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ter. It's called the simultaneous sip. And that happens now. Go.

Oh, so good. So good.

Well, I gave an update to my local subscribers, but I'll give you a quick update. Yesterday I did a special kind of a medical PET scan that is specific to test to see if you would be a good candidate for this new cancer drug called Pluvicto. I do not know how to read the results of my tests, but the results do say that I have high sensitivity to this PSMA stuff that they put in your body, which I believe means I'm highly qualified for the drug because they test the radioactive drug to see if it can reach all the right places and light them up. And apparently it did.

So I spent 20 minutes in a PET scan machine, which forced me to lay straight on my back, which is insanely painful in my particular situation. And despite having really good pain meds, they made no difference at all. It was like I didn't have any pain meds at all. So for 20 minutes I had to endure the worst pain of my life and not move or I would die.

Well, let me say that again. Since this is the only path that I have identified that might keep you alive for a while, if I had moved and therefore ruined the PET scan, probably I wouldn't have tried it again because it wasn't just a little bit painful. It was monstrously painful. I can confidently say it was the worst 20 minutes of my life and I doubt it'll ever be worse. It's the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. And you had to not move, you know? So I'm like holding on to this thing trying not to move. If I moved a little bit, I might die because I wouldn't be able to get the treatment. Let me tell you that was no fun at all.

But you know what is really good? You know what is the good news? It's over. Oh my god, does it feel good when it's done? You know how when something bad happens and it feels extra good when it's done? Imagine the worst pain you've ever felt in your life and then when it's over. Be

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cause when it's over, it's completely over. I mean, it takes 60 seconds to get in a position that doesn't hurt. So what a day. Anyway, so the good news, maybe we'll have to see, is that I should be qualified for the drug and there's probably a one in three chance it'll make a big difference. So we'll see. Well, I know that you like to see the reframes from my book, Reframe Your Brain, Changing Y…

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