My x-Ray report is very short. The size of tumor has further reduced from 6.8cm x 4.4cm to 6.2cm x 3.6cm. The rest of the lungs is clear (meaning fluid in the lungs has disappear).
Blood tests and urine tests reported are normal (save for some red flags which are not alarming). Cancer marker reduced from 310 to 120 U/mL.
This means I am responding well to the prescribed drugs. Actually, I was expecting a much better improvement. Especially when I feel good (unlike the last time). So initially, I was a bit disappointed.
But come to think of it, improvement has been astounding. Before chemo, the tumor was a sizeable 10.3cm x 7.8cm. Now it's 6.2cm x 3.6cm. Which means the size of the tumor has in fact reduced by about 70%!
Two pictures tell two thousand words. So here goes...
X-ray of healthy lungs:
X-rays of my lungs. Yellow = estimated size of tumor. Blue = estimated amount of fluid
The dietician saw me in the cancer ward and chatted with me. I told her that I am not quite satisfied having gained only 2 kgs for a 6 week period. Surprisingly, she said "very good already"! Her target for me was actually to prevent me from dropping below 55kg!
Btw my weight according to clinic's scale showed 57kg and and not 60 kg when I last weighed myself at home. Perhaps, it's time I buy a new scale, digital one for that matter?
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