Tuesday, October 29, 2013

...and the Other Shoe Drops

This is quite the emotional roller-coaster. We got the result of the PET scan Friday and while the tumors that had responded to the chemo are gone and the tumor(s) that were resistant is still there, there is yet another new spot of cancer that seems to be starting up, this time under the left armpit. This is getting to feel like f'in whack-a-mole. They say this doesn't affect the treatment plan/duration, just another spot to include in the radiation, but it sure as shit is frustrating.

In addition to getting the PET scan results, we also met with the radiation oncologist to discuss radiation treatment "options". Basically there aren't options, just one course of treatment and it's not the short one. 18 freaking days of radiation which consists of 2 hours of driving for 10 minutes of treatment. For 3.5 weeks. Awesome.  This pushes my transplant back until the week of Thanksgiving (more awesomeness) with the possibility that I'd be in there for Christmas too (nacho supreme awesome).

On a positive note, no more chemo for the next month and the radiation is touted as "relatively" side-effect free. Maybe I'll actually be able to get some visiting in.

5 comments:

  1. Keep this up & soon you'll hate Thanksgiving as much as me.

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  2. Hurry up Garcia....I got this brilliant scheme to make money I need you for:
    Phase I - Collect underpants.

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  3. Phase III: Profit ...buchuey-cha

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  4. Wait. What happens to the underpants in Phase II?

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  5. Maybe this is part of the plan. Thanksgiving turkey followed by an outcome you can be truly thankful for going into a Happy New Year!

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