it's been a rough few weeks.. the pain pill deal is not something i ever wanted. without them, impossible to get through the day. i have been mostly sleeping in the daytime in little segments when i can. i can't get a good sleep session in the evening, i can only sleep in on one side, then the pain spikes, and it's a nightmare.
got new meds, 3 X stronger than before, with a 4 per day allotment . they work, but not completely.
so , since last blog - 20 days or so, the tumor has been re-shaping, and moving back around my neck. very painful , and hard not to think about.
when the tumor re-appeared in January, my goal was to have it "gone" by October, and seeing that that was not gonna happen, i scheduled with a doctor a while back and saw him yesterday. this went nice & smooth. i need to have a CT scan, but until then, here is what he suspects.
the neck tumor is eating my facial nerves, and my lymph nodes are active, one with a chick-pea size tumor ( i found that one 2 weeks ago) . the cancer in my throat / tonsils needs to be cut out.. the skin covering the blob on my neck will have to be removed , it has become cancerous. the right side of upper body is getting weak also
worst case - i will look like when Peter Griffin stroked out on the family guy
if it all goes well, maybe 3 - 6 days in the hospital, and a week at home
the CT scan should be next week, with operation soon after those results
so that's the latest update.
there are some new food angels!! thank you..
i really appreciate you all keeping track of me with this. i know i've dropped the blog ball a couple of times, but now that it's "crunch time" i will be more informative .
send good vibes please, don't worry
Love you, O. xo
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Sending you warm, healing vibes, Otto!
ReplyDeleteJudy with Friend for Life
My prayers are with you so you can once again be that free, crazy guy.
ReplyDeleteLove and Respect Mr. Otto!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone can kick this it's you. Stay strong my dear friend.
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