21 May 2021

 

     Wow, what a busy few days!

     I had a sentence modification telecourt hearing yesterday with LaCrosse, and they did not say no.  The state will review my case and make a recommendation June 2nd. 

     I also have a second sentence modification hearing with Walworth County that day.

     I do not expect anyone to support my release.

     I had a telemed appointment with Dr. Kenkre yesterday too.  She said she came into the appointment very upbeat, but is more worried after talking to me.

     I came into the appointment thinking that we had failed with the chimera treatment, and it was palliative care from here on out.  After talking to her I am far more optimistic.

     I am experiencing growth with the cancerous mass on my neck, tenderness in the groin with enlarged areas, and extreme pain, numbness, and tingling in my right arm, shoulder, hand, and fingers.  The latter, Dr. Labby (the prison doctor) attributed to a vaccination injection hitting a nerve cluster.

     Dr. Kenkre says the imaging we did shows that my tumors are in fact larger.  But there are no new tumors.  Typically, something that occurs when I have increased cancer activity.

     I had my night sweats return in April, continue through my hospitalization, only to go away six days after returning to prison.  Nineteen days after my treatment.

     A sign of cancer regression in me.

     Prior to my hospitalization I was having intermittent nausea issues.  This went away while I was hospitalized.  Another sign of cancer regression.

     My HDL levels are normal.  Whenever I have increased cancer activity, Dr. Kenkre pointed out, my HDL levels went up.  Which is a sign of a lot of dead cells in my blood.  Normal levels is a sign of no increase in cancer activity.

     Therefore, other than the increase in size of my tumors, all signs point towards regression of the cancer.

     Dr. Kenkre believes that the increased tumor size can be inflammation from the Tecartus cells attacking the cancer cells. 

     She also disagrees with Dr. Labby's assessment of the source of the pain on my right side.  She believes the tumorous mass on my neck is putting pressure on the nerves that are in my neck that feed into my right shoulder, arm, et cetera, causing the pain, numbness, and tingling.

     She wants to find a way to address the cause of the pain, that will not damage or kill the Tecartus cells.  We want those to continue to fight the cancer.  If we kill them off it is game over.

     I feel better, while she is concerned about the pain levels and groin discomfort.

     I ran another five miles this morning, wrote a bunch more letters for the mail Redgranite lost for a while, and worked on my text self-portrait.

     While I am in terrible pain, and feel terrible, I am still pushing myself pretty good and getting stuff done.  Pat on the back, dominic.

     Inside I feel like I should get more done.