Vorlon Whispers

12/20 Final Update

Although I was a little tired today, a cup of coffee in the morning and a cup in the afternoon kept me going.

I stopped by the radiology center tonight and got a copy of the CAT scan report. I think it’s a little encouraging, although it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The tumor in my left lung has shrunk from 4.2 cm to 3.4 cm – when measured across it widest part. That’s about a 20 percent decrease and 3.4 cm is about 1 3/8”. The downside is the fluid on my left lung has increased from when they last drained it in early October. The report also says a portion of my left lung; down near the bottom is blocked.

I’m wondering if I should go back to jogging a bit. When I look up on the web about blockage in the lung, one of the causes can be from shallow breathing. A little jogging should help that.

When I see the oncologist tomorrow, I’ll quiz him on the results and see what he says.

I went for my four minute barbecuing tonight and I’m feeling good. But it’s late and I’m scheduled to see not only the oncologist, but to get my five-hour chemotherapy treatment.

I happened to be watching Myth Busters on the Discovery Channel tonight. They were testing non-drug motion sickness remedies. The found that ginger tablets were very effective. If made me wonder if ginger tablets would also be effective against chemotherapy nausea side effects. I think I’ll have the Vorlon Wife stop by the health food store and try them out.

Posted by The Vorlon at December 20, 2005 10:01 PM