Shrink 'dat Thang

Monday afternoon I went to Dr. Chang's (the Kung Pao Cancer is to die for) and had the Chemo pump refilled. It actually was empty at about 3am on Monday. I know this because when it's empty, it beeps every 5 minutes. Good for me that I start working at 4:30am anyway! The blood tests at Dr. Chang's say that my blood is very healthy right now, the best it has been since all this started in December. That's great news because one side effect of the 5FU (the Chemo) is that it suppresses the bone marrow and reduces the production of red blood cells. They expect my numbers will slowly decrease over the next 4-5 weeks, but it's great that we are starting from a high level.

Tuesday, I met with Dr. Hansen at the Radiation Oncology unit at St. V's and he said my radiation regimen is doing great and all the X-rays they take each day to get me lined up on the table are looking really good. I also met Amy the Social Worker there (no, I'm not being adopted). She helped me find a new primary care physician because I had fired my previous PCP due to poor customer service attitude. I go to Dr. Fullman in Tualatin next Tuesday.

I'm feeling well today but for the tube coming out my chest and the occasional realization that I must quickly make it to another room in the house for a bit. Jeanah is in good spirits and we're trying to deal with who is going to provide our Cable, Internet, Phone, and Cell services...lotsa fun!