Health Update #19: Six Months
This is my first update in about 6 weeks, since the past month and a half has essentially been about flushing the chemo out of my system and getting in a few rounds of immunotherapy. I’ve now surpassed the 6 month median survival rate or life expectancy ( outdated statistics , perhaps) for Stage IV adenocarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer , counting from the initial staging on February 28. That’s certainly reason to celebrate. Physical Therapy is going well and I’m developing much more mobility in my right shoulder with the humerus implant as well as gaining a bit of strength. I still can’t lift a coffee cup to my mouth with my right arm, but it’s getting there. I’m largely alcohol free, but if I could stomach a martini or Manhattan, I’d probably spill quite a bit of it trying to get it to my mouth, whether with my bum right arm or my non-dominant left hand. My PET scan was a week ago in a trailer connected to the Reed City Hospital -- I guess a semi-mobile lab for the area similar t...