Part 44

Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:20:22 -0800 (PST)
From: "Michael Gan"
Subject: Chronicles of Michael Gan Part 44
To: "Alicia Yeap", "Angie Chua", "BK", "Dennis Gan", "Emily Wong", "Frank Liang", "Ho Wai Chun", "Iris Ho", "Jimmy Lim", "JO GAN", "Leslie Chong", "Lim Kian Soon", "Yee Mei"
CC: "Alvin Soo", "Dorothy", "Eric Ng", "Joey Phua Guat Choo", "Julie Gan", "Kah", "Kevin Soo", "Lau Mun", "Pastor Mark", "Tiger", "Yeap Chong Boon", "WJ Chan", "Syven Chee Shok Ching", "Emily Wong", "Wong Fe Lian", "Suzanne Tan Saw Hiean, "Tan Yap Khim", "Lye Pei Ling", "Ngo Kwai Meng", "Nancy Peng", "Josephine Ong", "Owen Ang Heng Oon", phingwc, "Joyce Tham", "Annie Chai/Ikea_kl", inania, "jim_kow", "Jeffery Lim", "Angie Ng", pek-mei.yoon, wlchan

Dearest all,

Wishing all of you a Happy New Year. I had just completed 15 sessions of radiotherapy and 2 cycle of day care chemotherapy. Well, the radiotherapy that I am going thru now is called Varian Smartbeam Integrated High Resolution IMRT Process which is more efficient and had lesser side effect (but not cheap - it cost around RM21k – USD 5,527). Another 20 sessions to go for the radiotherapy and 5 more cycle of chemotherapy. At the moment I'm having problem in consuming food (one of the side effect) - can take this opportunity to reduce weight.

Hopefully the side effect is lesser and main point is to pray for my vision to be back to normal.

(This portion was added on 12th October 2007)
During this treatment, I had nose bleeding after each chemotherapy session. Well, each time the bleeding will stop after 1 or 2 minutes. If I remember correctly, this is when I am beginning to feel the pain in my mouth (a lot of whitish ulcer).

Cheers.
Michael Gan
My comment: I chose to be happy and I make other happy as well.