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I didn't want to stay in the hospital, but I knew I needed the medication. Julian reluctantly agreed to let me stay for three days to monitor my reactions. Although he had mentioned the side effects wouldn't be too bad, that might have been true for patients without prior surgeries like mine. On the second day, the side effects hit hard. I couldn't stop vomiting, even though I had hardly eaten anything. It was just bile, over and over again. "Maybe we should stop the medication for now," Julian suggested, looking concerned as he reviewed my data. "Your body's too weak to handle this. You barely look human at this point." I forced a weak smile. "If I wait until I'm healthy enough, I'll probably relapse a third time. I have to push through." He had warned me earlier that my exposure to radiation could lead to a third recurrence of the cancer. No matter how awful the treatment was, I had to continue. The medication was part of a clinical trial, and side effects were to be expected