Doc says to standby

Dr Goh was very cheerful and friendly as usual today. But he told us that Prof Wang still had not reviewed my reports nor confirm if I can proceed with the actual internal radiation treatment. Apparently, Prof Wang zips around the world constantly and has a super-packed schedule.

Anyway, Dr Goh promised he'd track down Prof Wang in his office today (G had been paging and calling W non-stop since knowing W was back in town) and get a final verdict from the horse's mouth.

Thank God for Dr Goh, who's such a caring doc that we can see he's even more agitated than us with this long wait, and especially for the fact that, being of the same ranking, he can help us to really chase after Prof Wang and communicate on our behalf more effectively. Imagine if my doc was a registrar trying to pin down a department head like Prof Wang... think my tumour would have fossilised by then, ha!

So now we're just on standby, waiting for that call from NUH. If we get the green light, will check into the hospital and go through a similar procedure like the last time. Overnight fasting, blood tests, daytime surgery (LA, catheter inserted through hepatic vein at groin area and injection of the actual high-level radioactive Y-90 microspheres into the tumours) and stay-in for observation for 2-3 days. Then, we pray very very hard for the cancer cells to ALL DIE OFF QUICKLY.

If this option doesn't come through, we'll meet again with Dr Goh to look at the clinical trial option which involves taking a new oral drug which is supposed to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.