PFT and The Big One

Did my Pulmonary Function Test this morning at the hospital, a breathing test primarily used as a baseline prior to undergoing chemo. You sit in a little chamber, like the one at left, and run through a series of lung function tests...pretty basic stuff.

Couple of hours from now I have my first official meeting with my oncologist (I spoke with him on the phone following the diagnosis, for about 10 minutes) where I should learn more about the stage and course of treatment. I'll post a short note when I get that information but I remain confident it's very early on and we're going to battle hard to beat it soundly and with style.

Here are some of the statistics on various stages, pulled from what has been a great online resource;

Survival Rates by Stage
Stage 5-year relative survival rate
I 90% to 95%
II 90% to 95%
III 85% to 90%
IV 80% to 85%

So, even at very advanced stages this disease is eminently beatable...kind of like a Chase Wright fastball.

Weekend was good, got some golf in and saw Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds out at UMASS Amherst, pretty good time all around. Post something up later if/when we get more information and thanks again for coming by.