I had my 2nd radiation Oncology appointment this morning. This time it was to take a CT scan to identify the places they will use to aim the high energy x-rays. I have sharpie maker targets just below my sternum, and on each side about half way between my hip & my armpit. I go […]
I had a CT Scan and a blood test today. I’ve been getting chemo for the past 6 months and we’ve been holding this tumor at bay. Only at bay though. Over the past 6 weeks my CA19-9 numbers have been flat and too high. If the cure was coming those numbers would have kept […]
I just want to set any records straight about what’s going on here with the Black Lives Matter issues. In essence there is non-violent protest going on, and has been for almost 2 weeks. Early on the protests al started out non-violent, then the police would show up and try to clear the streets in […]
I raised my trailer 3 1/2 inches further above the axle. This raises the black and grey water dump pipe to an acceptable 18 inches off the ground. It rode pretty low before. There were a couple of other clearance uncertainties that I had for dirt road driving and now they are all answered. I […]
Engineers routinely use mathematical models or discrete simulations to decide the details when designing and building something. They observe how a system works and interacts, how it can break and the signs that presage a breakdown, and most important, where the behavior goes non-linear and what parameters drove it into unpredictability and/or a breakdown. When […]
Resume chemo, that is. My blood numbers are pretty much in good ranges. The antibiotics worked very well. I visited the hospital last Wednesday (March 25) and got a CT scan too. We could not find the abscess at all. What was measurable on March 11 is now gone without a trace. Dang, I wish […]
Don’t worry, I’m feeling pretty good. I still need naps. I’m on a strong course of antibiotics and so far, no side effects. I had a blood test and a CT scan on Wednesday and the news was good on all counts. My white blood cell count is still too low but has significantly recovered […]
I was walking my laps’o’boredom around my floor at the hospital when one of my docs caught me and told me he had a good surprise, and he did. They were ready to send me home after they had the results of one more test that they suspected would come out negative (good). My goodness, […]
This is all trickle down effects of the chemo. I still don’t feel any cancer, which is fine with me. As far as we can tell the cancer is under enough control that we can afford to liberally spend our time on dealing with my infection, and it was effects from the infection that put […]
On Monday morning I got severe shivers and strong nausea. If you’ve been reading all these post you’ll know about the events I’ve called “sugar crashes”, and this was just like any of the others, I ate an orange to build up some sugar, and then nibbled on a fried egg and cheese sandwich to […]