April 2, 2010

April 2, 2010 at 1:30 PM | Posted in Treatment Journal | Leave a comment

Had my first post-chemo CT this week. Oncologist says it “looks great.” All enlarged nodes are gone except for one that went from 7cm to 1.1 cm. He said that is smaller than expected, and likely all scar tissue. Blood counts still normal, as they have been throughout.

So, for now, I’m all clear concerning the cancer itself. I still have some very bothersome side effects including lost hearing, digestion issues, and numbness/tingling/pain in the feet and fingers, but apparently the cancer is history. For now anyway. Next CT is 6 months from now, according to the oncologist’s recommendation.

It wasn’t fun, and I’m still not sure if I’d do it again, but at least it looks like the cancer is gone, and that was the number one goal. If the side effects ease, I’ll be glad I did what I did. If they worsen, I’ll have second thoughts. Time will tell.