First post in 2016 
Happy new year !!! 
Last week was "new year's bargain" here in Japan.
So, no, I didn't spent my whole day in choosing clothes 
Instead, I went to electronics store, and bough a 128GB SD card for only 5000 Yens (around 40 US dollars) 
I use this SD card in order to watch movies on my Pandora during lunch time
Pandora : Youtube, Firefox, Thunderbird, mplayer,
and real keyboard in my pocket
Read more Happy New Year !
Good news : this month, I took my last chemo pills
Last chemo pills (white & orange capsules),
and medicine in order to cover chemo side effects.
Yes, I took a picture of my last chemo pills in order to celebrate this event
And even better news, the physician in charge of me told me that it should be OK not to continue chemo treatment
PET/CT results.
Basically, it says "both PET and CT didn't shown anything weird".
I'm so glad of theses results that I hesitate to frame this test report ^^
Of course, it doesn't means my cancer is completely cured - 5 years without cancer relapse are needed to say everything is OK -, but at least last month's PET/CT scan didn't shown anything, so this is comforting for the next few months ...
Here is a "one page" timeline of the treatment of my cancer (= stage 4 tongue cancer).
April 2014 :
Small mouth ulcer + pain in left ear : consult Otolaryngologist doctor.
On first consultation, I get medical prescription of mouthwash liquid.
No improvement after 2~3 weeks of treatment, so I return to Otolaryngologist doctor, and I was told that I should get "a test of my cells" (doctor didn't wanted to say "biopsy" keyword ...), so I receive a "letter of introduction " to a bigger hospital.
May 2014 (first half) :
Biopsy, one week after, I was told "you got cancer".
I ask the stage : "maybe second stage or so". I ask a "letter of introduction " to a even bigger hospital.
May 2014 (second half) :
First consultation to the "even bigger hospital" + PET, CT, etc tests. Cancer stage was diagnosed to 4a.
One week after first consultation, I am hospitalized during 10 days in order to receive intravenous chemo (5FU + Nedaplatin).
June 2014 :
Commute to hospital (twice a week) in order to follow up chemo side effects.
July~August 2014 :
Hospitalization for surgery (tongue resection, neck lymph node dissection, tongue reconstruction).
Around 9 hours for surgery, 7 weeks for hospitalization, it was really hell ...
October 2014 :
Start of oral chemo (TS-1).
Blood test every 3 weeks.
If everything is fine (= blood test don't show bad results), I take this chemo for a year.
Winter 2014~2015 :
PET scan show abscess in chin ... one week after PET results, it was visually visible.
Tried A LOT of antibiotics, none worked, so the physician who operated my tongue and neck manually removed meat around the abscess ... as a result, there is a small cavity on my chin, but at least abscess is cured
2015 (first half) :
Blood test every 6 weeks, plus CT scan every 3 months.
Basically, everything is fine
(I just skipped 2 weeks of TS-1, because of chemo side effect)
End of September 2015 :
Annual PET scan. Was nervous about results, but everything was fine 
It's safe to stop TS-1, and next blood test is scheduled 3 months later.
It was a long time I go out from hospital without medical prescription sheet ^^;
October 2015 :
I take some few TS-1 capsules I skipped during 2015 first half.
Don't tell this to my doctor Normally I must trash chemo drug I couldn't take during prescription period, but it's really a waste IMHO.
Read more End of chemo :]
This week I went to the beach
Me at the beach, but I use a TI-89, not a TI83+
I live in Japan near to the sea, but occasions to have fun in salted water is limited, because of the presence of medusa from middle of August, so I should enjoy beach now ^^
Because of surgery and chemos (lost 15 Kg in 6 monthes !), one hour is the maximum before feeling dizzy, but going to the sea is fun anyway
Read more Vacations :)
