Shrinkage
More good news today! My liver has continued to shrink - a few more centimeters on the sides, and more from the top. Glick said it was "dramatically smaller." My liver function tests are all normal, and I officially gained four pounds! We did a tumor marker test today, but he said that even if it's high, he'll discount it because the clinical exam was so good. He is scheduling a CT for after I complete the fourth round of treatment, which will be in mid/late September.
Chemo was a breeze, and I feel pretty good right now after a nice bowl of split pea soup (it's chilly here today). I didn't sleep well at all last night, so I'm hoping I can make up for it tonight. I think for pre-chemo nights, I'm just bound to be insomniac.
So the question that keeps circling my head, especially when I can't sleep, is: is it possible for the cancer to go away, completely? I know that chemo stops working after a certain time, that the tumors become resistant to it. But can a miracle happen, where all the cancer cells are destroyed, and there are none left? It's a question I'm afraid to ask Dr. Glick, because he probably can't really answer it. I know anything is possible. I don't want to feel like I did a couple of months ago, again. I want to continue to feel this good, this happy. I guess I just keep doing what I need to do, wish on that possibility, and maybe it will come true.
Chemo was a breeze, and I feel pretty good right now after a nice bowl of split pea soup (it's chilly here today). I didn't sleep well at all last night, so I'm hoping I can make up for it tonight. I think for pre-chemo nights, I'm just bound to be insomniac.
So the question that keeps circling my head, especially when I can't sleep, is: is it possible for the cancer to go away, completely? I know that chemo stops working after a certain time, that the tumors become resistant to it. But can a miracle happen, where all the cancer cells are destroyed, and there are none left? It's a question I'm afraid to ask Dr. Glick, because he probably can't really answer it. I know anything is possible. I don't want to feel like I did a couple of months ago, again. I want to continue to feel this good, this happy. I guess I just keep doing what I need to do, wish on that possibility, and maybe it will come true.
posted by Rachel Troxell at 7:05 PM
3 Comments:
This is just awesome! Congrats on the weight gain! I bet your "question" has surfaced a time or two on the minds of all of us. Maybe the various wells of positive energies are finally all in synch! Sounds like a distinct possibility if you ask me. What else could it be?
This is just awesome! Congrats on the weight gain! I bet your "question" has surfaced a time or two on the minds of all of us. Maybe the various wells of positive energies are finally all in synch! Sounds like a distinct possibility if you ask me. What else could it be?
Barb
What good news! That's excellent. It made my night. Keep fattening up, if that's what Glick wants. I've been working on it too, in sympathy of course, and I recommend Ben and Jerry's "Chubby Hubby" and "Chunky Monkey." The names are similar, and easy to confuse. My professional opinion: to avoid confusion, you stock both.
I love you and I am far, far from alone. We're all delighted to hear your good news. We think of you every day. Sara and I are looking forward to wishing you a happy birthday (hint to readers who don't own calendars!) in person.
Sean
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