Everything else seems to be on the calendar accordingly at this point;
April 18; PET Scan, this is the full body imaging procedure which will help the physicians determine the staging and proper treatment for the disease.
April 19; Echocardiogram at Falmouth Hospital, this along with the Pulmonary Function Tests, will help the Oncologist determine if there was any collateral damage following my Chemo regimen, it is essentially baseline testing and is unrelated to diagnostic procedures.
April 20; Pulmonary Function Test.
April 23; Follow-up with Oncologist, status report and review of all tests conducted to this point. We will also discuss a visit to Dana Farber Cancer Center at this point for an additional review of the tests done thus far as well as a second opinion on the prognosis and course of treatment.
April 25-29; I will travel to Med-Trade Las Vegas, an industry conference with my brother, and we will prolong the trip to celebrate his bachelor party along with our other brother and several friends. This is an important trip for me emotionally and I am really looking forward to getting away from everything for a few days prior to beginning the treatment process...looking forward to some quality golf with my brothers and catching up with some old friends.
It looks like we'll still start Chemotherapy by mid-May, and it will go for 4-6 months. That's pretty much all I know right now; I remain extremely positive about this and am looking forward to continuing my life as normal throughout treatment and beyond.
Thank you all for your thoughts and support!
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Gary,
We are all there for you and your family! BELIEVE in the power of prayer-it truly works. With your postive attitude and your beautiful fiance you have it made!!
God Bless!
Barbara G
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