, dripping with both excitement and apprehension. This time, though – the apprehension … Continue reading →

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