Good news ...
X-ray today show condition under control and show some improvement
" Some of the opacities in right mid and lower zones are smaller in size " compare to last X-ray in end Jan '11
Liver ; Kidney function all well
Feel Good ! ... :)
Bad news ...
Tumour marker - CEA still moving up ... :(
Discussed with doctor and he is happy with my X ray report and overall condition, except for the CEA reading, which is still a concern . decide to continue watch and wait with close monitoring for another two months .
Thanks Lord and pray for continue healing and blessing . Lord is great !
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Treatment decision, what is the right thing to do ?
I personally feel that the most difficult thing for cancer patient is to make the right decision for treatment.
As the right decision will make a good start .
The right doctor ; right type of treatment ; right drug is all very very crucial and important .
Therefore, patient should not be too panic and rush in for treatment that they do not know or do not aware of the risk , side effect and what to expect after the treatment.
Most of the time, doctor will rush patient to proceed for treatment ( surgery or radiation or chemo ) as soon as all the scan and biopsy report ready and confirm it is cancer .
In some cases, patient been ask to proceed surgery by surgeon without refering to oncologist for proper treatment assessment.
In my personal opinion and non medical view, I think that the right person to assess a cancer patient and finalise the right treatment with the patient , should be the oncologist. As they are the expert or specialist in medical field for cancer treatment.
My suggestion to all cancer patient or their care taker is to check on the information of cancer in http://www.cancer.gov , to understand what is cancer and to have the guidance of what to ask, when meet up with the doctor or oncologist .
Get prepare and be ready to have a proper discussion with doctor/oncologist to ask and understand all question you have in mind, before making your final treatment decision.
meantime, I also suggest patient to atleast get a second opinion , or , if finacially affordable, then, get third or fourth opinion, before start treatment.
Singapore is very near to us and most of the oncologist in Singapore ready to give second opinion .
If the patient is very sick and in very serious condition , where immediate surgery needed to remove tumour, patient should proceed with it without fail.
But, for most of the patient, body condition is still good and therefore, it is not really have to make immediate decision.
When I am diagnosed with cancer, it took me about a month to start my treatment. Doctor told me that the cancer tumour is not there over few days, it take many years for the cancer cell to grow until it can be shown up in Xray , CT scan or PET scan .
I pray that Lord will bless us with wisdom and guide us always, especially during the time when we need him to guide us to find a good hospital , good doctor and the best treatment option .
As the right decision will make a good start .
The right doctor ; right type of treatment ; right drug is all very very crucial and important .
Therefore, patient should not be too panic and rush in for treatment that they do not know or do not aware of the risk , side effect and what to expect after the treatment.
Most of the time, doctor will rush patient to proceed for treatment ( surgery or radiation or chemo ) as soon as all the scan and biopsy report ready and confirm it is cancer .
In some cases, patient been ask to proceed surgery by surgeon without refering to oncologist for proper treatment assessment.
In my personal opinion and non medical view, I think that the right person to assess a cancer patient and finalise the right treatment with the patient , should be the oncologist. As they are the expert or specialist in medical field for cancer treatment.
My suggestion to all cancer patient or their care taker is to check on the information of cancer in http://www.cancer.gov , to understand what is cancer and to have the guidance of what to ask, when meet up with the doctor or oncologist .
Get prepare and be ready to have a proper discussion with doctor/oncologist to ask and understand all question you have in mind, before making your final treatment decision.
meantime, I also suggest patient to atleast get a second opinion , or , if finacially affordable, then, get third or fourth opinion, before start treatment.
Singapore is very near to us and most of the oncologist in Singapore ready to give second opinion .
If the patient is very sick and in very serious condition , where immediate surgery needed to remove tumour, patient should proceed with it without fail.
But, for most of the patient, body condition is still good and therefore, it is not really have to make immediate decision.
When I am diagnosed with cancer, it took me about a month to start my treatment. Doctor told me that the cancer tumour is not there over few days, it take many years for the cancer cell to grow until it can be shown up in Xray , CT scan or PET scan .
I pray that Lord will bless us with wisdom and guide us always, especially during the time when we need him to guide us to find a good hospital , good doctor and the best treatment option .
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Just Feel Great !
The healing from Lord and his blessing for me to receive wisdom, make me feel GREAT .
Thanks for all the prayer from my family , friends, cell member . And thanks Lord for answering our prayer .
Since decided not to continue with chemo therapy, after two cycles in Oct and Nov '10 , I been monitoring very closely my condition with proper follow-up with doctor and daily prayer to Lord for healing.
No doubt body condition getting on well, where I manage to have a nice Christmas and Chinese New year celebration with my family, but, with blood regulary show up in phlegm everyday when coughing, further with the reading of CEA tumor marker still increase for every blood test, it is really a great concern for me .
In end Jan '11, I took an X ray , the result is encouraging, as there's not sign of any water/fluid build up in my right lung and infact it's slightly clearer in comparing with the previous X ray in Nov '10.
With this report,I discussed with doctor and decided to continue my watch & wait approach for time being and promise him I will have very close minitoring with immediate follow-up with him as when I feel not well .
Then, sometime in mid Feb '11, right after Chinese New Year , when we shop around in the mall after dinner, I came across one book about some kind of exercise to stretch our ligament( 拉筋 ). Reason I bought the book is for my wife, as she did practice it after we watched one of the Taiwanese TV show , where the SIFU 箫宏慈 teach some of the basis steps to stretch our ligament to help in some sickness healing.
After I read the book at home and found that the book is write by the same SIFU, so, I start doing the STRETCHING as per instruction given and it turn out that the result is good for me .
For the first few days, cough and phlegm increase ( actually there is more fresh blood in the phlegm ) But, slightly more than a week, phlegm getting less and there is no more sign of fresh blood in phlegm .
For until now, I feel good, feel better and basically less phlegm , no fresh blood and seldom have any sign of blood . ( it is about one month by now, since I start the 拉筋.)
If anyone want to know more, you may seach internet for 拉筋 or go to site http://lajinfa.taobao.com/.
Praise the Lord and pray that Lord will continue to bless us to receice wisdom and knowledge . And pray that Lord will continue his healing power to touch upon me and guide me for treatment , diet and type of exercise to strengthen my body system.
SK
Thanks for all the prayer from my family , friends, cell member . And thanks Lord for answering our prayer .
Since decided not to continue with chemo therapy, after two cycles in Oct and Nov '10 , I been monitoring very closely my condition with proper follow-up with doctor and daily prayer to Lord for healing.
No doubt body condition getting on well, where I manage to have a nice Christmas and Chinese New year celebration with my family, but, with blood regulary show up in phlegm everyday when coughing, further with the reading of CEA tumor marker still increase for every blood test, it is really a great concern for me .
In end Jan '11, I took an X ray , the result is encouraging, as there's not sign of any water/fluid build up in my right lung and infact it's slightly clearer in comparing with the previous X ray in Nov '10.
With this report,I discussed with doctor and decided to continue my watch & wait approach for time being and promise him I will have very close minitoring with immediate follow-up with him as when I feel not well .
Then, sometime in mid Feb '11, right after Chinese New Year , when we shop around in the mall after dinner, I came across one book about some kind of exercise to stretch our ligament( 拉筋 ). Reason I bought the book is for my wife, as she did practice it after we watched one of the Taiwanese TV show , where the SIFU 箫宏慈 teach some of the basis steps to stretch our ligament to help in some sickness healing.
After I read the book at home and found that the book is write by the same SIFU, so, I start doing the STRETCHING as per instruction given and it turn out that the result is good for me .
For the first few days, cough and phlegm increase ( actually there is more fresh blood in the phlegm ) But, slightly more than a week, phlegm getting less and there is no more sign of fresh blood in phlegm .
For until now, I feel good, feel better and basically less phlegm , no fresh blood and seldom have any sign of blood . ( it is about one month by now, since I start the 拉筋.)
If anyone want to know more, you may seach internet for 拉筋 or go to site http://lajinfa.taobao.com/.
Praise the Lord and pray that Lord will continue to bless us to receice wisdom and knowledge . And pray that Lord will continue his healing power to touch upon me and guide me for treatment , diet and type of exercise to strengthen my body system.
SK
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Praise the Lord ! I am off treatment again
After the chemo treatment in Nov '10, follow by CT scan in early Dec '10 (right before the 3rd cycle), I again make decision to take a break from treatment , after discussion with doctor.
Doctor accepted my request with condition that I have to monitor very closely and back to see him immediately if I feel anything wrong .
Praise the Lord ! It is by God's grace and his healing power that I am here and doing well .
My wish for 2011 ...
Another year of no chemo treatment and live well with everything under control . Pray for my watch & wait approach works well and may the healing from God continue to touch me everyday and with the healing power flow thro' my body , I will be heal and set free from cancer. Thanks God , in name of Jesus , Amen.
God Bless.
SK
Doctor accepted my request with condition that I have to monitor very closely and back to see him immediately if I feel anything wrong .
Praise the Lord ! It is by God's grace and his healing power that I am here and doing well .
My wish for 2011 ...
Another year of no chemo treatment and live well with everything under control . Pray for my watch & wait approach works well and may the healing from God continue to touch me everyday and with the healing power flow thro' my body , I will be heal and set free from cancer. Thanks God , in name of Jesus , Amen.
God Bless.
SK
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Smooth chemo procedure today
Today proceed with the schedule chemo with Alimta and all goes well .
Until now , beside a bit of tire , all well . Only problem is can not sleep, hopefully can overcome it and have good nite rest.
Have received CEA tumor marker blood test reading today and it happen like the situation in Sept last year . CEA reading shot up after chemo , but, this time the increase is about 70% , from abt 1000 to abt 1700 , break the new record.
Hopefully the reason is due to the chemo drug working in destroying cancer tumor .
Anyway, most important is the scan report .
So, will leave this matter aside and monitor on next blood test and to make decision whether proceed CT scan 3 weeks later or to do it after another cycle of chemo.
Thanks Lord for his blessing for my smooth chemo procedure .
SK
Until now , beside a bit of tire , all well . Only problem is can not sleep, hopefully can overcome it and have good nite rest.
Have received CEA tumor marker blood test reading today and it happen like the situation in Sept last year . CEA reading shot up after chemo , but, this time the increase is about 70% , from abt 1000 to abt 1700 , break the new record.
Hopefully the reason is due to the chemo drug working in destroying cancer tumor .
Anyway, most important is the scan report .
So, will leave this matter aside and monitor on next blood test and to make decision whether proceed CT scan 3 weeks later or to do it after another cycle of chemo.
Thanks Lord for his blessing for my smooth chemo procedure .
SK
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Am I really strong and no fear ?
Am I ?
Am I no fear in facing the result of scan report ?
Am I no worry when fluid buidling up in lung ?
Am I not scare to say yes and proceed for the procedure to drain out those fluid from lung ?
Am I no fear to start chemo again and worry about the side effect ?
Am I ... Am I ... Am I ... Am I really so strong ?
No ! I am still worry .
No ! Fear still disturb me .
Some time I am scare to take the test because I am worry about the result.
So what ! ... I am just a normal human being .
It is nothing wrong to have fear , to worry and to feel scare. I am not robot.
What is important is to have the support to help me to do away fear , worry and scare.
I am so grateful that Lord is there for me whenever I am in fear and worry .
I am thankful that Lord always there to give me strength to overcome it and bring me joy to live my life the way he want us to live.
Pray to Lord for his mercy, peace and love from Lord will fall on us and we will feel the peace of mind .
Praise the Lord !
Wish all of us will enjoy our day and use our strength to do good .
God Bless !
Am I no fear in facing the result of scan report ?
Am I no worry when fluid buidling up in lung ?
Am I not scare to say yes and proceed for the procedure to drain out those fluid from lung ?
Am I no fear to start chemo again and worry about the side effect ?
Am I ... Am I ... Am I ... Am I really so strong ?
No ! I am still worry .
No ! Fear still disturb me .
Some time I am scare to take the test because I am worry about the result.
So what ! ... I am just a normal human being .
It is nothing wrong to have fear , to worry and to feel scare. I am not robot.
What is important is to have the support to help me to do away fear , worry and scare.
I am so grateful that Lord is there for me whenever I am in fear and worry .
I am thankful that Lord always there to give me strength to overcome it and bring me joy to live my life the way he want us to live.
Pray to Lord for his mercy, peace and love from Lord will fall on us and we will feel the peace of mind .
Praise the Lord !
Wish all of us will enjoy our day and use our strength to do good .
God Bless !
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Alimta ( Pemetrexed )
This round of chemo with Alimta give me new experience with side effect.
I have posted in GRACE some question and get some sharing of information that I think it is good to share with you.
You may click on the link as follows :-
1) Alimta ~ A different experience of side effect http://www.cancergrace.org/forums/index.php/topic,6722.0.html
2) Alimta ~ what is maximum dose for me http://www.cancergrace.org/forums/index.php/topic,6720.0.html
( read the sharing from Joe and click on the link item 3, to link you to the Dose calculator )
3) Alimta ~ Folic Acid and Vitamin B12
http://www.cancergrace.org/forums/index.php/topic,6690.0.html
SK
I have posted in GRACE some question and get some sharing of information that I think it is good to share with you.
You may click on the link as follows :-
1) Alimta ~ A different experience of side effect http://www.cancergrace.org/forums/index.php/topic,6722.0.html
2) Alimta ~ what is maximum dose for me http://www.cancergrace.org/forums/index.php/topic,6720.0.html
( read the sharing from Joe and click on the link item 3, to link you to the Dose calculator )
3) Alimta ~ Folic Acid and Vitamin B12
http://www.cancergrace.org/forums/index.php/topic,6690.0.html
SK
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