It has been often said and widely believed that when your time comes, there is nothing you can do to postpone death. You may have a close call, but it just means that it was not your time.
I have been struggling with cancer for 15 years now and during those years, but in retrospect, there were a couple of close calls... it was not my time yet.
Today, during my monthly chemo infusion and visit with the Oncologist, my latest CT exam revealed some growth in my abdomen and around my heart. Since my melanoma was located in my groin, the Oncologist believes it to be my lymphoma or something else.
In a couple of weeks, I go for a biopsy to determine what it is and then treatment will begin. This treatment could be surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. The Oncologist does not want to be overly concerned until he knows with what he is dealing.
I have noticed recently that I am experiencing a lot of fatigue and have lost about 7 pounds but not altered my eating habits. Neither of these two indicators could have anything to do with what is growing inside me.
ANXIOUS? Not really. I have no doubt that medicine has advanced and continues to advance and that there is something out there that will work for me.
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