Overview
- Kuttner began chemotherapy on Wednesday, Nov. 11, after having a port catheter implanted and posting hospital photos that show the port and an infusion stand.
- Doctors changed the plan to include chemotherapy because an Onkotest result narrowly exceeded the clinical threshold used to guide treatment decisions.
- Her chemotherapy is scheduled to run about four and a half months with surgery to follow, and she has canceled some readings and part of a spring podcast tour.
- Kuttner has prepared for visible side effects by buying a brown wig, plans to shave her head proactively, and says she expects to have lost her hair by Christmas.
- She intends to document the process on YouTube to help others facing treatment but says she is unsure she will keep a strict schedule because of her ADHD while continuing the podcast where possible.