Category: Arbor Heights

Mt. Rainier

On By Fred KingIn 2024, Arbor Heights, Blue Sky, cancer, Environment, family, Houses, iphone 12, Landscape, Mountain, nature, personal, Personal History, Puget Sound, Seattle, Thoughts, wandering photographer, West Seattle1 Comment
From my walk yesterday. Time to clear my mind.

Health update: Saw a doctor yesterday to discuss my condition and next steps. I see a new oncologist tomorrow as well as do an MRI. One more oncologist to see after tomorrow then the doctors huddle up and present my case to the Cancer Board that meets weekly. Right now things are leaning toward both radiation and chemotherapy. We’ll see how things shake out over the next couple of weeks.

All good 👍🏻💪🏻.

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Spotted on my walk Yesterday

On By Fred KingIn 2024, Arbor Heights, blossoms, cancer, colors, Flowers, Health, iphone 12, nature, personal, Personal History, Seattle, Spring, Thoughts, wandering photographer2 Comments

Health update:

Disappointed, but not surprised. Pathology report came back positive for cancer-actually two markers- TTF-1 & napsin A were both positive. See doctors on the 19th and 20th, plan the next move. This is chapter 3 of this journey that started in early 2019.

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All good. 👍🏻

Health update:

On By Fred KingIn 2024, Arbor Heights, blossoms, cancer, Environment, Flowers, garden, iphone 12, nature, Nature, personal, Purple, Thoughts, wandering photographer, West SeattleLeave a comment
Easter

I’m a week away from my follow up CT scan. This scan will validate ( or not) that the Targeted Radiation I did in Dec/Jan was successful.

Last Friday I had a dermatology appointment to address some skin issue I’ve had for a few years-actually started right after my first encounter with NSCLC, in 2019. It was a new dermatologist for me, so he wanted to do a full body exam. Everything looked pretty typical until he got to the back of my left, upper thigh. There/was a patch of red skin in a place I would have never noticed. He took a biopsy, but is 99% certain it is basal cell carcinoma. When the biopsy is finished he’ll call me with results and next steps. I’ve been so focused on my lung tumor …well, this event took me by surprise. So, now tracking two cancers in my body. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔.

Wishing everyone a belated Easter. Warmer weather is on the horizon for us here in the Pacific Northwest 🤞🏻.

Blessings to all 🙏🏻.

Health Update

On By Fred KingIn 2023, Arbor Heights, cancer, wandering photographerLeave a comment

I had my last CT scan this Tuesday. Today I got a call from the Radiation Oncology Clinic, apparently the doctor saw something in my scan and he has decided I need 15 SBRT treatments rather than the 5 that was initially scheduled. Big change. I still start on Dec. 19th, but now the treatments go until January 10th, including my birthday on January 5th. Now we’ll have a quiet Christmas, New Year and birthday!🎉

The CT also discovered that I have a fractured T12 vertebrae. That problem will have to be put off till end of January. When it rains it pours, I guess..

I miss being out with my camera 📷.

Will post after my first treatment.

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