Lymph nodes looking good

This is  a short update for those you wondering about the outcome of the CT and PET scans I had yesterday, at almost the halfway point of the chemotherapy treatment. I had an appointment with the oncologist, Dr. Bael, this afternoon.  He showed me the  images from  before treatment started and from yesterday.  There is …

Traveling through space and time (by Saskya)

When Andy showed me this spring dandelion panorama I interpreted it in a related but different way than he did (here is how he saw it, which includes an explanation of how he took the photo).  I think it’s a representation of my last 21 day chemotherapy cycle. On the left is me looking intact …

Traveling through space and time (by Andy)

My friend Paul Strominger discovered that the panorama feature of his iPhone gives funny effects if there is a moving object in view. For example if, while panning from left to right, a car drives to the right faster than the pan then, in the picture, the car comes out backwards. Somehow this picture of …

Positive and negative side effects of chemotherapy

After the last chemotherapy the first five days of prednisone were annoying, and I was vaguely nauseous for about 10 days. I have been feeling pretty well for the last week, which I guess means that it is almost time for the next chemotherapy infusion. That will happen this coming Thursday. Until then I plan …