May 3, 2008
Here you can see my upper chest and shoulder. You should be able to see scars from steroid-induced sores, and largish blue veins. Because the tumor restricted blood flow and diverted my blood supply to feed itself, my body tried to build blood vessels around it. As the tumor was inside my ribcage, new blood vessels (or old, enlarged ones) formed outside it, just under the skin. When my oncologist first asked me “have you noticed that your upper-body blood vessels are a lot more visible?” I said “Yes, but I’ve been doing a lot of upper body work in the gym.” He laughed at me. He’s a nice guy, for someone who fills people with toxic chemicals for a living.
Here you can see my upper chest and shoulder. You should be able to see scars from steroid-induced sores, and largish blue veins. Because the tumor restricted blood flow and diverted my blood supply to feed itself, my body tried to build blood vessels around it. As the tumor was inside my ribcage, new blood vessels (or old, enlarged ones) formed outside it, just under the skin. When my oncologist first asked me “have you noticed that your upper-body blood vessels are a lot more visible?” I said “Yes, but I’ve been doing a lot of upper body work in the gym.” He laughed at me. He’s a nice guy, for someone who fills people with toxic chemicals for a living.