Scan day

And what great news.

I had my PET/CT scan done this morning. It's been about 4 months since my last scan which is a little longer gap than normal. Normal being 2 - 3 months. Needless to say, the pressure and anxiety I get waiting for the results is always tough to deal with. Throw in my latest cough and infection and you can see that it was not a good recipe for calmness and serenity.

Well, Dr. Schraeder called, just a short while ago, to give us very good news. There is still no indication of spread anywhere else and the uptake that was observed in the right pleura has diminished slightly. As technical as this all sounds, the news is good.

I am thrilled. But I always temper my joy, enthusiasm and happiness with a slight dose of reality. The reality being that this is a lousy, awful disease and you can never take any of it for granted. You more or less endure from scan to scan. Now, more than ever I subscribe to......................

Carpe Diem.

Some pictures from the cruise

Carpe Diem.

Some Pictures from Israel

Sing in the shower like no one can hear you. Dance like no one can see you. Live each day like it's heaven on earth. Our life is a dash between 2 dates. Live like we're dying.

Carpe Diem.

A bit under the weather

Since I got back from the cruise and Boca I have been feeling a bit under the weather. Simply put, I feel like crap. I have so much to update from both the Israel and Boca/cruise trips that I feel somewhat overwhelmed. But i will get it done soon.

Carpe Diem.

Cruising the Caribbean

I swear I will update the blog soon. Have faith!!!

Carpe Diem.

Just can't sit still

After arriving home this past Saturday from a fantastic trip to Israel, we are off again to Boca today. Diana and the gang will be staying in Boca while I fly off to Puerto Rico to join up with a cruise ship that my mom, Phil and the gang are already on. Even though the timing is a bit sketchy with regards my lousy chemo days, how can you not relax and chill on a luxury ship with your own state room and butler. Awesome.

Carpe Diem.

Chemo 10 (Round 6)

Wow. I've been on this round (6) of maintenance therapy for 30 weeks now. The good thing is it seems to working and the side effects have been somewhat tolerable. When I say working, there is no growth or spread. When we reach the stage where the drugs that I'm on now loose effectiveness then we have other options as well as Dr. Sidransky and the MouseSkins.

My check up with Dr. Schraeder went well and we have decided to go with a treatment schedule of 4 weeks, 3 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks etc. etc. This will give me somewhat of a break every third cycle. My scans will still be on a 2-3 month schedule. The next scan is January 18th, 2010. My weight is stable at 150 lbs and the blood work was all fine. The treatment went well and I'm loving my new port.

Carpe Diem.

Merry Christmas

To all my friends celebrating Christmas. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.

Carpe Diem.

Coming soon

No, I haven't vanished off the face of the earth! I will update the blog as soon as I return from Israel on December 26th.

Carpe Diem.

Off again - bloody hell !

Since chemo, 8 days ago, I have had a couple of rough days and now things are getting better. Just in time.


Tomorrow Diana and I are off to Israel. We are primarily going for the daughter of one of our best friends wedding. They are very special friends and she is one really special young lady. It's going to be like a major reunion and a lot of fun.

Carpe Diem.