I went to the chemo office today to get my dose of Herceptin. The infusion only took a half hour. I don't think I had ever been done in the chemo room so quickly. Afterwards, I saw Dr. Rubin to discuss my coughing up blood. She explained that there is fluid in the upper left part of my lung. She said that the tumor could be pressing against a bronchial branch causing it to be irritated and bloody.
I got the CT report from when I was in the hospital last week. There are 3 nodules in my lungs. In the upper right lung, there is a nodule about the size of a chocolate chip (10mm). It had been 8mm, the size of a pea, back in October. Another nodule that was 8mm back in October is now 22mm, about the size of an olive. In the left lung, a nodule that was 12mm has grown to 20mm, about the size of a cherry. I am glad to know where the nodules are and what their relative sizes are, but I didn't think that one nearly tripled in size.
My bronchoscopy is scheduled for tomorrow. Dr. Rubin said that I might need to stay overnight to get possible radiation to stop the bleeding. She also said that it was likely that I would get a biopsy done at the same time.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Not getting things done
Today has been frustrating. I have put in lots of effort, but haven't been able to get anything done.
This morning, I asked my friend to meet me so that I would have company for my bronchoscope. She wasn't at my apartment by the time I had to leave, so I took a cab by myself to the hospital. She texted me that she had overslept. I checked into admissions and headed up to the 4th floor. When the office started to check me in, the nurse asked whether I had eaten anything. I had. No one had told me not to eat. We had to reschedule the procedure for Friday morning. Before leaving, I told the doctor that I had coughed up more blood, about the size of an egg yolk. She said not to worry, that it made sense that I might be coughing up blood.
By the time I got back to the street, my friends were around the corner. We got coffee and I finally picked up my mail.
I headed out to the pharmacy to get my prescription for cough syrup filled. It was a little long of a walk for me. The pharmacists said that they were out and I would have to come back later.
I am resting up to get enough energy to shower.
This morning, I asked my friend to meet me so that I would have company for my bronchoscope. She wasn't at my apartment by the time I had to leave, so I took a cab by myself to the hospital. She texted me that she had overslept. I checked into admissions and headed up to the 4th floor. When the office started to check me in, the nurse asked whether I had eaten anything. I had. No one had told me not to eat. We had to reschedule the procedure for Friday morning. Before leaving, I told the doctor that I had coughed up more blood, about the size of an egg yolk. She said not to worry, that it made sense that I might be coughing up blood.
By the time I got back to the street, my friends were around the corner. We got coffee and I finally picked up my mail.
I headed out to the pharmacy to get my prescription for cough syrup filled. It was a little long of a walk for me. The pharmacists said that they were out and I would have to come back later.
I am resting up to get enough energy to shower.
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