Mastodawn

My world in a snapshot. I got an oil change and an infusion of Reclast today at Kaiser.

So what's going on, Bob? Why...I'm glad you asked!

It seems the 6 weeks of pelvic radiation four years ago did a number on my hips and femoral neck. I beat cancer but flunked my DEXA scan. This was predictable. My bones are now shit... and all the exercise in the world ain't gonna to solve the problem. So I did my research** and came to my own conclusions:

GIVE ME ALL THE PHARMACEUTICALS! STAT!

** Speaking of research, I had a good laugh last week when I came across a doctor on YouTube who said, and I quote, "your femur is the bone you would give your dog to chew on." My femoral neck, being spongy, is probably extra juicy 😁

Anyway, this is going to be fun, once I get through the achy side effects.

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James Donohoe Mar 27

@BobHorowitz Just read all the side effucks and risks - really puts the FU in fun eh?

Likely more radiation for me in the next month as as Timmy the tumor in my right lung has almost tripled in size since December. Yay. Left lung tumor responded well to radiation which suggests it should work again. Pelvic tumors seem mostly stable, like they are taking a nap. Hopefully it is a long nap.

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Bob Horowitz

@JamesMDonohoe Oosteonecrosis (jaw bone death) sounds really fun. All the best zombie and post-nuclear holocaust shows feature bone disintegration 👍

Jesus, James. Stop feeding Timmy.

I will keep my fingers crossed that the radiation does the trick. It tends to do that. And you know the drill so it's familiar territory.

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James Donohoe Mar 27

@BobHorowitz Yeah, that jaw thing was the first "holy crap" thing I read. Geez.

Radiation almost the same. Last time Timmy was very close to the airway so they went low and slow like smoking a brisket. Eight days. This time they want to turn it up to 11 and only do 3-5 days BUT they will skip days to let me recover. Batter-ish I guess?

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Bob Horowitz Mar 27

@JamesMDonohoe I'm not a doctor (I only slept with them)... But what learned from my external beam radiation was that the gels and steroids they give you for your skin are really, really important. Stay on top of it and be super regular, even after the radiation stops. In my case, the burns peaked 1.5 to 2 weeks after the final treatment.

Also, you're not like steak. You don't have to cover yourself in foil and rest for 30 minutes before serving.