Cancer Selfies

Wednesday March 01, 2023

Treatment course two CT scan tomorrow

Cycle 12, Day 8

Twelve cycles is the number originally requested by the surgical team at Mt Sinai. Tomorrow I go for a CT scan to see how the cancer has faired the last three months. Saturday I speak with the team. I'll learn if the tumors have shrunk, about any possible spread, about the anomalies in my lungs that haven't yet changed over the course of treatment (these are almost certianly fine, but I'm an anxious person), and, hopefully, about the scheduling for my first surgical procedure.

I'm scheduled for a 13th cycle next week, but if the date is soon enough, it's possible that will be delayed. I don't think it's likely things will move that fast, but my medical oncologist is the one who put the idea in my head, so it isn't impossible.

It's been an exhausting six months, and an extremely painful nine before that, but right now I feel hopeful, that I've finally made up enough ground that I can be hopeful about this more aggressive phase of treatment.

A man lies on a couch, covered in two Squishmallows and a stuffed dinosaur A man lies on a couch, one of the Squishmallows has been replaced by an orange cat

From the comments

James Petrosky: Bonus my foot as a pillow An orange cat is curled up on a couch using a foot as a pillow, she looks restful and adorable