Sorry for the long delay since my last post, it has been over a month. Let's see if I can fill you in on the current happenings. I decided to go forward with the PGC treatment, might as well throw the kitchen sink at it. Treatment started April 10th so I am already through 1.5 cycles. So far it hasn't been as bad as the first regiment but it ain't no walk in the park. For those of you who missed it, my hair did grow back between cycles. It managed to come in with no pigment at first so it looked like I had frosted the tips of my beard. Alas though it has fallen out again and I have gone back to the cue ball look. I was feeling good enough to go on a run/walk for the first time in six months last weekend. Probably ran a little over half of the two mile trek which made for some very sore legs for a few days. Definitely got winded quickly but not nearly as bad as when I was in the last few treatment cycles of MVAC. Hopefully that won't get worse and I will be able to train for the Blue Lake Sprint Tri. I have also managed to start to put a little bit of weight on but the chemo still slows the appetite. If all goes according to plan, my last dose of drugs will be at the end of May. Definitely something I will be happy to be done with and hopefully the hard part of all of this will be behind me after that.
I have been out enjoying the warmer weather and managed to get on the bicycle a little. Like the running, the legs are weak but the riding is fun. I am currently up in Seattle until the end of next week likely so if you're around and want to meet up drop me a line.
Well in that case you better put lots of sunscreen on that cue ball head of yours because it's been sunny and hot! Keep fighthing Phil, the end of May is just around the corner, don't stop punching until you hear the bell, and go for the KO on this thing!
ReplyDeleteFinish strong, Phil! It's like at the end of Mortal Kombat, you just have to know the code to do that last special move. Your opponent, of course, is the cancer. The special move is the chemo..? All I hear is crickets. Are you following? What a terrible analogy. This is what happens when you play too many video games as a kid. Anyway, I'm cheering for you and I hope to see you soon!
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