Still Goin!

Still Going!

Hey friends,

I was feeling a little wiped out yesterday, so I didn’t get around to posting anything.

Today, I got to spend some time with my sister Missy. We went downtown to the Salt Palace, and I recorded a short video using my Meta Glasses. I’m planning to share it tomorrow on the Victory Thru Faith Facebook page for those of you coming to Utah for the Cholangiocarcinoma Conference next week. I wish I could’ve captured more footage, but I started feeling a bit fatigued.

Overall, it’s been a pretty decent week. Aside from the occasional fatigue, I’ve been feeling alright.

For those attending the conference, I was really hoping to make it to the Welcome Dinner. However, I’ve got treatment scheduled at Huntsman on the 8th—chemo/immunotherapy—which starts at 12:30 p.m. and usually runs about five and a half hours. That means I’ll likely get to the conference around 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. I’m going to reach out to Lisa Craine and ask her to save a couple of seats for Missy and me so we can join you and say hello.

Not sure if I mentioned this already (a little memory lapse may be setting in!), but I had a PET scan on March 25th. It showed some activity on the left thyroid, a large active mass in the upper left lung with a necrotic center, and active lymph nodes near my main airway and near the diaphragm—both suggesting cancer. The original liver tumor has grown from 3.2 cm to just under 4 cm, and there’s a new suspicious spot near the gallbladder, possibly a new tumor. The lymph nodes near the liver also showed cancer activity.

I’ve got a lung biopsy scheduled for April 16th to determine whether the lung mass is related to the cholangiocarcinoma or if it's something separate. The upside is that, according to my oncologist, the current treatment plan is pretty much the same for both possibilities.

It’s now 6:40 p.m., and I’ve got a few things to wrap up before heading off to dreamland.

Look out for the video tomorrow at: www.victorythrufaith.org

Until tomorrow,
Steve