Post-scans update: according to Dr Cho, there's "nothing there." That's a good thing.
All clear.
His biggest single advice to me RE my issues still with eating, phlegm and periodic coughing fits was: water, water, water. I already drink more water than I used to, but his advice reminds me that I could probably do yet more. I'm trying to always have a cup of water or bottle around, but it's never been a habit of mine so it's sometimes hard to remember. Definitely I drink more at night, waking up every few hours because of my dry mouth.
Anyway, I am once again grateful to be embedded in the South Korean healthcare system: for 35 bucks (about $200 before insurance) I got scanned and consulted and followed up on, and everyone I interacted with, from the accounts desk (수답) to the techs and doctors, was efficient and kind and patient. Thankful to be in walking distance of a great, global quality cancer center in a country that isn't so terrified of socialism that they think healthcare shouldn't be regulated.
Anyway, more later. I'm home for brief moment, and will head to work now.
What I'm listening to right now.
The Limousines, "Fine Art."
Lyrics.
You! You are a disaster
You are a master of the fine art…
The fine art of falling apart
How'd you manage to stab yourself in the back?
How'd you get your arms to bend back like that?
Me? I'm just a bastard
Another master of the fine art…
The fine art of falling apart
They're coming back to point and laugh and ask me:
"How'd you manage to stab yourself in the back?
How'd you get your arms to bend back like that?
How'd you manage to stab yourself in the back?
How'd you get your arms to bend back like that?
How'd you get your arms to bend back like that?"
Burn it down
You pour the gas
And I'll strike the match
And we'll turn our back on this pile of ash
And the only things left
Will be the bones of our promises
[daily log (11 pm): walking, 9.5 km]