Good news. On October the 2nd I had a second to last visit with my Doctor and I am now officially cleared of the big C!
As the title suggests I still have to go to the hospital to have the port they installed in my chest to administer the chemo removed. But that is an outpatient procedure and I don't anticipate any difficulties. Then there is one final follow up visit to see the oncologist and then I'm free!
Technically the cancer might return in the next year or two and that would be particularly bad but it's not incredibly likely. It's better than the small chance that the cancer could have caused organ failure before they could get things under control enough to actually attack it with the chemo in the first place. A fact that my Doctor didn't inform me of until our latest visit. (Under the theory that it would worry me unnecessarily. It would.)
Unfortunatly that's it for the good news part of this entry...
I'm still unemployed and it's hard finding someone who will hire a 46 year old with no real documented skills. Did you know that Avis car rental requires a fricking Bachelors degree to work their customer service desk?
1 comment:
Still willing to remove the port for you. I know how to sterilize tools, and have a working knowledge of knives, scissors, and clamps. Know my way around gauze, as well. If you're afraid of being cut, I'm open to using a corrosive agent... of some kind... to simply dissolve the medical paraphernalia imbedded in your chest. Alternatively, we could burn it out, which would have the dual benefit of also cauterizing the wound. Your choice.
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