{"id":1893,"date":"2023-10-23T16:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2023-10-23T16:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:40:33","slug":"good-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/2023\/10\/23\/good-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shirley and I met with the oncologist this morning and it was all good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last few weeks there has been some testing to see if there is any cancer activity in my body and how I responded to the radiation treatment in June. There was blood work, a CT scan of my neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis plus a PET scan from my neck to mid-thigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there was the waiting. I must admit I was quite a bit more anxious about today\u2019s meeting after all the other non-cancer medical issues I\u2019ve experienced over the last year on top of the lymphoma reoccurrence . With the testing and the waiting it felt like my life was slowly being put on pause awaiting this result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CT results were clear, not detecting any lymphoma. Similarly, the PET scan was clear in the left armpit where previously there had been suspected lymphoma activity. As the report put it the issue had been \u201cresolved\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the meeting it felt like the play button had been pressed and I seem to have the desire and motivation to get on with living a fuller life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blood work was a bit of up and down. Some indicators had improved and some dipped a bit. The doctor wasn\u2019t concerned and no immediate treatment is planned. In fact while I\u2019ll still have the monthly IVIG treatments there is nothing else planned except monthly bloodwork and a checkup in three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course things wouldn\u2019t be complete without some numbers and graphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White blood cell count took a bit of a dip \ud83d\ude15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Platelets and hemoglobin are slowly edging up to the normal zone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LDH under control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We are so very thankful for this good news and thankful for all of you who have prayed for and supported us in this journey. God bless you all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shirley and I met with the oncologist this morning and it was all good news. Over the last few weeks there has been some testing to see if there is any cancer activity in my body and how I responded to the radiation treatment in June. There was blood work, a CT scan of my … <\/p>\n

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