(Header is the Grand Canal in Venice)
I had my PET scan yesterday (Friday). The doctor should know the results by Monday, but we are going to be out of town all week. I don’t have a follow-up appointment with the doctor until the following Wednesday….don’t know if I can wait that long!
Weight has settled a bit this week. It was 127.5 lbs last Saturday, and is 126.5 lbs today. Talked to the dietician last week and she said with the exercising I am doing I probably need to bump up my calorie intake to 2100 – 2200 calories a day from the current goal of 2000 a day. That’s a little bit tough as I just am getting used to consuming at the 2000 rate. I bought some high protein powder the dietician recommended, to make shakes with, and had some last night before going to bed. That made my stomach pretty uncomfortable and I had a hard time getting to sleep. I’ll have to tinker with how I use the protein shake option.
I also had a couple of uncomfortable sleeps earlier in the week, as I slipped off my incline pillow and was sleeping level for a while. That generated a bunch of acid reflux that was fairly unpleasant and hard to get rid of. Gargled and drank a bunch of water, but it was mostly still there. Gotta make sure I stay on my pillow!
Otherwise though, I’m feeling good. Exercising is making me feel stronger, with some muscle/joint pain as I’m probably overdoing it a little. I still am falling asleep at the drop of a hat during the day. Yesterday I was in the parking lot of the GNC store (where I bought the protein powder) and was entering some eating data on my smartphone. This was taking longer than I thought it would, and within a short time I found myself asleep with my phone in my hand and my head on my chest!
We are heading up to Grants Pass this afternoon and then to Portland for an overnight, returning to Grants Pass for a few more days on Monday.
So that’s about it for this week.
Here’s another ‘Lenten’ reading, composed yesterday:
It was the day of the PET Scan
To see if the cancer’s all gone
Is all this real or just make believe
Like blueberry sky and cucumber lawn.
Reality reigns here on Earth
I’m not dreaming or flying a kite
Somewhere inside there’s a war going on
Where the chemo and cancer cells fight.
The scanner is run by a technician
The experts interpret what’s shown
They tell the doctor whatever they saw
If the cancer is gone or has grown.
The doctor then she will tell me
The results I’m anxious to hear
Either we’re back in a pickle
Or maybe there’s nothing to fear.
Hi Chris,
Great poem!! It says everything that’s needed in a nutshell. The notion of waiting to hear your results sounds illogical. Hopefully, you can find out on Monday. Either that, or at least get some “Happy Pills” to ease the anxiety. While your at it, get me some, too. I don’t like waiting either, but am always up for getting loaded.
Until then, I will keep wearing out my keyboard until you pass on the good news. Count me in on the side of “cancer free” results. I just feel it in my bones.
Your friend,
Don
Mr G’s
We will continue our positive thoughts regarding the PET scan results. Have a good week, at the end of which we are looking forward to seeing you!
Mr and Mrs B’s