A ( perhaps not so) brief update- I have been feeling better every day, able to do more every day. Still on the oxygen, but spending significant amounts of time off it as well, in order to test my capabilities. Having problems getting readings with an old and also brand new pulse oximeter. It just fails to produce any number whatsoever which makes it hard to monitor my progress. May get another new one. My oncology consult tuesday showed good bloodwork and he decided to not do treatment as planned but to let me continue to recover. The results of my echocardiogram were not ready and he has real concern my original adverse reaction and pneumonia may be a manifestation of heart damage brought on by the Herceptin
( not the Keytruda as I thought)

This evening on some light activity I began to have the same coughing and inability to take deep breaths that I had prior to going to the emergency room. I was even using oxygen at the time.

My wife and I are leaving Friday morning to drive from our home in NE Pennsylvania to a town in Western PA where we are spending the weekend with my son, his wife and their 3-1/2 month old son ( my first grandson who I have yet to see in person) they are driving to meet us from Mayfield Ohio - outside of Cleveland.
In spite of needing oxygen and my recent swallowing discomfort for which I have no explanation for I intend to have a pleasant visit. When I first resumed the ability to eat solid foods again, my only issue was chemo nausea and poor appetite. Now it’s more of an irritating pain. My gastroenterologist said it is simply inflamed and raw within my esophagus. Anyway, my contingency plan is………. Stuffed Shells, at the lovely Old fashioned Italian restaurant we enjoyed several years ago when we met to meet my son’s fiancé at the time. And bummer to need the oxygen, but very grateful nonetheless to be at this positive point of my treatment and healing.
Anyway, I’m calling my oncologist Thurs to get the results of my echocardiogram which by now are certainly available. I might ask if another short course of steroid would be wise. Should a medical emergency occur while there, I’m not impressed with the nearby hospital which I looked up the reputation and reviews of.

So, i apologize if I provided “TMI” about this situation, but i do tend to elaborate on the details.

Best wishes and prayers to all
relicmeister (Bob)