Tom Faranda This was for the high dose portion of my treatment, after the prior four months af gradually increasing chemotherapy. And after the seven days of high dose chemotherpay, I had my autologous stem cell transplant to rebuild my immune system. Hence the total hospitalization of twenty days – they couldn’t let me out until my … Read more
Well not really. But, AT LAST, I hit my goal of benchpressing five sets of five reps with the olympic bar and two large discs (135 lbs.), and one minute between sets. It’s what I used to do on a regular basis, going way back to my pre-chemotherapy days. I’ve posted about my trying to … Read more
At the Novotny house with these characters. They’ve all been featured in past posts, going back to my chemotherapy. Take my word for it – those cocktails and that food, courtesy of Paul and Doreen, couldn’t be surpassed! The person left out of this is the photographer, Karen. But we don’t want her to miss … Read more
A few days ago I picked up on an interesting post on Althouse about a new Nurse Practitioner Program, where the graduates will have the title "Doctor." Here’s her post Althouse: How to make patients think of the nurse as a doctor? . And here’s the original article: Call the Nurse "Doctor" WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL … Read more
This is from the NY Times health section a couple of days ago. See my comment at the end. Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds – New York Times In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, increasing the risk of brain … Read more
Here’s a member of the Russian Academy of Science who says a relative cold spell will soon set in… RIA Novosti – Opinion & analysis – A cold spell soon to replace global warming Earth is now at the peak of one of its passing warm spells. It started in the 17th century when there … Read more
Christianity Today has a posting by Pastor Tony Campolo (he is Liberalism’s answer to Jerry Falwell) with his top five books on Social Justice. My Top 5 Books on Social Justice | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction I confess to not having read any of them, although I have Jim Wallis’s book. … Read more
My meeting with Dr. Zelenetz lasted only a few minutes. At the end of it he said "you’re doing great. … It’s been two years since your chemo… you’ve graduated. Our next appointment will be in 6 months." (Rather then every three months.) I said "great, I’ll make an appointment for a CAT scan and … Read more
Seeing the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz at 3:15 this afternoon. I expect a "no news is good news" report. UPDATE: Go Here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Health update – excellent news
What better way to start the year, but with an online interview with myself? Q. Tom, how is your health? A. Good. Very good as far as I can tell. As a matter of fact, I am seeing my lymphoma Dr., Dr. Zelenetz, the day after tomorrow. Our meeting was scheduled for three weeks ago, … Read more