March 25th, 2013 8
Whole Months Outta Treatment
Hey Now Everybody,
Man, time does fly……in a good way this time. I just hit the
8 month mark, with my sights on the 2 year mark. With the HPV-16 virus, if it
comes back, it does so quickly, and that is why we are so diligent right now.
As you all know, the November PET scan showed NED---No Evidence of Disease…..in
February, I went to my ENT Doctor and he scoped down my throat and saw nothing.
He is the Doctor that ID’d the original tumors after the biopsy, so he has the
tools to see the dang things. So, that cleared up. My Radiologist likes how I
look, how I am filling out, up to 175 now, my SI basketball playing weight.
Working on re-distributing that a bit now.
The topper is that just a week ago I had a second PET scan
and it too came back NED! So, milestones are occurring and we are moving down
the line. I am now in the process of scheduling the removal of the port in my
upper chest that fed me the chemo cocktails. We wanted to wait till the 2nd
scan showed NED. I look forward to the removal of the port, it is a tell tale
reminder of things and it’s blowing my trip a little bit now.
Want some fun news? I have been quite active, with Sam and
Kiki…..Kiki and I hit NYC and saw the Allman Brothers Band at The Beacon
Theatre at 75th/Broadway. They played quite possibly the greatest
set I’ve ever seen them play. Like the Grateful Dead, every show is different
and we only heard one repeat over the 2 nights….and that was Statesboro Blues,
hardly a throwaway. Kiki connected with a LONG lost friend from Philly before
we traveled and went down to hang with her a couple of days post shows. As
usual, we were treated to some nice inside activities through our band’s
connection, and we are blessed to have experienced what we did.
I was able to attend a party a couple of weeks back that had
so many of my SI brothers there in
celebration of Erin & Bob Enright’s impending parenthood…..I love these
guys, so energetic and supportive. 5 guys from our team in 1975 were there…..a
band of brothers, quite similar to the ABB noted above….McCat, O’Cat, Lou-Cat,
En-Cat, TomCat…..
Sam and I headed down to San Jose Cal
beat Vegas, Syracuse beat Cal
The back is improving, strength is returning to my leg, but
there are remnants of sciatica, pains in the knee and calf…..but certainly
manageable at this point.
Closing 2 deals THIS week, a listing is coming mid-April and
the wheel keeps rolling….not enough houses, anywhere, in any Bay Area county,
so keep me in mind if you hear anything J
To those of you that keep checking in, I can’t believe you
and I appreciate it. The process of being a survivor takes work, too. I’m ready
and willing…..see you on the flip.
I Got One More Silver Dollar,
TS
For a guy in recovery and a bad back, you are more active than me Tom. Not to mention you have 10 years on me. You are motivating me to get out there. Although Lissette and I did go to Ireland for 8 days in March, so I am not a complete POS. :)
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