Thursday, August 15, 2013

Day 21 2nd chemo

Quite surprised to meet Teh SH at Pantai this morning who was here for her check-up. Had a small chat on office and other matters only to find out that Chan LK will be having a surgery today to remove a growth in her throat. Wish her well soon.

Very happy to note that Doc said my body responded very well to the treatment. The X-ray showed that the tumor has shrunk considerably. The fluid in my lungs has also reduced much. Hooray! But don't understand why cancer marker increased from 325 to 360 U/mL when tumor has shrunk?

But one problem - I lost 3 kg since my last visit. Doc didn't like it and wants me to eat more than usual. Just have to force the food in even with no appetite he said. Any food at all, KFC la, McDonald, pizza, char kueh tiow etc.... Foodwise - no restriction at all.

I am taking no chances. I'll be seeing the dietrician afterwards to see how she can help. In my pink of health, I was 45 in body age (according to the new hi-tech digital machine in office) and 68 kg in body weight. It dropped to 64 kg when i took my weight the second time. Then it was down to 58 kg 3 wks ago and today down to only 55 kg. How disappointing!

My objective for the coming 3 weeks is to gain back the 3 kg that I lost during the past 3 weeks. And if possible, plus another 1 (or 2) bonus kg.

To my colleagues at their retreat in Genting, learn hard but also must enjoy a hand or two at the casino tables, ok? Who knows, maybe Lady Luck will shine on you to bestow you with enough $$$ for an early retirement...

1 comment:

  1. Bro! Get well soon! Eat well and work hard on gaining back that lost weight!! I wanna come visit you after you have gained back the 3 kg. :) - JX

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