May 15, 2013

School's Out For the Summer! -- Reprise


Today I got the results of my latest CT scan from my oncologist today.  My tumors remain stable.  In fact, they have not changed meaningfully since I started my latest round of pemetrexed chemotherapy last August.  Now, 12 infusions later, I got down on my knees and begged my doctor to let me take a chemo break.  Pulling out his whip, he yelled, “No and get back in that chair.”

Not really.  He thought it would be fine to take a break and come back for a CT in mid-July to see how things stand.  He is an outstanding doctor and an outstanding person.  It is a great pleasure to have him as my oncologist, and I’m especially pleased that he tolerates my questions and responds in ways that respect my intelligence.

Once again, as Alice Cooper sang,  “School’s out for the summer!”

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