Chemo #1 (update)
Well it’s 5:47pm .. I have been home for almost an hour or so. Today was suppose to be the worst day of all my treatments. If this is all they got to throw at me then I say BRING IT ON. What a piece of cake. No side effects .. No Nausea .. nothing .. of course it could all come on tonight, but right now I feel GREAT! Just a little tired. The treatment lasted 6+ hours, but all my subsequent visits should only be 3 - 4 hours.
Also, there is absolutely no tumor activity in my lungs, abdomen, or pelvic area. It is just the large mass in my chest. The tumor has gotten bigger and it is very close to a major vein that is responsible for draining my upper body of old blood. The doctor was a little concerned, but said that this treatment should shrink the tumor enough to bring me out of danger. I also have fluid around my heart and lungs. This could be the cancer, but the only way to find out would be to stop my treatment and get samples of the fluid. The doctor said he would rather continue treatment and see if the fluid goes away once the tumor starts shrinking.
My next appointment is June 17th and that is just a follow up with the doctor to see how I am holding up with the first Chemo Session. Because the tumor has gotten so large so fast they may try some more agressive/radical treatments on top of my Chemo, but he said we would discuss those after we see what this session has done to the tumor.
So I am anticipating my next Chemo session to be either June 24th or July 1st. I think that about covers everything. 
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