So Friday I had my endoscopy. The good news is they got me on a new medicine that has helped resolve all my tummy issues!! YAY! The bad news? They found a dime sized tumor in my stomach lining. They are 99.9% sure its melanoma. They biopsied the tumor to make 100% sure. But lets face it. Its Melanoma. They've described my melanoma tumors in the past as a very bright purple. Might as well be a flashing neon sign screaming 'MELANOMA HERE! YEP MELANOMA'! Ha.
A new drug helped me feel normal all weekend! Im so happy that finally I had a good weekend. Come to find out when they take out portions of your colon it causes "short gut syndrome". What does that boil down to? Same amount of digestive juices (bile etc) and not the same amount of intestine and colon to absorb it all. They gave me a prescription and BAM. I was fine the next day. All issues solved. Im so glad.
On another note, I started back on my chemo drugs. Im feeling pretty good right now. I started with a half dose, and go to a full dose tomorrow. One part sucks….I think my hair is falling out again. YAY me. To be fair I look like a middle aged balding guy now. It never quite filled in after radiation. I have bald spots. I usually wear a wig, but Im seriously thinking about shaving it. Hey, might as well start over. I thought it would fill in, and its not. Now its getting worse. May as well embrace the fake hair and have fun with it!!! Maybe a pink or purple wig is in my future. :)
So now what? Well we meet with a nurse in 2 weeks to check my blood. This has to be done when you're taking toxic meds daily. In 4 weeks I meet again with the doctor. At that time we will schedule a new round of testing to see whats growing or not growing. So there you have it. Everything I know about what is going on. :)
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