PET Scan #7
Went for PET scan #7 last week, and my doctor this week said it was completely clean, as expected. I’m now switching to twice a year for future scans. It was a little over two years ago that I had my Crohn’s surgery and started chemo, but it feels like forever — which is fine by me!
Fortunately, my Crohn’s has also been completely gone since the surgery, so for the last 18 months I’ve been healthier than any time in the last 20 years. The only undesirable side-effect of having working intestines is that actually digesting my food has caused me to gain considerable weight — 30 pounds compared to where I’ve been the last 10 years or so. This year I’m making some lifestyle changes… I’m not calling it a diet since diets tend to be temporary things. We’ll see how it goes, but the goal is to exercise more and eat healthier in general. It’s only been 1-2 weeks so far, but by writing it down here, I’m creating more incentive to continue.
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January 9th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I’ve been using LiveStrong, although I’ve also heard good things about FitDay. I found that logging my weight daily helps me stay on top of it. I’m tasked with lowering my cholesterol so lifestyle changes are something I’m also coming to grips with.
January 10th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Congrats on the continued clean scans, Mike! As for weight, you were too skinny before anyway…
January 10th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Great update Mike, congrats, and keep up the good work on the “lifestyle” changes. Cheers.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Woohoo!!
You can keep the weight down, I’m sure.