Update - 25th Sept 2021
I haven't written in a while. I have been having downtime. The medical team wants me to rid myself of all Chemo, and Radiation (about 4 weeks) so they can do a Pet Scan and CT scan. I made the joke about not having pets at home, no labs, and no cats, which went over well. From that, they will discover what do do next (what other tortures...lol). The least will be getting rid of the Ostomy bag (YEA!),and at best will be that the tumor has shrunken enough to remove. They want to make sure the removal will not hinder the "quality of life". I have to have them make me understand what that means in this case. How would this hinder the quality of life? I know the Pope recently had several inches of colon taken out. They want to make sure that if they remove it, then, they get it all. I have done really well so far. I hope it continues. I go up for tests on the 29th of September. I will have a consult later that day, after I have labs, but they will also have a powwow, after I...