Saturday I had my fourth CT scan and today we were to meet with my oncologist to learn the results, then have my 19th chemo cycle. Well, things didn’t go quite to plan. We’ve been having a crazy winter and for the second time encountered significant snow on a chemo day, making it a challenge to reach the clinic. Intrepid explorers, we employed car, train, bus and some slippery hiking only to find the clinic locked up tight. The smart folks stayed home.
My doctor called this afternoon and we shared a virtual office visit instead. The short story is that this CT scan looks about like the previous one, and the one before that. The cancer hasn’t spread, the tumor hasn’t grown and we thank God for the good news. Doctor is pleased with my status and said he’ll see me again in six weeks (maybe we’ll be thawed out by then). He did note some “thickening” of my bladder (whatever that means) and since I have some occasional discomfort when taking a leak, he will refer me to the urologist I saw back in March when all this started.
Leaving all this snow / cancer drama behind, we depart for a long weekend in Honolulu tomorrow. Keith is running one of his ultra marathons on Oahu and he and Tracy invited us to join them. Well, why not? Aloha my frozen friends, I’ll have a Mai Tai for you.
