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10/03/2006: "Two Dates Looming"
As I turned the calendar to October, two dates quickly jump out at me. The first is this Sunday, October 8th. I will attempt my first ever ½ marathon. I have ran 8 to 9 miles before in a stretch but never attempted 13. Along with last week’s triathlon, this was a goal I set for myself near the beginning of the summer. I figure if I take it easy, I should be able to finish. Knowing me, I will want to push it a little.
The next date is October 12th. This is my next PET scan. It has been some time since I had my last one and much has happened since. I had just come back from the Mexican hospital and hadn’t given those treatments a chance to take affect. I also have started exercising vigorously, increased my supplement intake and swore off chemotherapy. Oh yah, you have to throw in the radiation treatments on the neck tumor. The hopes are that this tumor has decreased in size significantly, that the numerous lung tumors have started to disappear and that there are no new tumors anywhere else.
The last couple of weeks I have had some pain in my right tricep and pectoral muscle. Thinking it was some workout pain, I wasn’t too worried. Since it has been consistent for several weeks now, I am a little spooked by it. I am now thinking it is a pinched nerve from my vertebrae and I may need a chiropractic visit. That would be the good news. Still, these kinds of pains scare me as I head into a scan.
Wish me luck on both.