Tumor Terminology

Medical Terminology I learned during my hospital stay:

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ICU – Idiot Containment Unit. I was the idiot.

Private Room – Sleep Deprivation Chamber.

Blood Work – A full-contact sport that the vampire nurses play at 4:00 am. Every day.

Chest X-Ray Machine – A totally unnecessary piece of equipment that two 25 year old guys push around the ICU for exercise. Why this had to be done at 5:00 am escapes me. But, since the vampires had already awakened me, I guess it wasn’t too bad.

Medication – Something that has to be spread out over the course of the day so that it can be administered each time I get ready to fall asleep.
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My education is now complete. I must admit, the first night home I slept so good that I swore that I will never go back to the hospital again!

I followed up with the pulmonary doctor yesterday, and my breathing is good but not great. I don’t have a lot of lung capacity at the moment and that worries me. Not that I can do anything about it. However, my current lung capacity is much greater now than it was a week ago.

Otherwise, my potassium is low, and I am anemic. The cancer doctor prescribed pills for the former, and is working on a treatment for the latter. My third chemotherapy was Thursday, and although it doesn’t make me sick, it does take a lot out of me. I think I only have three more chemotherapy sessions to go.

At the end of the treatments, I guess the judges will assemble and decide who won: the chemotherapy or the tumor. Right now, I’m betting on the chemotherapy, but I think the tumor is putting up a valiant fight. If each of you send money, I will try to bribe the judges. ;-)

Thanks for the continued prayers and support. I cherish each of you!