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“Lessons Learned: Reflections on 6 Months with Terminal Lung Cancer”

The doctor, the owner of the page “Su Diwa”, updates the symptoms of illness during the past 6 months. After being diagnosed with “lung cancer” in the final stages, ready to summarize past lessons that life is uncertain.

On April 15, 2023, from the case that Dr. Kritthai Thanasombatkul, 28 years old, opened a Facebook page “Su Diwa” to tell about his experience of being sick. “end-stage lung cancer” despite being young like to exercise and have strong health then entered into the treatment process As already presented in the news

Recently, Dr. Kritthai has updated his illness via his personal Facebook page stating, Hello, today I’m going to review my story. Median time to progression 6 months. This 6-month number is very important to me. This means that 6 months after diagnosis, 50% of people will develop this type of lung cancer. with increased cancer invasion and resistant to the main treatment being provided

October 2022

the beginning of the story I was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to the brain. I had surgery Get a full body exam receive chemotherapy, radiation

November 2022

After suffering all the side effects, hair loss completely, I started to refocus on myself. Decided to open the page Su Diwa to intend to pass on some small things. and it can really deliver

December 2022

Follow-up for the first treatment at 3 months. Said the lump in my lungs got smaller. and the cancer has not spread to other organs The overall disease remains calm. but a lump in the brain not like that Because the drug that I got it through the brain very little. Cancer in my brain so I’m happy. I learned that Our life is extremely uncertain. In the end we will die and we don’t know what day it will be.

January 2023

My condition has improved a lot. I was able to go back to exercising almost as usual, playing basketball, cycling, going to the gym, getting fit back to how I was before the illness. I have returned to teaching students. got back to work Start making plans to return to normal life. I have shared with you all my views on the work that we want to do until the last day.

February 2023

Follow up in the brain 3 months after complete radiation. Even if the lump that was radiated would collapse But 3 new lumps have appeared. I decided to take a look first. Let me go talk to Nong Suan Kularb first. and talk about it after that If you all remember, in that post, I wrote, “I may not be able to say something like this anymore. and may not even remember ever speaking at this event,” which I really mean.

because after going to the rose garden I came back for another brain exam. the lump that was encountered last time twice as big Together with the addition of new cubes. Right now I have 13 stones in my head and I also have seizures.

I needed a full head irradiation treatment. to eliminate cancer that is likely to have spread throughout the brain Which means that my normal brain tissue will also be exposed to radiation. Resulting in deterioration of my brain for sure. just more or less only fast or slow To study another doctorate degree would be very difficult. Even if I don’t want to But it really is the best choice.

March 2023

I started getting light all over my head. how bad luck My brain is swollen I had increased intracranial pressure. I vomited out of my nose. with the same force that ejected from the mouth I slept in the hospital to observe the symptoms. and get steroids to suppress inflammation of the brain The medicine works great. But at the cost of its side effects.

After half a month in the hospital I went home and wrote a post saying “Why can’t we die yet?” Because during that hospital bed I really miss giving up.

I have to say here that I was most impressed with this post. Since opening the page Because this post is more than just people saying hello to encourage me. But the people on the page are encourage each other Thank you very much everyone so cute

two days later I had another severe headache. Brain computed tomography results say The clot in my brain is bleeding. And that blood increases the pressure in the brain. I may need surgery to drain the blood. Fortunately, in the end, the amount of blood not enough to require open brain surgery The headache seems to be a side effect. from more than

But have to wait for x-rays. Let’s see again with electromagnetic waves. In the meantime, continue taking anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce brain swelling. which when taking this drug in a row for a long time Causing to take medicine to prevent fungal infection in the lungs along with All blood values ​​were destroyed.

while exercising and good diet control Take the drug regularly at the maximum dosage. But the bad cholesterol in the blood is much higher than the normal value. It’s the fat value that if I have arteriosclerosis It’s not surprising at all. They also had to take anticonvulsants. and dementia antidepressants every morning and evening I have pain in my ribs that I don’t know if the cancer has spread to my bones.

Previously, I had booked a ticket to Japan. but from the symptoms described Makes the hope that I will be able to travel and watch it is very funny. Two days before the day of flying to Japan I’m still admitted. But I tried my best to prepare, prepare medicine, write my history. in case if something happens over there Japanese doctors will have tears in their eyes. to the history that I have prepared for sure (But the best thing is not to meet him)

very unbelievable that I went for a walk with Peem in a garden full of cherry blossoms I took Pim to see Mount Fuji. to breathe clean air Go eat delicious food, go to an amusement park, wear a kimono together. And I ate Kobe Beef. Yes, I still took colossal pills, slept 2-3 hours a day, was still constipated, and had to seriously monitor myself all the time. I still go with hope that everything will be fine

Every morning I wake up Everything that I can still see Every meal that I have eaten everywhere i have gone Every activity that I have done is extraordinary. Every day that I received I deliberately used it like it was the last time. (because it might actually be my last) I don’t know. Am I waking up to see this? I don’t know Will I have a chance to visit again? I don’t know I’ll be the first half. or the second half

April 2023

Now it’s 6 months after I was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. “What if it doesn’t respond to treatment? if the disease relapses Or the disease is not peaceful?” It was a worry that I couldn’t try to do anything. to change its outcome. I can only take care of my body and mentally as best as possible Be patient with everything that comes your way in life. And hope that everything will be okay, I can only hope, really.

I encountered a lot of disappointments as well. It takes a lot of willpower to come back and fight. But I held on to that hope. ‘Cause it seems the only thing I have I don’t know what happened first. Because there is life, there is hope. or because there is hope there is life

I told Phim on the day of the 6 month follow-up that “Whatever the outcome, He will not die as soon as he knows the result. We will still go out for a delicious meal this evening.” I have done chest and abdominal computed tomography, as well as brain magnetic resonance imaging.

and the 6-month follow-up result was that the right lung mass had collapsed in half from its original size. The small lump in the left lung is almost completely gone. All of the lumps in the brain are still there, but they are calm and no new lumps have formed in other organs. There was no spread to the bones, liver, kidneys, lungs, or lymph nodes. There was only a lump in the pleura. that grew up to press the ribs cause pain Which can shine light on the spot at the cube. I am already the “second half”.

A group of people whose statistics from research can’t say that How long will you stay? And the next interesting number is The 5-year survival rate is about 20%, I hope it’s me. If I were to summarize the lessons from Nong Cancer during the 6 months that we have been together, it would be that “Life is uncertain. Eventually we will all die. live in the present Live each day like it’s your last. If there is anything that can be done for others share some good fortune with him and no matter how bad life is Don’t lose hope in life at all.”

Songkran holiday like this Many of you may be spending the holidays. Reward yourself with a trip. Many of you may have the opportunity to return home. Go live with family or loved ones. May everyone use the time in front of you to the fullest. Let it be like it’s the last day Because we really don’t know. How will Songkran next year be? Can we still meet?

I’d like to go home and have dinner first. Hello Songkran day. I think we have traveled together for a long time too. It would be good if there was a “Su Diwa Collection” to follow.

Thank you information from Facebook fan page fight diwa

2023-04-15 14:07:00


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