One month from today (March 17, 2009) I will receive my last chemo treatment on April 17, 2009... at least this time around.
I'm pretty excited about that idea. While it's true that within that 1 month, I'll be receiving 2 more treatments, it helps to think that I only have 1 month to go.
I'm hoping the next post will be next Wednesday. I'll have the results from my PET Scan happening this coming Friday.
Stick around folks... we're almost done.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Post 16 -- Chemo Session 4
OK... I've finished chemo #4. Nothing new... felt crappier than last time, but not unexpected.
Speaking with Dr. Dan about my maintenance therapies, I apparently have several potential options, including 2 or 3 clinical trials. We'll wait until after the 6th chemo and see what the test results show.
As for the next round of tests... I have another PET scan scheduled for March 20th. That was the scheduled day for chemo #5, but Dr. Dan wanted to give chemo #4 the full 3 weeks to work. He's hopeful that the PET scan will show the cancer to be all but completely gone. Time will tell, but I am hopeful.
As for the 5K, Dr. Dan would prefer that I not run... he's worried that I'll over exert myself training for it... Yes, to run a 5K, I will have to train... I definitely could not run one today.
So, true to my form, I printed out the registration form once I got back to the office, and will be mailing it in on Monday.
Because of the PET scan scheduled on the same day chemo #5 was to be received, that means the final two sessions will be pushed back by one week. My final chemo will now be on April 17th. This gives me 5 weeks to recover from my final treatment. I will start to run sometime probably near the end of March (before session 5), and then take a week or so after session 5 off to recover strength.
Speaking with Dr. Dan about my maintenance therapies, I apparently have several potential options, including 2 or 3 clinical trials. We'll wait until after the 6th chemo and see what the test results show.
As for the next round of tests... I have another PET scan scheduled for March 20th. That was the scheduled day for chemo #5, but Dr. Dan wanted to give chemo #4 the full 3 weeks to work. He's hopeful that the PET scan will show the cancer to be all but completely gone. Time will tell, but I am hopeful.
As for the 5K, Dr. Dan would prefer that I not run... he's worried that I'll over exert myself training for it... Yes, to run a 5K, I will have to train... I definitely could not run one today.
So, true to my form, I printed out the registration form once I got back to the office, and will be mailing it in on Monday.
Because of the PET scan scheduled on the same day chemo #5 was to be received, that means the final two sessions will be pushed back by one week. My final chemo will now be on April 17th. This gives me 5 weeks to recover from my final treatment. I will start to run sometime probably near the end of March (before session 5), and then take a week or so after session 5 off to recover strength.
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