Saturday, May 3, 2014

World Cup 2014 tickets for sale

Spread the word or buy the tickets and receive a genuine Zimbabwean 100trillion dollar bill in excellent condition.

We have team specific (USA) series 7 tickets. The side of the draw depends on the results of the group games. 

If the USA finish 1st, 3rd, or 4th in the group stages, it's games 54, 58, 61. Game 54 is the R16 in Porto Alegre. Game 58 is the QF in Rio. Game 61 is the SF in Belo Horizonte. 

If the USA finish 2nd in the group stages, it's games 56, 60, 62. Game 56 is R16 in Salvador. Game 60 is the QF in Brasilia. Game 62 is the SF in Sao Paulo.  

The tickets that are NOT available are USA vs Germany (group), USA vs Portugal (group) and the FINAL.

The prices are USA vs Ghana US$800 for the pair. R16 US$1,000 for the pair. QF US$1,600 for the pair and SF US$2,000 for the pair. Remember, everything is negotiable.

The buyer is responsible for shipping.

Questions? Contact me via email.
Thanks.

Carpe Diem.



Friday, May 2, 2014

Rescheduled liver and onion biopsy

My liver biopsy has been rescheduled for Wednesday May 14th. I have promised not to eat before and screw up the procedure for a second time.

What is going to happen is that the interventional radiologist is going to do a "dry" CT scan of my liver to see exactly what is happening with the tumor. If the tumor has grown she will perform the biopsy. If the tumor has shrunk she will more than likely not continue with the biopsy.

If done, the biopsy will hopefully yield valuable information about possible new courses of action as well as the possible effectiveness of new drugs and trials currently available.

In the meantime, I will continue to get the Alimta/Avastin combo every three weeks with the next treatment due Friday May 16th. I will also be getting a full CT scan after the next treatment to see if I continue to positively respond to the current regimen.

Carpe Diem.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

My conundrum

Let me start by thanking Diana for coming with me to my consult with Dr. Brahmer. 

When I was first diagnosed in March of 2008 we had met with Dr. Brahmer to enlist her as my primary oncologist. Back then she offered to put me in a trial. Being a "newbie" to this whole cancer thing, I elected to go somewhere else and get the conventional lung cancer treatment. What's so weird now is that I am back to see what trials are currently available for me to participate in.

Just to be clear, what I am looking for is plan B, plan C etc. The consensus is that as long as the Alimta and Avastin combo is working no changes should or would be made. We won't know if the current regimine is working until I get scanned in about another month.

Here is where it gets weird. I have to have the liver biopsy to gain admission into this possible trial. I also need the biopsy so that the genetic lab I am working with can do a targeted exome gene sequence and test me for ROS1, PD1 and PDL1. This is really technical and advanced stuff and way beyond my pay grade :-) So, the biopsy needs to find some tumor cells to test. 

The flip side is that maybe the liver tumor has already shrunk and there is nothing to extract or test. And here in is my conundrum. Do I want the tumor to grow and therefore get a good sample to test or do I want the Alimta and Avastin to get back to work and shrink the tumors. Hmmm!

How insane is all of this?

Carpe Diem.