Another update, another milestone. It seems that I’m one step closer to our final destination. I don’t know, nor do i care to know when “it” will be. All I know is, it’s NOT TODAY.
The tumours have progressed according the the chest x-ray. I had to go to emergency last saturday because of tight chest, chest pain, and shortness of breath. I thought I was having a heart attack or pulmonary embolism.
The scan showed that the lone small tumour on my healthier left lung, that remained stable for the past year, have grown in size (compared to the scan a month ago).
My right lung riddled with spots, showed tumours have grown, and that it’s getting filled with fluid again. I’ve been finding it harder to breath, to do any workout, and to stay active. Lying in bed and sitting on the couch is what I’ve done in past 4 weeks. At first we thought it was the side effect of radiation treatment, but it’s becoming more evident now that disease progression is the cause.
I’ve been having chest pains too, where the tumours are located. Doc said it could be because the fluid is pushing the tumours. Tylenol 3 and Advil seems to help ease the pain, but it also makes me sleepy and lazy.
I’m eagerly waiting for a call to have thoracentesis done, and maybe pleurx installed (a permanent drainage for the lung). I really want to get this shortness of breath sorted out so I can go back to “living” as normal as I can. Get to have fun again with the kids and my wifey JP, rather than just being trapped at home.
I badly badly badly want to ride my bikes. Road bike or mountain bike, doesn’t matter. Just get be back in the saddle.
I’m still looking foward to doing the Ride to Conquer Cancer, 260kms from Vancouver to Seattle.
Help me raise money for the Ride to Conquer Cancer by visiting our team page, http://www.conquercancer.ca/goto/bffs
For now, I just have to be patient. It’s ironic isn’t it? The less I time I supposed to have, the more patient I should be.
The tumours have progressed according the the chest x-ray. I had to go to emergency last saturday because of tight chest, chest pain, and shortness of breath. I thought I was having a heart attack or pulmonary embolism.
The scan showed that the lone small tumour on my healthier left lung, that remained stable for the past year, have grown in size (compared to the scan a month ago).
My right lung riddled with spots, showed tumours have grown, and that it’s getting filled with fluid again. I’ve been finding it harder to breath, to do any workout, and to stay active. Lying in bed and sitting on the couch is what I’ve done in past 4 weeks. At first we thought it was the side effect of radiation treatment, but it’s becoming more evident now that disease progression is the cause.
I’ve been having chest pains too, where the tumours are located. Doc said it could be because the fluid is pushing the tumours. Tylenol 3 and Advil seems to help ease the pain, but it also makes me sleepy and lazy.
I’m eagerly waiting for a call to have thoracentesis done, and maybe pleurx installed (a permanent drainage for the lung). I really want to get this shortness of breath sorted out so I can go back to “living” as normal as I can. Get to have fun again with the kids and my wifey JP, rather than just being trapped at home.
I badly badly badly want to ride my bikes. Road bike or mountain bike, doesn’t matter. Just get be back in the saddle.
I’m still looking foward to doing the Ride to Conquer Cancer, 260kms from Vancouver to Seattle.
Help me raise money for the Ride to Conquer Cancer by visiting our team page, http://www.conquercancer.ca/goto/bffs
For now, I just have to be patient. It’s ironic isn’t it? The less I time I supposed to have, the more patient I should be.