SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!!!
BARD PowerPort is in place and finally, I don't have to get stuck a billion times in my arms and end up looking like a junkie. Better not clot off.
Great job by Dr. David Fosdick (port site doesn't even hurt) and by Dr. Thomas Russell, who kept me very comfortable.
Hopefully can be back to work soon.
On Monday, I was able to speak to another cancer survivor, 3 years with my exact same cancer (even in the same primary location as well). I was heartened to hear that he still works as a practicing interventional cardiologist and has not let his condition deter him from having fun in his life and continue to work. What shocked me about his situation is that he was diagnosed stage IV at age 32. So just when I thought I was the only one with the less than ideal luck situation, I find someone else with an even more unbelievable situation. Puts everything into an even greater degree of perspective for myself and hopefully for anyone reading this blog. Hopefully, it makes you realize that getting cut off in traffic, having something spilled on you, having an argument over who gets to take their break first, etc., really isn't that big of a deal.
Now, I want to find as many options as I can, not only for myself, but for the above gentleman and the others I have spoken with over the past two weeks to make sure all options are available. The Lucanix vaccine trial looks promising: It is a vaccine made of the 4 most common kinds of non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma which have been virally modified to be inactive but still immunogenic. Very promising study that will be yet another option should I fail my current and future treatments.
I hope no one is baking in the near 100 degree heat outside and hope everyone is having a great day.
BARD PowerPort is in place and finally, I don't have to get stuck a billion times in my arms and end up looking like a junkie. Better not clot off.
Great job by Dr. David Fosdick (port site doesn't even hurt) and by Dr. Thomas Russell, who kept me very comfortable.
Hopefully can be back to work soon.
On Monday, I was able to speak to another cancer survivor, 3 years with my exact same cancer (even in the same primary location as well). I was heartened to hear that he still works as a practicing interventional cardiologist and has not let his condition deter him from having fun in his life and continue to work. What shocked me about his situation is that he was diagnosed stage IV at age 32. So just when I thought I was the only one with the less than ideal luck situation, I find someone else with an even more unbelievable situation. Puts everything into an even greater degree of perspective for myself and hopefully for anyone reading this blog. Hopefully, it makes you realize that getting cut off in traffic, having something spilled on you, having an argument over who gets to take their break first, etc., really isn't that big of a deal.
Now, I want to find as many options as I can, not only for myself, but for the above gentleman and the others I have spoken with over the past two weeks to make sure all options are available. The Lucanix vaccine trial looks promising: It is a vaccine made of the 4 most common kinds of non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma which have been virally modified to be inactive but still immunogenic. Very promising study that will be yet another option should I fail my current and future treatments.
I hope no one is baking in the near 100 degree heat outside and hope everyone is having a great day.
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