Amy and I visited the Oncologist this morning for the follow up on recent tests to see how effective the Gemzar/Taxotere chemotherapy has been on the 20+ tumors in my lungs. I'm sure everyone is anxious to hear the results so here we go:
CBC / Blood tests: Both my Red and White blood cells are looking good. I will continue to get Aranesp shots every week to continue to build up my red blood cell counts. This is great news for me, and I should be able to avoid another transfusion for awhile!
CT Scan: This was the big one to determine my overall prognosis and the benefits of this treatment. I had a scan of my pelvis, abdomen, and lungs. My lungs have active tumors, my pelvis has had two recurrences since my primary tumor in my pelvis, and my abdomen has always been cancer free.
Today's results: Pelvis = Clear, no signs of cancer, Abdomen = Clear, no signs of cancer, Lungs = My previous scans showed two large tumors in my right lung both over 2cm. Today's scan showed those same tumors however they measured about 1.6 x 1.9 cm!
This is absolutely wonderful news! This treatment appears to be working, nothing new has developed, the tumor growth appears to be stopped and they may even be shrinking! I am going to take some time off to enjoy the holidays and hopefully gain some strength for another couple of rounds of chemo beginning this January.
