Getting there

Well it has been 2 weeks since I discovered I have cancer. Starting Monday 9-15 things began to move. Had the PET, then the Endoscopic ultra-sound Tuesday, met with Dr. Baranda at KU Med Tuesday afternoon, then met with Dr. Smalley the radiologist for over 2 hours on Thursday and began the preparation for the radiation treatment. Today I go back to the Radiologists and do some additional testing. Monday they will surgically install a "port" in my chest and Wed they will begin simultaneous chemo and radiation treatment. The docs indicate that it will start to get tough around week 3. The radiologist is optimistic that he can kill the tumor with radiation and drugs and then the next step is the surgical removal of the tumor. This aspect is the most harrowing as it involves a complex operation. The concern is the state of my health at the end of the chemo/radiation. If I can tolerate it they say my chances of surviving are very good. If I cannot tolerate the surgery then the odds are worse for the cancer re-occuring. I am eager to start the treatment because Adenocarcinoma is a very fast growing cancer---and it would be great to get it whipped quickly before it spreads furthur.