Just beginning to feel better from round 11; it's been a long 9 days, and I've been too cranky to communicate with anyone. I'm so glad chemo is almost over.

Today I had a CT scan and met with the radiologist. The scan showed no change from the last one, which is basically good news. The main issue, as it has been, is the smaller of the two masses which is entwined with blood vessels and lymph nodes, and it is hard to tell from the scan whether it has receded from them. Tomorrow they will implant 3 gold pieces on each tumor, which will serve as targets when they do radiation the first week of December. They do this via an endoscopy, which is using instruments to go through my esophagus and stomach. It's really pretty cool, though it would be a lot cooler if they were doing it on somebody else. They did this back in May for a biopsy, so I know it's not a big deal.

Monday I start my last round of chemotherapy. I expect to start feeling a lot better around Thanksgiving... should be a pretty happy holiday.

My best to you all, loyal readers and friends. Would love to hear from you!