Just a note to say that I spoke with Dave by phone a few days ago and in spite of his COVID-19 risk factors, he’s doing fine, adhering to social distancing guidelines and for the most part, staying home. I asked him if he needed groceries or anything else and he said “no.” I encouraged him to let me know if did. I still plan to drive him to get his PET scan on 3\/26 or 3\/27 and to chemo on 3\/31, only to adhere to social distancing, I won’t stick around. Instead, I’ll come get him and drive him home when he’s done. I find this choice infinitely preferable to a bus or rideshare. I don’t have any symptoms of sickness either, which of course is not a guarantee, so I’ll attempt to find a mask and put it on before I pick him up, and I’ll make a once-over to disinfect the surfaces in my car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of the PET scan is to assess how treatment is working, i.e. to verify that there aren’t any new tumors or tumors that are not responding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At his appointment with Heidi on 3\/9, he said that he had some clear drainage from his eyes and nose, but consensus was that there was no need for concern; it’s not likely related to illness. He also hasn’t noticed any side effects from the androgen deprivation therapy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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