11-22-2019

  Well, I had an appointment with Dr. Rathfoot Tuesday. He scoped me then read the Pet Scan report and explained what congested means. Basically, that is the part of the lung tissue that is scared and unusable, and apparently, I have quite a lot of it. The scar tissue in my throat from throat cancer treatments has left my airway about 1/3 -1/4 the diameter of a normal throat. That is where my shortness of breath comes from.  That was in the morning. A quick Costco and Sams trip then we headed home to unload and begin part 2 of the day, the Keytruda infusion.

I had planned on putting this up Wednesday, I was worn out Tuesday, but I made the mistake of getting a sausage/egg/cheese biscuit at Wygles. That didn't turn out so well as I caught food poisoning and spent the day wondering which end to put on or around the toilet. Thank God it was a small one.

That put me to yesterday trying to get some stuff done I didn't get done the day before.    

11-11-2019 Pet Scan

   Today I had a Pet Scan done. The last infusion Dr. Ghandi said there was a lot of scar tissue, but the tumors were gone. I withheld this info as he was looking at an X-Ray that Dr. Anderson was looking at and Dr. Anderson didn't say that. So I was left to wonder if Dr. Ghandi was just being positive.

  The Pet Scan done today showed no disease, anywhere but did show a lot of scar tissue left behind. I am truly once again blessed. I go sometime next year for what I hope to be the final MRI of the brain. So far I've had 3 MRIs and none have shown the 2 tumors that 5 doctors saw. They say the medicine is better these days. I say God still works miracles and is still in charge.   

Been sick the last few days. Tonight through was my first throw-up. Extreme Migraines and back and Bone Pain. As it stands now I'll probably have to get my Pain Pills refilled eventually. It has been cold and damp lately.

The wooly worms are dark this year signally a bad winter, and so it appears to be coming in like a lion.

I bought a Quadrunner from Mark. He said he was going to sell it since he will probably never be able to ride it again. I fear I may be the same.  

10-31=2019

 Well, Tuesday I had another Keytruda infusion. I was down pretty much on and off Wednesday and partially today. It seems I have picked up an intestinal bug and another day (3 now) of Migraines, which I think is coming from my sinuses.

  Dr. Gandhi talked with me and says he believes the X-Ray done a while back show scar tissue and not tumors. Strange. I have a Pet Scan on the 11th which should tell the tale. I really feel my breathing is diminished. He also wants me to see Dr. Zic at Vanderbilt to make sure the KeyTruda isn't making my C TCL worse. I used to go to Zic, but he is a far drive, so I went to a doctor in Knoxville. He has insisted and Denise also agrees, so Nashville here we come. It will be sometime after yje 11th.

  I went to Dr Demonia today  (spelling ?) and he said my foot showed bone growth and that 3-4 weeks more of the boot should be used. He said I would not have to do a follow-up since it is healing and where it broke nothing but time can heal it. 3 Doctors this week and all bearing good news. I'll take that.    

10-28-2019 Another MRI

  We went this morning to Thompson Cancer Survival Center to have another MRI, they are still looking for the 2 tumors that disappeared. After the MRI I had a follow-up with Dr. Norman who had already viewed the MRI along with Dr. Clark.

  There was a very small shadow, possibly a ghost image from movement or some blood vessels knotted up, either way, both said they were not concerned with it. So I will have another MRI in 3 months.  

I go tomorrow for another infusion of Keytruda. 

10-23-2019

   Back up and down again from this joint and muscle pain. I took 2 Loratabs yesterday during the day, started out yesterday morning with one and again in the middle of the day. Tonight I took 2 then eventually took 1/2 another one and got a few hours sleep only to wake up in intense pain. Again I couldn't go to sleep and took another one. I've been using Livingwell Rub On Relief cream along with APC Cream in addition to the pain pills. Hopefully, in an hour or less, I can go back to sleep. This is turning out to be harder than the Chemo was.

  On a positive note, my blood work was good. 

10-18-2019

   This bone pain is unrelenting in its pain. I've had to use Loratabs every day. My foot seems like it is healing one day, then back to scratch the next, but that pain is overrun from the bone pain. The Tractor wouldn't start yesterday so I jumped it off. I should have noticed the ark when I adjusted the jumper but I didn't. I went to take off the battery today and the positive terminal just snapped so I went and found a similar one at O' Reilly's Auto Parts. (I usually don't trade there).

  I was going to do all of this yesterday and got into a Yellow Jackets next, stung my arm 7-8 times and the back of my head more than that. I  moved quicker than I knew I could, lol. I am fatigued, today a little worse than most days. I think I'm done for the day. I went to Food City Midnight Madness sale and bought some stuff, went back after talking with Denise to get her drinks (RC). Used the lawnmower and trailer and took enough feed to refill the barrels at the chickens, usually 6 bags of feed. I fed the cows and donkeys and sheep yesterday, I'm still not allowed to feed the chickens yet. I just not at 4:30 took a pain pill.