Chapter 9 What’s next?
Lest we forget that with all this life and death drama, the cancer still remains. More importantly, it remains untreated. When last we looked at it in March, the tumors were stable, no new tumors and the two known tumors had not grown. This is good news. But what can we do about this?
I am not a candidate for any more treatment. There will not be any chemo or immunotherapy treatments. My body will not tolerate it and I have been through enough. No part of me wants to temp the hands of death a second time.
From what I am told, the only treatment for this now is surgery to remove the tail end of my pancreas and my spleen, taking the two tumors with it. If you recall, this was the original plan oh so long ago but was postponed first for me to lose weight (did that!) and then because the cancer had spread.
Currently, I am not a candidate for surgery because of the myocarditis heart condition. This is a difficult surgery for someone who has no issues…it’s borderline dangerous for me at this time. So we wait.
I have an MRI and a CT scan scheduled for June to check on the status of these tumors and can only hope there has been no change. I can also hope that the myocarditis settles down and I am in a better physical place soon to be able to survive the surgery.
And lets face it…I’m not sure how well I can manage another roommate for days on end!
The Excellent Adventures of Mr.Mouse 
We could have our own parties if they’re an unruly roommate situation. Musical song alongs. Steel drum lessons. Yodeling. Candle making. Fish microwaving
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can we leave out the fish please
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The fish is important. You, as the patient, wouldn’t notice. It’s to make the staff understand the power we have and we can take down a whole floor unless our demands are met. Alternatively, we can nuke the trout and blame the offensive neighbors. Whatever suits the moment. Either way. You won’t notice. Diabolical revenge plots are my specialty 😈
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Laura, I love the comment from Massmingo. One really needs to have a sense of humor through all this. I hope and pray the MRI and CT scan shows things are still stable and not getting worse. More importantly, the Myocarditis settles down to the point you can get the much needed surgery. The added horror of a horrible roommate is just unreal. I remember after having surgery for my broken hip in the Army, they wheeled back to the WARD where they were having entertainment. I wanted to shoot myself. I hope all goes well for you and you can settle into your berth on the Heritage.
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Thanks Gary…a lot going on for sure. If and when we do surgery, I can expect to be there for 8-10 days! I’m in no hurry for that. But I also believe the surgical floors are all private rooms!
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