From Jan's Sunday Punch blog.
I'm happy to say today is year three since DX (diagnosis). I'm shooting for 20 to 25, but I'm always happy to have just one more. I've been busy testing and preparing for my next trip to New Orleans to see Dr. W. I've had two treatments of Sirspheres. If you remember, those are radioactive beads embedded in my tumor in an attempt to reduce it in size or kill it. Since the last treatment I've just been carrying on with my life while the medicine works. That's what you have to do. You have to forget you have cancer for awhile (as much as you can forget something like that) and do your life. It's gets a little easier each year. This year, no miserable, painful side effects from the chemo study. That made the holidays somewhat miserable last year. This year, it was pretty great. Some abdominal pains and the regular anxiety associated with "not" thinking about cancer. I almost had my head totally together during Christmas. My sisters might not agree, but we didn't ask them did we? I stopped having so many drama attacks around New Years Eve. I think. But I still have some focus and memory problems that might be caused by stress. Which might explain my losing streak in Phase 10 over the holidays. Even though you forget for awhile, you still experience cancer. I know, it sounds weird.
The initial reports back from my local doctor, Dr. BAH, is that there has been no new growth and the tumor stayed the same size, which is good. She gave me a multitude of things to think about and to ask the doctors at the clinic in New Orleans, so I'm all set. Now I just need for Dr. W. to review the reports and determine our next course of action. I'll keep you posted.
smak, smak
jan
