Out in the World
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m out of the hospital again, having survived the fifth round of chemotherapy. I didn’t puke this time, but I have been pretty queasy since getting out of the hospital, making eating a challenge. Other than than, though, I’m doing okay. I’m not sure if you all are getting tired of the updates yet, but I’m getting tired of going in and out of the hospital to generate them, not to mention all the “stuff” that goes with all that.
If I haven’t spoken to you in person about the last doctor visit before checking into the hospital, by the way, they’re quite pleased with how things are going. They showed me a “side by side” comparison between the first scans I had done and the ones they did just a week ago and WOW, what a difference! The first scans show this huge mass in my right lung that obviously distended my ribcage, but the latest scans show a mass about the size of a kiwi or a plum. Big difference and, I think, why they were so happy to show me the scans. So, everything is headed the right direction.
The clinic is keeping me busy this coming week. First, Tuesday I have to be at the clinic at noon for blood collection. Then Thursday they want me at the clinic at 11:15am for blood collection. And, finally, on Friday, I have out-patient chemotherapy at 10:00am. You’d think they’d give a poor, weak cancer patient a break, wouldn’t you?
Hopefully, this will all be done soon and I can go back to a normal life, or what passes for it in my case. Until then, though, I do appreciate all the thoughts and prayers!
