It's Official

Yesterday I saw Dr. George and told her my thoughts about stopping chemo. She was in complete agreement. When the Chemo Kaiser says no more chemo you know it’s time to stop. I had made up my mind last week but didn’t see her until this week.

I asked Dr. George how much time I could expect, a question she doesn’t like to answer. But I pressed her. She said that once people stop chemo it’s usually six to twelve months and right now my liver and kidneys are functioning adequately so that’s a reasonable expectation. That’s actually more time than I thought so it was encouraging. That much time may allow me to make a trip to Arizona and/or Florida. I plan to spend a day fishing with my brother. I haven’t gone fishing for a long time and to do it with him will be fantastic. And it was his idea! And we cannot overlook the fact that six months gives me another summer, my favorite time of year. Soaking in the sun is likely to buy me even more time. Most people don’t know it but I run on solar energy.

I go for paracentesis again tomorrow. Depending on how much fluid they get I’ll be making a decision about the implanted catheter.

Carry on.

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