The appointment to see the Oncologist Dr Lum was on the 20th Jan at 10:45am. My wife and I walked into his suite (yes the place is called Oncology Suite) that morning and he was waiting for us. My brother, Dr Azeem, had called him earlier and told him the extent of my tonsil cancer. Listening to him gave me a sense of confidence that every thing will be alright.To find out the extent of the cancer I asked a CT scan to be done immediately. I needed to know the extent of the spread. Was it localised as the pathologist had suggested in his report or was it otherwise.So without hesitation, I went and did the scan. The results would be out the next day.
The next day I called and I received the best news so far. There were no sign of spread. Phew ! What a relief. At least I was in for a stage 2 cancer of the tonsil and the track back to good health looked easier now.
Dr Lum outlined a treatment plan that matched what I had researched on the internet the night before. Chemo and radiation for 7 weeks. I agreed immediately on the plan and choose the 27th to do the masking fitting and 1st Feb for the start of the long journey. Meanwhile I went back to flying and finished of my Jan roster. A flight to Hong Kong, Macau, Penang, Langkawi, Johor Bharu and Phuket, a CRM class and a simulator LOFT session. I really enjoyed the last week of flying knowing that as soon as I start the chemo, I would be medically grounded.
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42 days of treatment