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All clear! Results “better than expected”. Come back in 3 months and we’ll do this again! Woohoo!

Last week I went in to have some blood drawn for various blood tests and on Monday I went in for a CT scan. Today, we went in to find out the results of these tests.

I’m still cancer free! Woohoo! 3 months down the road and things are looking great. Blood test results are all normal. The CT scan revealed that my lymph nodes are all looking normal, apart from some in my neck which are a little big, but they’re smaller than they were before which indicates that they’re still shrinking, which is great.

So, going forward, we have to wait another 3 months, do more blood work, and if things look good again then, wait another 3 months, do a CT, etc. etc.. After that, they start doing the tests less frequently – maybe every 6 months, and so on, until after 5 years of no relapse, they declare me ‘cured’. So, only 4 years and 9 months to go :)

Just heard from my doctor.. the results from my PET scan yesterday indicate that there’s been no re-growth of cancer cells. I don’t have to do any more chemo or any radiation treatment.. Obviously this is great news.. I’m just going to be cautious until we talk to them in person on Tuesday next week before I really celebrate :)