Day 7: Dad's First Chemo Session

The nurses came in the room at 6 a.m. to give Dad a CIC --- Combined Immunotherapy for Cancer.  CIC aims at raising and improving systematic immunological function of cancer patients to fight against cancer.

Then at 8:30 a.m., Dad was taken to the ground floor for his first CNB --- Cancer Nano-Micro-Vascular Blockage.  In this procedure, they use an image guided micro-catheter containing minimal dose of chemical drugs which are then inserted into the tumor. Hence chemotherapy drugs embedded/sealed inside nano particles will not cause damage to other parts of the body and the overall side effects to the body are reduced to the minimum.

Dad on his way to get his first Nano chemotherapy

 Dad after the procedure

Professor Chin examining Dad's thyroid nodules.

Dad's next CNB is after 21 days. That means we have to wait for his next session to finish, complete with infusions, before we can go home.   We need to extend our visas then.  Oh boy!


Our bill for today: ¥51,099.23 ($7,835.04).
Total bill as of today: ¥79,237.17 ($12,159.38)