Hi, I saw both my GP and my oncologist Friday, Feb 3. The
results of the meetings were not unexpected though a bit stark. The GP told me
that I would be in ‘ascites management’ from now on. In other words the stomach
issues are caused by ascites and are not going away. Periodically I will have
to have a ‘drain’ or paracentesis. I had three in January, the last one being
January 26. I am taking an anti nausea pill, ondansetron, three times a day.
Currently it is helping quite a bit. Last few nights I even had cake and ice
cream.
The oncologist was more bleak. In line with what he has been
saying since November he now thinks that I have 1-2 months left. In November he
thought 3-4. That was hard. He based his conclusion on the change in my
physical state since November. I am now 20 pounds lighter than I was then. He
also reviewed some clinical trials and suggested, without a lot of enthusiasm,
that I could apply to several at the university of Minnesota. I will do so on
Sunday or Monday. If those don’t work out, I might still try Houston, but I am
not sure about that. He did say that if I am going to get into a trial that I
need to do it quickly.
We had already come to the same conclusions that both of
them gave us, but having them say it puts a kind of no-doubt-about-it on those
conclusions. It is hard to say that those visits gave peace of mind but in a way
they did. Things are clear to me. I have a few important decisions to make and
will do so in the next few days.
To end this on an upper note, this past week the photo group
had an opening party for me at the Barrel Room. Almost everyone was there. We
stayed for an hour and a half and had a wonderful visit. Several people wanted
one or the other of the photos and so we gave them to them and marked them as
sold. It was such a fun evening, so full
of love and giving. In my new sense of things, it was very spiritual. And if
you want to see the photos of a guy who also did a 365 project, google That
Tree and Mark Hirsch. He took pictures of the same tree for a year. They are
fabulous.
I love you.
Dad Dan Doc
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