More good news!

I saw the physician's assistant yesterday. She talked to the radiologist and was able to confirm that my latest C-T scans of my lungs and pelvis show -- I believe the medical term she used was "way smaller" tumors. :) The tumor in my uterus is so small that the C-T scan results are within normal parameters. The next scan will be an MRI.

Because the cancer has been so responsive to the chemo, we have decided to keep going with it for six rounds. I've had two rounds so far and start my third round tomorrow.

I've been doing well with the chemo so I don't mind too much that I'll be having more of it since it's working so well. I think acupuncture and Chinese herbs are helping me with side effects, as well as the amazing anti-nausea and cell-building drugs.

My results are so unexpected that the medical professionals at the cancer center are giddy with excitement. I think I'm trying too hard not to get my hopes up and I should celebrate this news more. I could use your help! :grouphug: Thanks!

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Thats great. Nice to hear a positive health story..:hug:

I'm afraid I've missed any announcements you may have made since you got back from Minnesota. I hope relief is on the way! :hug:

With the help of a DU'er who sent me a check for considerable amount of money I paid out of pocket for my meds ($1200!) immediatly spilled about 1/4 of it while opening a vial but tonight I had my second injection...The first one seemed to help for a couple of days anyway....

I guess that means that your insurance wouldn't cover it. What an amazing act of kindness that was! I sure do hope things work out okay.

That sounds like great news! And, yes, I'll help you celebrate!!!

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:loveya:

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Thanks, Neighbor! :hug:

Best of luck!

:bounce:

we have to get together and wear our Ariats

and DANCE



let them know

we are here

and OK!@!!!!!


I am so, so, so happy for you.........


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ok

I'll cry over here....




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lost

The good news is that it is GEORGE that is almost completely gone! Now we just have to get rid of the rest of his ilk. :D

Let's do the Cotton-Eyed Joe cuz this cancer is BULLSHIT! :hug:

Oh, thank God. Good news, good news!

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I wish you energy and good spirits!

alternative meds working so well for you. Stay positive! :grouphug:

I'm generally a skeptic but acupuncture makes sense to me. My acupuncture doctor has a PhD in oncology and specializes in helping cancer patients. He also seems to be very well regarded in Austin.

Go, Spurs, Go! I'll have to break out the Spurs Slam Dunk Chocolate Chunk ice cream (from H.E.B.) if they don't get the lead back soon! :bounce:

spending all night cramped up in an airplane in NO!

I need to check out the ice cream, but ice cream makes me HUGE!

Austin is an incredible place. It's gotten too big for my tastes, though.

This score is going in the wrong direction! I really don't think I should have any more ice cream. I guess I'll have to put on my Spurs T-shirt next! :shrug:

Yes, I liked Austin better in the 70s but I still can't imagine living anywhere else -- at least, in Texas. And I'm not getting Mr. Longhorn out of here either, ever since I let him build his wood shop. ;)

Excellent news! I'll send you all the good vibes I've got, as long as you need them.

Your unexpected response is very interesting, and encouraging. I bet the drs and scientists are itching to do a little research on you (in a good way, of course) to see if you have a certain kind of receptor or something that made you respond so well. My sister just got over a bad bout of breast cancer, and during her treatments we talked a lot about the kind of tumors that respond to certain kinds of drugs, in different orders, etc. So - it really is very interesting, and exciting for research!

By the way - how're you liking your wig, now that you've had it for a bit?

I'll sure be happy when this is behind me, though I'm not sure any of us will ever stop worrying a bit. The PA did say that I'm very "special" and that I'm also in unchartered waters. Now I know why my doctor wasn't particularly encouraging in the beginning! I always expected to get rid of the cancer initially -- it's the likelihood of recurrence that worries me.

I wore the wig to school three days and then went with my own hair and haven't worn it since. I'm still glad I have it for special occasions or just in case I lose more hair but it isn't getting out much. :)

Thanks for sharing my good news and I wish only the same for your sister from now on! :hug:

:hug: back to you.

Recurrence is a worry for my sister, too - but once you get through this bout, you'll just be SO GLAD. And many doctors now see cancer as a chronic disease - like diabetes, for example - and you just hang in there and take each day in stride, knowing that new treatments and discoveries are happening daily. Not exactly comforting, but perhaps acceptable. :hug:

said that there are so many new cancer-fighting drugs coming out these days that it's hard for them to keep up with them! We just need to keep hanging on! :hug:

Great to hear from you.

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That's so, so, SO great! Here's to continued great results!! :toast: :woohoo: :hug: :loveya:

Thanks for the update, Longhorn. Prayers that your treatments continue to go well and you have a complete recovery.

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Cher

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shrinking those nasty old tumors!

made for dancin' the happy dance too!

I'm thinking I need more than one pair of boots! :evilgrin:

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What great news to come home to!!!! :7

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I am *SO* gosh-darn happy for you... Keep the GOOD NEWS coming, and always remember you are in our thoughts!

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You are kicking ass and taking names, girl! And, as always, with the best of attitudes. We could all learn a lot from you.

Continued best wishes for what I'm sure will be a most miraculous recovery!

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I'm keeping good thoughts going your way Longhorn!! You're never far from my heart.

Yay you :)

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aA

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Will keep you in my thoughts.

And that's just what they'll do
Cancer,every day these boots are pulverizing you!

Goodbye, cancer, and good riddance!

I'm off for my infusion. Today is an all-day affair and they don't have internet access so I'll be missing DU. Have a great day, y'all! :hi:

Here's to hoping the news just gets better and better!

Khash.

You go on and kick that cancer's ass. This is wonderful news and I'm glad to hear that you're tolerating the chemo well. Do me a favor? will you give the cancer an extra hard kick in the balls for my dad? He couldn't kick it and it would be an honor if you'd do a little kicking in his memory for me.

I know he did everything he could to beat it. Sometimes the best we have to give is not enough but it's definitely not the patient's fault. I do believe that when friends and loved ones send positive thoughts and prayers, even though I'm not a believer, it helps me stay positive which affects my overall haalth and makes me a little stronger and better able to withstand the treatments. It may be that visualizations, such as the cancer-stompin' boots, have an effect but they sure can't hurt! :) But most of all, I'm just lucky right now. I can't take credit for anything accept just doing the best I can to enjoy and appreciate whatever time I have left. I'm sure your dad did the same thing. :hug:

it's the best i can send. good thoughts don't cover this.

:loveya: :grouphug:

Thank you! :hug:

That is great news. I'm thrilled for you!

How are you doing? Any 5Ks in your future? I haven't been in the Exercise group for awhile. :hug:

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You have always been so positive and ready to fight this. I wish I had that sort of strength with my own health issues. I'm so glad to hear that your chemo is greatly exceeding expectations!

:) None of us knows how we'll handle such a diagnosis until we get it. I may not be able to control what the disease does to my body but I sure as hell keep it from changing me as a person, unless it's for the better! ;)

Thanks for remembering me and thinking of me! :hug:

We're all behind you!:grouphug: