It's been five weeks since my last chemotherapy. I had an appointment with my oncologist today to get the results of recent lab work and a CT scan. My blood and kidneys are in good shape. The CT scan showed an increasing accumulation of fluid near the pericardium that will be examined with an echocardiogram in a little over a week. The doctor doesn't think it is anything to worry about, but then they never thought they would find mesothelioma when they did the thorascopy either. The cancer in the pericardium cannot be imaged by a CT scan, so there is no way to know if it has changed; however, the tumors that can be seen in other parts of the right chest, seem to be smaller than in the last scan.
My blood sugar levels are high again as they were a few years ago, so he started me on metformin. That and elevated blood pressure may be at least partly the result of the chemotherapy. We'll have to see what happens with time. I am looking forward to the echocardiagram, however, because I have not had that test before. Another opportunity to learn.
I want to urge you to take a look at the Uncle Sam and Gini entry if you have not done so yet. If you make it to the end, I’d be curious to know what you think.
There's not much cancer news now, so if you check by here periodically, you might want to extend the time between visits because I do not expect to write any new posts for a while. If I do, I'll put a note on Facebook so my friends there we know to take a look at Cancer Couple.
Best wishes for a beautiful spring (or fall for those in the southern hemisphere).
David
