Update: This is the 15th week. Not much changes this time round. BP is still high at 145/80 (+ - 5%). Must monitor for a while to make sure it doesn't go up further.
Good news: Tumor size remains unchanged but cancer marker further reduced from 50 to 19 U/ml? Just have to remain hopeful that it will not grow, only shrink. This is supposedly the final chemo session and the critical period is over. But to control the cancer, I will have to undergo "maintenance" for so long as the tumor is still there. That means chemo for life unless (correction : until) a miracle happens... And when that happens, the doc said I will be interviewed by The Star!
Good news: Tumor size remains unchanged but cancer marker further reduced from 50 to 19 U/ml? Just have to remain hopeful that it will not grow, only shrink. This is supposedly the final chemo session and the critical period is over. But to control the cancer, I will have to undergo "maintenance" for so long as the tumor is still there. That means chemo for life unless (correction : until) a miracle happens... And when that happens, the doc said I will be interviewed by The Star!
"Maintenance" in my case, means still undergoing chemo but this time with lower dosage and only one drug will be used i.e. Alimta. The other drug Cisplatin will be dropped.
Not so good news: Cost-wise, it's going to set me back by RM10k per chemo (once every 3 week). That excludes consultation and other fees that private hospitals love to charge. Sigh.... How to retire like that!? Must consider other options.
God throws me challenges every once a while. This is not going to be any different. I will not buckle.
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