Post by @solarphasing@mastodon.social

1./ On the evening of October 6th, I was rushed to the hospital. I was convinced I was suffering from a severe inflammatory episode, given the unbearable pain that had been ravaging me for nearly a month. I had no idea what the diagnosis would be: stage 4 cancer, with metastases in several locations.

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Solar Phasing

@solarphasing@mastodon.social 3 wk. ago

A brief explanation regarding the delay in my projects.

For nearly a month, I have been ravaged by excruciating pain caused by one (or a combination) of these 3 conditions.

- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
- Cervicobrachial neuralgia / cervical radiculopathy
- Rheumatoid arthritis

I am scheduled for a nuclear medicine scan (scintigraphy) in a few days.

Then I'll know for sure and get treated for it. Finally!?

#illness #suffering #medecine #health #disability

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elsemusic

@elsemusic@musician.social 3 hr. ago

@solarphasing This is tough news. What treatment options are available to you?

Solar Phasing

@solarphasing@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@elsemusic

Thank you so much for your support. :0)

❤️

I have my first radiotherapy session scheduled for early November; I truly hope it will help alleviate this excruciating pain and restore some of my mobility. That would already be a major step forward.

The medical team is currently awaiting the biopsy results in order to establish a chemotherapy/immunotherapy protocol.

Unfortunately, it is inoperable.

elsemusic

@elsemusic@musician.social 1 hr. ago

@solarphasing All power to the chemo, then.

Solar Phasing

@solarphasing@mastodon.social 23 min. ago

@elsemusic

Yes, I’ll admit.. I’m a bit apprehensive about it.
Thank you! :0)

Solar Phasing

@solarphasing@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

2./
I am now back home, receiving palliative care.. with a hospital bed and 24/7 oxygen,.. while waiting for a treatment protocol to try to halt the disease's progression and manage the constant pain. From the very beginning, I insisted on being able to return home before starting any intensive therapies..or, for that matter, deciding whether to undergo them at all.

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Solar Phasing

@solarphasing@mastodon.social 4 hr. ago

3./

I hope to continue finding the same pleasure I’ve experienced so far in discovering and sharing new music with you every day—as well as sharing yours, and coming across interesting or unusual things in your feeds on a daily basis. 🎶 ❤️

#music #artcommunity #community #fediverse
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Flock of Nazguls (FoN)

@flockofnazguls@mastodon.social 3 hr. ago

@solarphasing Really sorry to hear that, but I'm glad you're undergoing treatment. I wish you the best!

Solar Phasing

@solarphasing@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@flockofnazguls

I am truly sorry that you have to read news like this. :0)
Thank you so much for your support / encouragement!

❤️

I have a radiotherapy session scheduled for early November, which should hopefully improve things. My left arm is completely unusable, etc..due to bone metastases, with serious lesions on three of my vertebrae. I can't walk since 5 days; I am typing using just one finger on the keyboard. 🤣

You have to keep your sense of humor. :0)

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