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What a thrill to share good news on this site with the amazing women (& men!) who've helped guide me and comfort and encourage me during this long journey!!
I just had a CT/PET last Tuesday morning after 8 weeks of TCH, (and prior to that, 9 weeks of Abraxane/Herceptin, but because there was a screw up in my dosing, there was little change in the spot in my liver & a new suspicious nodule in my lung.)
Nonetheless, NED's BACK...Spots are gone!!! My onc had me come back to the hospital at the end of the day on Tuesday & although the written report wasn't available, they did get a verbal report. The PA popped her head in the room and said "Good News!" right away. I was expecting, at the very least, "stable" , not the good, Great,WONDERFUL news of "complete response" in my liver AND lung. Oh what a relief! especially after the disappointment of the A/H combo.
The next step is to meet w/a surgical onc to talk about resecting the area in my liver, as there's presumably micromets waiting to grow.i'm not going to give them a chance, so resection it is!Until we have a surgery date scheduled, i'm going to continue w/weeklyTCH. Although I'm totally intimidated by the surgery, I'm really hoping sooner than later...And ofcourse, I'm anxious to grow some hair back!
So, that's 71 weeks of treatment in the past 3 years...and I'm still here...w/NED nonetheless!! Screw the statistics!
Pam P, Jojo, Christine & Lisa-thanks for "talking me off the ledge" a couple of weeks ago when I was in FULL TILT ANXIETY mode & wanted to scan before the full 8 week cycle was complete. Your your encouragement & comfort helped me get centered & peaceful enough to make it the additional 2 weeks.
Pam-thinking of you...sending you lots of peace and calm and courage and strength. Keep the faith!!! please let us know how you're doing.
Prayers, Faith & Courage to us ALL
Peace & Victory!!!
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