Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Five Down....One to Go!!!
Monday was my fifth Chemo Party! The last one will be on January 10th...if the test afterwards shows that the Dr.'s gameplan was successful. We feel that it has been! The growths on my neck are gone! Dr. Kerr feels good about where we are now.
When he asked me Monday about how I was doing, I told him I had a sore spot on my butt because so many women had been patting me there because they thought I was so cute with my bald head. Without an expression, he said, "I better take a look at that!" I think he was serious. I laughed and said, "That's just a fantasy!" He laughted and said, "I never know about you and Joyce!" We knew him in Toastmasters 10 years ago and liked him then also. I had no idea what an Oncologist was then. I now know that every patient he has places their life in his hands. He has to develope a "game plan" to destroy the cancer. I am thankful for his competence.
Dr. Kerr's gameplan included three different pills that I take for five days after a Chemo Party to offset the "negatives" of all the chemicals placed in my body to eradicate the bad cells. They have reduced the number of rought hours and days for me. The VA has provided theses for me for $24 per session. Those same pills would have cost us over $225 per session if not for the VA.
The gameplan has also provided that I take shots for five days after each session to increase the production of "good" cells to replace the cells being destroyed by medications poured through my body during the Chemo Parties. If enough good cells are not produced, my immune system could be weaken and I would have to "stay in" to keep form catching something from someone that could could be a "biggie"!
I go in every Monday for blood test to see how well the booster shots have been doing. If they are working well, I don't have to take another booster shot. After
my last test, the nurse said, "You did good....You can go and do anything you want to when you want to!" I said great, "Can't wait to tell my wife!":
When he asked me Monday about how I was doing, I told him I had a sore spot on my butt because so many women had been patting me there because they thought I was so cute with my bald head. Without an expression, he said, "I better take a look at that!" I think he was serious. I laughed and said, "That's just a fantasy!" He laughted and said, "I never know about you and Joyce!" We knew him in Toastmasters 10 years ago and liked him then also. I had no idea what an Oncologist was then. I now know that every patient he has places their life in his hands. He has to develope a "game plan" to destroy the cancer. I am thankful for his competence.
Dr. Kerr's gameplan included three different pills that I take for five days after a Chemo Party to offset the "negatives" of all the chemicals placed in my body to eradicate the bad cells. They have reduced the number of rought hours and days for me. The VA has provided theses for me for $24 per session. Those same pills would have cost us over $225 per session if not for the VA.
The gameplan has also provided that I take shots for five days after each session to increase the production of "good" cells to replace the cells being destroyed by medications poured through my body during the Chemo Parties. If enough good cells are not produced, my immune system could be weaken and I would have to "stay in" to keep form catching something from someone that could could be a "biggie"!
I go in every Monday for blood test to see how well the booster shots have been doing. If they are working well, I don't have to take another booster shot. After
my last test, the nurse said, "You did good....You can go and do anything you want to when you want to!" I said great, "Can't wait to tell my wife!":
