What would have been much MUCH worse is if they had discovered this AFTER making a 14" incision in my abdomen (or more!) or not at all. And we had a nice long weekend in NYC.

Keeps striking me how close a call this was. I was hooked up, port accessed, about to be sedated, when they were like: "Wait, your last chemo included bevacizumab? Uh oh." There's a close possible world in which I was in the hospital for a month or worse (but rich from a malpractice suit?). . . .

Crystal flat white is what I need!

Sorry: should’ve said CLEAR liquid (ie no cappuccinos).

As a bonus, I'd probably be able to go off chemo for at least 6–9 months (possibly longer), which would be amazing after this many cycles. Still considering options (stay the course, take a break from chemo without surgery and monitor), but strongly leaning towards the surgery.

These days a little over 3 hours. 2 hours shorter now that I don’t do the oxaliplatin.

To clarify: I should *eventually* get some news. They biopsied a bunch of tissue to see what its status is. Should know more at a follow-up appointment.

It makes no sense. There’s nothing special about the stroke of midnight. Tell me 8 hours or whatever!

Honestly, my fingers have never looked better!