Although the day started with a wonderful barium enema - (if you've never had one you are in luck- i definitely prefer the oral - at least you can order it flavored with 0.0001% strawberry) to make sure the large intestine/colon/surgery site are connected and ready to begin working as we start the count down to the Alf reversal (4/11/12) - i was treated to call from my oncologist who didn't want to wait until Wednesday to give me the news!
The CT scan i took last friday came back clean - i.e. Cancer Free!!!
Keep in mind it is me so you should know by now that nothing comes that easy for me .....they did find 2 nodules in the kidney but they were present in the baseline CT scan we took before Chemo (carcinoma in place) and another nodule in the liver which they believe just did not show in the baseline CT - the belief is they are all benign and we will be tracking them every 3/6/12 months to confirm the theory.
Other exciting finds - apparently i picked up another hernia - i know i had one courtesy of the Sunriver kitchen demolition that i have been putting off for about 8 years and apparently I picked up a companion one somewhere - i will discuss with the surgeon on Thursday - hopefully he can fix them when he reverses Alf.
And lastly, after 3 kidney stones the last few weeks there appears to be one more in there - i am going to ask on Wednesday if they can explode it instead of waiting for it to release it's hell. For all those that have had them and say it's the worst pain you've ever felt - consider yourself lucky you don't have Chron's - we call them warm ups.
So, hopefully i will have more positive news Thursday after meeting with the surgeon. I am also meeting with the Oncologist on Wednesday to go over calenders and schedule all the various follow-up testing - for all the family medical personnel - if there is something i should be asking other than the obvious please let me know.
ALF COUNTDOWN: 10 DAYS
Stay Healthy -
Best
C-
Good luck Sandy - it will be a distant memory before you know it - stay strong and positive.
5 comments:
AT LAST!! what's one more little kidney stone after what you've been through! Onward and upward--you've got things to do...........Love, Mom
As Walter Cronkite once said: "Go baby GO" .... You, too, must finsh strong (or I will need to find ways to push you along). Early congrats- Jerry
BUT the good news is the finish line is close~ Congrats to you Chris and the support of your family. Today got a little sunnier here~we'll have to celebrate this summer...C
C.
What can I say??? I read your blog posting aloud to mom while we were spending our day at the MGH infusion room, and had a tough time getting through the whole thing. I'm sure the staff thought I was sad....Couldn't help but think the whole way through, though, about the round about way you got to where you are....jeez, have you ever heard the word "easy?"
Mom thinks you should write a memoir--she loves the way you write, and thanks you for your continued support despite all your goings on. She continues to keep you in her daily prayers. CAN"T wait to see you this summer. Continued good thoughts....as always.
Love, Di
Wow!! So glad you're over this huge hurdle Chris. I know there are more to challenges to come -- like the surgery reversal, but he chemo was successful and that's great! You'll definatly need to watch the other sites they saw on the CT prior to the chemo regime. I guess my only quesion would be if there is nurse liaison/navigator/case manager type person that would be your contact as you continue your post chemo follow up plan. But you may already have that contact made. Anyway - great news kiddo! Love to you and all in the White house. Karen
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