27th April, 2018

Back from Nick's follow-up. A day-killer this one! We'd been out bar-hopping until the wee hours with my excellent staff, a "spring fling" to give a proper send-off to the load of folks who are retiring this year. Then, after showing up at 10:00 at the Cancer Centre, we waited, hung-over, grouchy and starving for almost four hours to see Nick's oncologist. 

Anyhow, Nick's bloodwork continues to progress in the right direction. His beta-HCg tumour marker is down into the low 100s now, and hopefully this week's cycle will nail it. Nick's blood cell counts are also low, and they might need to transfuse him at the start of chemo. In a way, having the blood marker above zero makes it easier - Nick had been considering refusing a fourth cycle of chemo - but it's really not an option under the circumstances, so he won't be putting up a fight at this point. It sucks though, as he'll be in rough shape for his birthday (May 6th). We'll celebrate later.

A CT scan is being ordered for the start of this coming week, so they can assess what tumours may be left in the lungs and/or head. 

As Nick's treatment gets closer to completion, we're starting to get nervous. If his response is incomplete, what's next? Another few weeks of following a faily automatic protocol (like a sheep!) and holding our breath, and then...? 

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