Not a bad day today. I got a great workout in the gym today. Those weights feel like they weigh a thousand lbs. Still feels awesome to do my thing in the gym and start to get my strength back. Again no real side effects at all. The only thing now is that I have been off my feet for so long that my ankles swell a bit from being on them all day. So nice to get old and have this shit happen to you. Still I forge ahead and keep kicking some ass in the gym and keep my body moving and getting better. The meeting with my surgeon went great today. He went over my scan with me and showed me what we are looking at.
Basically the cancer is gone from my system except for this one spot in my chest. This same spot has responded to the chemotherapy from the beginning. Were looking at a possibility that it is nothing but scar tissue. Still my oncologist wants to be completely sure. My surgeon said regardless if he does the biopsy or not that my oncologist will want to hit that area with radiation just to be sure it is all gone. I am to young and way to healthy and in great shape to just let this go and watch it. I agree and think it is awesome that they are being this thorough with my health.
My oncologist asked me last week if she can present my case to Illinois Masonic cancer board which meet every Tuesday. All the cancer specialists at the hospital look at my case and give their opinions. So I said yes please have them look at it no problem. My surgeon called me right after the meeting and said they think it is best to biopsy and see what we are dealing with for sure. Do I want another surgery or not. Obviously I do not want to go in again and do this. But I will do what needs to be done. At this point I now have to go in next week and see the radiation oncologist and see what their opinion is. After I see them I go right back to the surgeon so he can explain what the surgery will entail. after that I will sit with my oncologist and her and I will weigh all the options and go from there.
I am looking at radiation for sure. Possibly surgery to biopsy this little spot. The fact is that the radiation treatment is different if there is still signs of cancer. If it comes back as nothing the radiation will be a different type of treatment. I don't really know the extent of that until I obviously sit with the radiation oncologist and get those answers. Still I am not going to worry about it. Why bother. In the end I know that they are doing everything possible to take care of me. That makes me feel completely confident in my doctors. When I walked out of my surgeons office he patted me on the shoulder and said "time to hit the gym". I like his attitude.
So here I am still with a small unknown. I think the way I have to look at this is that I am almost done with it all. Yes there is a possible surgery and for sure radiation. So far I have been through hell and back. So I have to deal with this, big deal. I have already danced with the devil. No need to get my panties in a bunch. Time to look forward, keep that wolverine attitude and live in the now. And now is good!
SMIB \m/
Basically the cancer is gone from my system except for this one spot in my chest. This same spot has responded to the chemotherapy from the beginning. Were looking at a possibility that it is nothing but scar tissue. Still my oncologist wants to be completely sure. My surgeon said regardless if he does the biopsy or not that my oncologist will want to hit that area with radiation just to be sure it is all gone. I am to young and way to healthy and in great shape to just let this go and watch it. I agree and think it is awesome that they are being this thorough with my health.
My oncologist asked me last week if she can present my case to Illinois Masonic cancer board which meet every Tuesday. All the cancer specialists at the hospital look at my case and give their opinions. So I said yes please have them look at it no problem. My surgeon called me right after the meeting and said they think it is best to biopsy and see what we are dealing with for sure. Do I want another surgery or not. Obviously I do not want to go in again and do this. But I will do what needs to be done. At this point I now have to go in next week and see the radiation oncologist and see what their opinion is. After I see them I go right back to the surgeon so he can explain what the surgery will entail. after that I will sit with my oncologist and her and I will weigh all the options and go from there.
I am looking at radiation for sure. Possibly surgery to biopsy this little spot. The fact is that the radiation treatment is different if there is still signs of cancer. If it comes back as nothing the radiation will be a different type of treatment. I don't really know the extent of that until I obviously sit with the radiation oncologist and get those answers. Still I am not going to worry about it. Why bother. In the end I know that they are doing everything possible to take care of me. That makes me feel completely confident in my doctors. When I walked out of my surgeons office he patted me on the shoulder and said "time to hit the gym". I like his attitude.
So here I am still with a small unknown. I think the way I have to look at this is that I am almost done with it all. Yes there is a possible surgery and for sure radiation. So far I have been through hell and back. So I have to deal with this, big deal. I have already danced with the devil. No need to get my panties in a bunch. Time to look forward, keep that wolverine attitude and live in the now. And now is good!
SMIB \m/
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