Good news - finally!

I wanted everyone to know that today's visit went extremely well. For the first time in four months, we got good news. My blood counts were excellent - my platelets went right back up to 450,000, and all other counts were good.

First Carrie, then Dr. Glick came into the room and took my history and were pleased I've been feeling so well. Then they felt my liver. Glick measured twice to confirm, but he announced, with satisfaction, that it had gotten smaller, especially in the left lobe. He said, "The treatment is clearly working." Hurray!

I'm switching down to 3 mg of Decadron a day, and he said if my tumor marker test comes back lower, then he has three indicators that the drugs are working: history, clinical exam, and the marker test. So there won't be a need for another CT because he'll know that it's working.

We are all thrilled and relieved, of course. I'm feeling a little nauseous now, but I'm hoping I'll bounce back pretty quickly. This is what we've all been waiting for!