Round 13 Cycle 3 Day 1

Friday June 14th, 2013

Well I just got good news from my doctor, that the PET scan didn't show any signs of the two sites that showed up before!!!

I still have to finish the treatment plan, which I still have to finish this 3rd chemo cycle and 16 days of radiation over a 3 week period.

I also got answers to the questions that I had for my DR.

1). How long will I be on meds? For about a month after the radiation treatments end.

2). How long will I need to take Prilosec? (some of the steroids cause heartburn) Same as question 1.

3). How long will it take after the chemo is all done to get my immune system back to normal? It depends, but I should be back to normal in about a month after chemo.

4). What tests can be done to check if someone has Lymphoma or is at risk of Lymphoma? NONE

 More info after I get settled in my room.

Well I got settled into my room about 2pm and got my PICC line in around 6pm and got my Chemo started around 9pm.

We ate lunch in the Cafe downstairs while we waited for the room to be available and just hung around talking over the plan for this cycle which is work out just fine.

I had a good dinner and I feel great about this cycle.

Tomorrow is another day and I'm not going to have any problems handling it either.

Day 42

Thursday June 13^th, 2013

I had a great day at work today with the exception of losing my cribbage trophy defending my championship. I’ll get it back.

I got a lot to do when I get home so I’m ready for Friday morning. It’s like packing for a mini vacation, but you’re not really going anywhere. Well I’ll tell ya when I’m done with all of this I’m taking a real mini vacation cause I’ll need it.

I’m feeling really good about tomorrow, very excited about the Pet scan results and my blood work. I got some questions ready for my Dr.

The few things that I really want to know are:

1). How long will I be on meds?

2). How long will I need to take Prilosec? (some of the steroids cause heartburn)

3). How long will it take after the chemo is all done to get my immune system back to normal?

4). What tests can be done to check if someone has Lymphoma or is at risk of Lymphoma?

Some of the other tests like the Echo CT will show what effect the treatment has had on my heart. I’m not sure when I go for that test.

By the looks of it I’m halfway through it. If everything goes the way that I’ve been told I’ve got 5 days of chemo left, which I start today followed by 16 days off and then 16 days of radiation bringing the total days left to a whopping 37 days not counting recovery if any, after the radiation.

Well pretty boring stuff, but the next week will be more interesting to read.

See ya tomorrow.