Going Forward

I was notified by UPS and the outpatient pharmacy that my chemo had been delivered to my porch yesterday.
That meant I could leave the hospital. The doctors really like my reaction to the treatment.

This is my PA, a wonderful person. I love her.
All the oncologists defer to her judgement.
As do I. (Sergeants run the army).

In this picture (she removes her mask whenever I ask her to) she is explaining my course of treatment going forward.

I was surprised to learn that I will be on oral chemo the rest of my life, unless Jesus answers our prayers.

In courses of treatment, or as they say, cycles. 

These cycles may be separated by a week or two depending on my blood analysis.

Each cycle is 21-28 days depending....

Each cycle begins with seven days of chemo infusion outpatient via IV injection, not through a PICC line which was removed yesterday. If you don't know, a PICC line is a long thin tube that enters a vein through your bicep and goes to a position near the heart. It's insertion is guided via a type of ultrasound.

Each cycle I will be taking a daily Ventoclax (chemo) tablet, even during the infusion period.

I'm cleared to go to work, even travel.
I have to talk to my employer about this as travel will have to be scheduled around the infusion schedule. 

They usually ask if I'm available to travel and then work around that, and I've tried to comply with their schedule even when it's abrupt ("Can you go to Alabama tomorrow?") because access to the equipment opened up unexpectedly.

Thanks again for your prayerful support. May our Father in heaven bless each of you mightily.