Post details: October Update
October Update
I was scheduled for a PET/CT today (10/20/06), but the machine was broken, so they were kind and told me of the status this am. There was a chance it would be fixed for my 2pm appointment, but call later; it wasn't done, so we rescheduled for next Thursday at 7am.
I'm meeting with Dr. Goy on next Friday, and he of course gets the results, interprets, and uses that as the major input to the follow-up exam (so there will be a rush on reading those slides!).
Since last I posted, all has been well. The family is doing well, I'm going about my normal life - work is crazy, but I do try to keep a bit of perspective on that. i.e. - i will think 3x before missing out on some family event for work. I was pretty good with that before, but even more so now.
I had a bump on the back of my leg at the last Dr. Goy visit, and since then I've had it removed - a sebacious cyst (sp?) was the verdict. Benign - a wonderful thing, negative tests - negative is good... Heck, I was even happy to hear the doc say 'it's an adult pimple'. I'll take that.
I still haven't managed to take the extra weight off - but really want to. I worked too hard last time to have this stay! I went on a 50 mile semi-hilly bike ride about 2 weeks ago - the Twin Lights ride that originates in the Highlands, NJ. Nice ride, and we did a 17.2 mph pace. It's better than the pace I did it at 2 years ago, when I was about 30lbs lighter - and no, it's not 30lbs of muscle! I did it with my good friend Andy - with whom I used to ride regularly, but he's at a different employer, so we can't get out for our weekly 32 mile ride - but we did squeze one in about a month ago - after a work golf outing that we were both at. 18 holes of golf, beers, food, and then 32 miles of riding - and again - a better performance than i had ever posted before. Too many variables to determine the cause, or if cancer played into it at all before. Bottom line, it was a great ride.
All else seems well, I reached out to a few 'cancer' friends a while back, and all are doing well. Actually - I need to catch up with Steve to see how he's doing. We always ask about him when visiting Dr. Goy.
A friend of a friend is getting ready for a stem cell transplant, after having 2 relapses. He's an animal. He works out like you wouldn't believe - even when doing chemo. His site is: http://1speeder.com/tiki/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=1
inspirational, and I wish all the best for he and his family.
That's it for now, all the best to everyone following this, and anyone undergoing it...
