Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Clear Sailing
Good news! Just a quick note to say that the PET scan showed no active areas, a much-shrunken tumor site and no other lymph node involvement.
So after a very long year and a bit, we can say farewell to frequent visits to the oncologist and too many needles, other than quarterly visits to monitor John's health.
This is not to say the lymphoma is gone, but we are hoping for a respite of several years before we have to experiment with the newest and latest in chemo. Thankfully there are a few drugs making their way through the FDA approval process and hopefully a good, effective one will be available when John needs it the next time.
Until then, we're grateful for the Bendamustine--side effects and all; it was worth it in the end. Now we'll see if we remember what a normal life is like.
It's a good way to start the New Year!
So after a very long year and a bit, we can say farewell to frequent visits to the oncologist and too many needles, other than quarterly visits to monitor John's health.
This is not to say the lymphoma is gone, but we are hoping for a respite of several years before we have to experiment with the newest and latest in chemo. Thankfully there are a few drugs making their way through the FDA approval process and hopefully a good, effective one will be available when John needs it the next time.
Until then, we're grateful for the Bendamustine--side effects and all; it was worth it in the end. Now we'll see if we remember what a normal life is like.
It's a good way to start the New Year!
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