Thread: Tumor

Got to West clinic at 9:40 am. Called for lab work at 9:50. Called for CT at 10:05. Called for doctor visit at 1:20, he had to wait for CT results. They look as good as the last. Asked about the gagging last week. He ordered a gastro doctor visit for Tuesday next week. Up to 131.6 lbs, I blame the gagging for not gaining more. Released from infusion at 5:40 pm. No shopping on the way home. Added more cabbage to the pot then added leftovers and baked for 1 hour. I ate a plate full without any problems. 2 visits set for April, every 2 weeks.

God is good and merciful!

Just found and read this whole thread. canebreaker, Our Prayers go UP for you, brother, I pray they keep you on the mend.

I think talking a lot produces a lot of extra spit and mucus in my stomach. The stomach wants to get rid of the extra and get more food when I eat. I spit up clear liquids, not food while gagging. I'm worn out afterwards and don't want to try to eat anymore. 3/19 the doctor ordered a visit with a gastro doctor on 3/26. I haven't got a call from any yet. I'm doing better eating, we might go fishing instead.
Feeling a bit stronger, I got out and did some work instead of sitting in the bed on the laptop all day.
I have a mountain of leaves in the yard, I tackled some of them with the lawn vac. 2 vac bags stuffs a 13 gallon trash bag. I got 2 filled Friday and 2 Saturday. Rain to start about 2 pm, hope to get 2 more bags before it's here. The lawn vac has some age to it and the port that the pickup tube fits in is breaking out in chunks. On the last bag about a fourth was spilling onto the ground. Less force to get trimmings into the bag. Had to stop a lot to clear discharge tube. Guess I'll look for a new one.
I've had the charger on the truck battery for 4 days. I tried to crank it, no go. May have to boost it off then head to the store for a new one. Wish I had backed it into the driveway. I'll have to back the car into the side yard, back the truck down the driveway then pull car across the drive. Lots of extra moves.
I check the stack of lumber under the portable carport. Weather had changed the coloring of so it will be firewood this year. I dug into the garage to get 2 12 ft eastern cedar boards from above the side window. They have a bow to them. The blocks will be 7 1/4" long. I'll cut 15" sections and run them through the planer before squaring and final cut.

I checked online for a 110 volt lawn vac. Home Depot was the cheapest then Lowes, walmart didn't show one. I went to HD and L, neither had a 110 model, all were battery or gas. I boosted the truck off and went to Advance for a new battery. Online check shows I need a group 78 but the space is limited to a group 71. Went to walmart for a little shopping. They had the Hyper Tough 110 volt lawn vac for $60. Assembled it at home and got 4 more trash bags of shredded leaves before time to cook dinner. 2 more trash bags the next day, now the side yard is almost clean. Got a ton of limbs, twigs and bark to pick up then rake/vac the leaves.
Been working on the 410 loading blocks since.
Next chemo infusion is April 2. I've been keeping myself busy and eating without any problems.
My ebay account was hacked for $509 and paypal paid it. I've closed both and have a dispute with them. Every few days I get an email or text wanting to arrange payment for something else from them. The lowest has been $360 and the highest is $780. The last time I used ebay was March 2.

SuperLo had 7 ears of corn for $1 in a bag at the reduced produce bin, got 2. Soaked them in water for 4 hours, pare boiled 12 for the freezer and 2 for dinner cooked in the microwave. Super large russet baking potatoes 79 cents per lb, got 6. Baked 3 for dinner in the oven. The over stuffed potato and corn was more than I could eat. It felt great to have a stuffed belly for a change.
With the removal of the feeding tube I now have 2 belly buttons as close as I can see. Still have a little drainage.
Got 5 blocks almost finished and 5 in C clamps glued together. See what I can get done before tomorrow's chemo infusion. I won't feel like doing much until Saturday.
Got my new debit card and changing it on a few direct pay websites. ATT gives me a problem signing in every time I go there, not very often. I can go from my email bill and get signed in, but it shows I don't have an account. I went there a few times last night and now locked out. Need to call and talk with someone soon.
I'm staying busy, eating all I can and can go a bit more before getting worn out. Feeling great again. Wish the weather would act right so I can go fishing.

Yesterday's infusion started with an IV needle applied to my port for lab work and infusion. Visit with doctor. "Man, you were almost a basket case when we first meet. 100 lbs at the first infusion, not able to do much at a time and look at you now. 136 lbs and jolly as can be." Doc, I think you, the staff and clinic for all that's been done getting me back on the road to recovery. "No, the thanks belongs to you, You could have given up before starting, you're pushing yourself to get well and that's where you're headed. The head doctor has you on a 10 lb lift limit restriction, maybe for another year or so. Talking with you and your son, if a package weighs 10 lbs you lift as many as you can to reduce extra lifting. You walk stores as long as you can before getting a wheelchair or scooter and finish shopping. You work outdoors as long as you can. You've started a project with your granddaughters and want to see it through. Others would say to themselves, I'm almost on death's bed, time to give up. That's not you!" Infusion started at 12:15 with 1 pint of saline then 2 packs of the chemo drug then a wear home pump with 1 pack of a drug for up to 48 hours. We were on the road to shop at 2:30 pm then home. After getting things put away I loaded the 10 bags of mulched leaves and carried them to my son's house for his garden. I started dinner when I returned home.
This was #10 infusion. After #12 I'll have a petz scan to determine where we go from there. The infusion messed with my sleep again. I rolled most of the night, know I was awake at 4 am and up at 6:30. A nap will set in later. Rain in the forecast to begin about 6 pm for a few days. Need to get outdoors to get some things going before then.

Prayers continued . Stay strong my friend .