After two weeks of chemo
Sorry I've been lax in updating. My work-daughter (Melissa) reminds me I need to be a little more proactive, so here goes..........
Yesterday (Wed. 6/21) marked the second round of chemo. The cycle has one more week then I get a week's break before starting the second of what will be six cycles. The good news so far is I can tolerate the chemo being IVd at a high rate of speed without too much pain or burning sensation. The guy who has assisted me the first two weeks indicates what I'm getting (Gem-Car) is a lot less toxic than if the drips came a lot slower. The first week caused me a little tiredness by Friday, but no real nausea. Yesterday, I felt starved while getting the chemo, came home and gorged myself, and gave that back to the porcelein Gods about an hour later. I do not attribute that "put back" to the chemo, more on my crappy choices of what food and drink to pour down my body. I'm a little sluggish today, but put in a full days work without any trouble.
Best news today was our visit to my kidney oncologist. This was our first appointment with Dr. Evans (nice guy). He had reviewed the prior MRIs and CT Scans and indicated the weird (but small) cyst in my right kidney had not changed in size. Dr. Evans said he even questioned whether it was cancerous. He indicated he could see some strange growths inside the cyst, but said there are many causes for that, and not all are cancer. He indicated the cyst would be very slow growing (if it ever grows). Here comes the good news..................he will be watching scans other doctors request within the UC system but HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ME FOR 18 MONTHS!!!!!!!! Yippee
Can't end this without mentioning health problems for another member of our family. Although Shelly and Chris are not married, they are practically joined at the hip. Monday, Chris was in a motorcycle accident at a track near Bakersfield and is currently in Kern County Hospital. Too many details, but dislocated shoulder, 5 broken ribs, #2 vertebrea broken, pelvia cracked in 3 spots. Shelly and other members of Chris' family are in the process of trying to get him transferred to somewhere nearer to Laguna Beach where they live. While passing on your thoughts and prayers for me, please send a few Chris' way.
Jim
ps...to Melissa (I promise I'll write more often).
Yesterday (Wed. 6/21) marked the second round of chemo. The cycle has one more week then I get a week's break before starting the second of what will be six cycles. The good news so far is I can tolerate the chemo being IVd at a high rate of speed without too much pain or burning sensation. The guy who has assisted me the first two weeks indicates what I'm getting (Gem-Car) is a lot less toxic than if the drips came a lot slower. The first week caused me a little tiredness by Friday, but no real nausea. Yesterday, I felt starved while getting the chemo, came home and gorged myself, and gave that back to the porcelein Gods about an hour later. I do not attribute that "put back" to the chemo, more on my crappy choices of what food and drink to pour down my body. I'm a little sluggish today, but put in a full days work without any trouble.
Best news today was our visit to my kidney oncologist. This was our first appointment with Dr. Evans (nice guy). He had reviewed the prior MRIs and CT Scans and indicated the weird (but small) cyst in my right kidney had not changed in size. Dr. Evans said he even questioned whether it was cancerous. He indicated he could see some strange growths inside the cyst, but said there are many causes for that, and not all are cancer. He indicated the cyst would be very slow growing (if it ever grows). Here comes the good news..................he will be watching scans other doctors request within the UC system but HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ME FOR 18 MONTHS!!!!!!!! Yippee
Can't end this without mentioning health problems for another member of our family. Although Shelly and Chris are not married, they are practically joined at the hip. Monday, Chris was in a motorcycle accident at a track near Bakersfield and is currently in Kern County Hospital. Too many details, but dislocated shoulder, 5 broken ribs, #2 vertebrea broken, pelvia cracked in 3 spots. Shelly and other members of Chris' family are in the process of trying to get him transferred to somewhere nearer to Laguna Beach where they live. While passing on your thoughts and prayers for me, please send a few Chris' way.
Jim
ps...to Melissa (I promise I'll write more often).
posted by Commish at 4:58 PM
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