Appointments in Boston

Today, Bob, Elyana, and I went to Boston for an appointment with the cardio-oncologist. I really liked him and felt very encouraged by our meeting. He was a good listener and seemed to "get" me and my normal lifestyle. He was very supportive of what the local oncologist is doing (which is always encouraging) and was very informative about what seems to be going on and how to respond to it. The bottom line is that I seem to be making progress based on my symptoms improving. (Blood pressure isn't spiking nor dropping. I have a long way to go, but I have more energy than I did and get less winded when moving around.) He helped me understand how to assess whether I'm making progress (which isn't solely based on the numbers we'll get when I have the heart ultrasound in July) and gave me good guidance for resuming a little bit of activity. He can't be sure if the cardiomyopathy is due to the chemotherapy because we don't have a baseline heart ultrasound in the last year, but if I show improvement in July, he is optimistic that I will continue to improve and bounce back to normal. He couldn't give me a timeline of when I'll be off the meds because they won't just have me go off them; it will be a process. All in all...a good meeting. It was also great to be told that I can call or e-mail him any time with questions! I also had a good appointment with Dr. Choy...more on that in a week when all is "official". How's that for a teaser?!