It's a win-win situation!

What does a tanguero who is trying to learn Spanish and gets treated for cancer do before his appointment? That's right, he picks up the La radioterapia y usted and starts singing it to the tune of La Cumparsita :)

Anyway, all 35Gy are now in, no treatments to endure for a month! After that - another scan. If the therapy worked, that would mean a couple more treatment-free months. If it didn't, that would mean I have a "measurable disease" and therefore, am eligible for clinical trials. Either way, it's a win-win situation!

Sometimes you just can't win

Sometimes you just can't win

After the current chemorads treatment finished, I thought I can finally enjoy not having extra chemicals in my body. Then the doctor treating some of the surgery secondary effects upped my prescription drugs intake from 1 to 5 pills daily. Then I developed a nasty staph infection (the dermatologist was sure I got it at the hospital). 10-day course of antibiotics! The very next day after I took the last antibiotic pill I had a small dental surgery and now have to take maximum dose Aleve to prevent inflammation. The confusing rules -- one drug needs to be taken on empty stomach, the other with food, the third one after meals, -- and the sheer amount of pills and capsules (drugs and supplements - acidophilus, resveratrol, flax oil, turmeric, ginseng), I think I am on my way to earning the preferred customer status at the pharmacy!