Hello to my family and friends at cvoharley,
It's been a while since my last update and for that, I'm sorry. Truth is, my spirit is strong, but my flesh is weak. In other words, I'm in it for the fight, but that 3 days of chemo every 3 weeks is really kicking my butt. It seems that after my second three day cycle of chemo on Feb 1st, 2nd and 3rd I have been as sick as the first cycle of chemo. The sickness starts on the 2nd day of chemo and quickly gets worse each day until the following Monday. So yesterday Feb 8th was the first day I started feeling better. Today is better yet, but I'm looking forward to feeling better than this. Hopefully by tomorrow or Thursday. Thursday I have to go to the Vermont VA for blood tests. I think it's 3 or 4 tubes, enough blood for several tests. If the tests are to see if I'm sick, well, they're just plain to late. lol
If all is consistent with this round as was with the first cycle, I should feel pretty good by next week. That puts me right in line for the next 3 day treatment that starts on the 22nd of Feb. They have told me to reserve my strength for the chemo treatments. lol That's kind of like the boss saying, "Don't spend it all in one place!" when he hands you a very small paycheck for a lot of hours of work.
Last Thursday I got the call back from the Radiation Doctor at the Concord Hospital. The news wasn't what I had hoped for. He told me that he would not give me radiation. At least not now and not while I'm getting chemo. He told me I wouldn't be able to take both treatments together. He recommended that I have another C-scan in Mid-March to see if the chemo has caused a good enough improvement to maybe start radiation by then. The chemo Doc says that he will look at the same C-scan to see if he has mixed the right cocktail of chemo drugs for me. He will have a better handle on how much longer on that mixture or maybe he'll change it for a better outcome. Meanwhile, I still have cancer growing, but I have been told that maybe the growth has been slowed. Man, I've got to tell ya, that's just to many maybes for me. I'm a black or white kind of person and staying away from the gray area in life has worked for me, well, maybe! lol
My wife Sue has hung in there for me. More so than any wife should ever have to. She has managed to only have one flare up from her MS during my cancer fight so far. She's such a strong women. My daughter and her boys and my son and his boys are all doing OK and the twins are OK as well. One of my grand boys, Brevin, while the Saints took it home, he took a spill and split his chin open. Brave little guy, only 6 and he took his five stitches without any shots for pain. He went to school today after enjoying a day home on Monday.
As usual, you guys, my friends and family has been kind and encouraging beyond the call of duty. I'm a lucky guy to receive the love, warmth, prayers and thoughts that I receive daily from you all. I hope all is well with all of you and I want to give (a little early) three cheers for spring. Now less than 6 weeks a way.
I'll write again with any news of change as soon as I can.
My love and thanks to all of you
Sam, Dad, chappy & friend
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