Dr. Update

Well, I worked my last official day at Lincoln Elementary Wed. and saw the doctor and had chemo Thurs. Busy 2 days and I also entered canned green beans and canned peach jelly at the Boone County Fair on Monday. Whew, busy weeK. I am using up my sick days and then taking disability retirement. I had planned to retire in 3 years and I am just taking a giant step to retirement. This retirement thing is not so bad!!! I'll let you know how my canned goods do. The health news? Well, I also saw the Doctor Thurs. The cancer is not responding as well to chemo as we would like. He saw a few nodules above my virgina. I was complainng of pelvic pressure. So here is what I think is good news, given the circumstance. After the doctor sees my ct scan results on Aug 23rd, he will schedule surgery. Dr. DePreist will remove the cancer in the pelvic area and a Dr. McMath will do a Radiofrequency ablation to the cancer on my liver. This ablation method has been done for years and has proven success. A needle like instrument probe, guided to the site by computer tomography (CT), is inserted into the tumor, where it emits high frequency alternating current. The current heats the tumor and destroys it. Besides getting the good news that we will have a tough approach to the cancer with surgery, I will be able to return to the carboplatin chemo that worked so well last time. In my opinion, I feel good knowing we have an agrressive plan, which I know will kick cancer's ass.

Well, I worked my last official day at Lincoln Elementary Wed. and saw the doctor and had chemo Thurs.. I am using up my sick days and then taking disability retirement. I had planned to retire in 3 years and I am just taking a giant step to retirement. This retirement thing is not so bad!!! The health news? Well, I also saw the Doctor Thurs. The cancer is not respsonding as well to chemo as we would like. He saw a few nodules above my virgina. I was complainng of pelvic pressure. So here is what I think is good news, given the circumstance. After the doctor sees my ct scan on Aug 23rd, he will schedule sugery. Dr. DePreist will remove the cancer in the pelvic area and a Dr. McMath will do a Radiofrequency ablation to the cancer on my liver. This ablation method has been done for years and has proven success. A needle like instrument probe, guided to the site by computer tomography (CT), is inserted into the tumor, where it emits high frequency alternating current. The current heats the tumor and destroys it. Besides a tough approach to the cancer with surgery, I will be able to return to the carboplatin chemo that worked so well last time. In my opinion, I feel good knowing we have an agrressive plan, which I know will kick cancer's ass.