Part 49

Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 20:23:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Michael Gan"
Subject: Chronicle of Michael Gan Part 49
To: "Alicia Yeap", "Angie Chua", "BK", "Dennis Gan", "Emily Wong", "Frank Liang", "Ho Wai Chun", "Iris Ho", "Jimmy Lim", "JO GAN", "Kevin Soo", "Leslie Chong", "Lim Kian Soon", "Sherynn Ong", "Yee Mei"
CC: "Alvin Soo", "Dorothy", "Eric Ng", "Florence", "Guru", "Henry Foo", "Jesvinderjit", "Joey Phua Guat Choo", "Julie Gan", "Kah", "Lau Mun", "Pastor Mark", "Reno baskoro", "Tiger", "Yeap Chong Boon", "Annie Chai/Ikea_kl", "WJ Chan", "Syven Chee Shok Ching", "Emily Wong", "Wong Fe Lian", "Suzanne Tan Saw Hiean", inania, "Tan Yap Khim", "jim_kow", "Jeffery Lim", "Lye Pei Ling", "Agnes Rajamanny A/P Mariampill", "Ngo Kwai Meng", mtanch, "Nancy Peng", "Angie Ng", "Josephine Ong", "Owen Ang Heng Oon", pek-mei.yoon, phingwc, "Joyce Tham", wlchan

Dearest buddies,

I'm in a very happy and jovial mood since yesterday morning after collecting my scan report and seeing Dr Matin Mellor at 11am yesterday. I did my PET-SCAN on 4/5/07 at Wijaya International Medical Centre and collected the report - below is the extract of my report:-

Date : 4 May 2007

PET CT WHOLE BODY SCAN

Dear Dr Matin Mellor Adullah
Thank you for referring Mr Gan Ing Leong

INDICATION

Locally advance NPC.

REPORT

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan, coupled with a correlative non-contrast CT scan was performed from the base of the skull to the upper thighs at 60 minutes after intravenous administration of 14.4 mCi of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose. CT data was used for attenuation correction and anatomical localization. Oral gastrograffin, oral valium and intra-venous lasix were given. Fasting blood glucose = 5.2 mmol/l.

FINDINGS

There is normal phsiologic localization of FDG in the brain, neck, heart, tonsils, kidneys and bladder.
Normal neck anatomy. Normal thyroid gland. No lymphadenopathy seen.
There is a fibrosis in the left apex of the lung. No hypermetabolic lesion in the lung to suggest any lung metastasis.
Normal mediastinum. No signs of lymphadenopathy.
Nornal liver parenchyma. No hypermetabolic lesion noted. There is a small G.B calculus.
There is no focus of abnornal FDG uptake in the bones to suggest the presence of tumour.

CONCLUSION

No hypermetabolic FDG avid lesion in the post-nasal space to suggest any residual or recurrence.
No evidence of FDG avid metastatic lymphadenopathy.
No abnormal distant metastasis.
Small G.B calculus.

Based on the above report and the PET scan result, Dr Mellor said that the result is extremely good and ask me to consult him in the next 3 month (ie 4th August 07). Dr Mellor also asks me to go and consult my ENT specialist (anytime next week) to check on my left side hearing and my double vision.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone for your support and care, without you all, I would not had recovered so fast - A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. Now, I need to strengthen my body (especially my hand and leg - which I occasionally feel numb) - by doing walking exercise and start back my Xi Gong exercise.

As you all know, I had been joining Hospis Malaysia Cheras daycare program lately - every Tuesday (except Public Holiday), to mingle with other “chosen one” and providing each other supports. As for the treasure hunt, wow, my team was the top 15 and we got ourself some prizes (not bad leh, for a starter). The experience I gain is the fun and team building of the team member, which is important.

I'm so so so happy and now I'm looking forward to my recovery of my double vision and also looking forward to join you all back in the corporate world.

See you all soon, cheers.
Michael Gan
My comment: I am a reborn new baby.