Hi everyone,
I have never once had any good news throughout my cancer pathway but yesterday changed that. So I thought I would share my good news. I am currently having chemotherapy, cycle 5 on Friday. I had a midway CT scan and the results have taken approximately 5 weeks and I had to chase it up twice. Anyway, I rang the secretary yesterday and was told the oncologist was on leave this week, so wasn't expecting any reply.
Well, the Oncology Registrar rang me yesterday and told me that the treatment is working, the tumours are shrinking, I no longer have cancer in my bones or lungs and the lymph nodes are looking better apart from one, which is unchanged. The signs from my body before this news were good but I didn't expect it to completely clear from some areas already. Obviously the staging stays the same at stage 4 and there's no miracle cure but it's working and I've got no cancer symptoms now (previously in a lot of pain and mobility was poor).
Just thought I'd share my news, onwards and upwards,
A x
Oh Amanda this is absolutely brilliant news that you’ve had such an excellent response to treatment!
I was just telling someone else in another group with a recurrence not to focus on the number as we all respond differently to treatment and you’ve proved that great results are indeed possible.
The main thing is that treatment is working and you are doing really well.
Sarah xx
Stay in the present if you can and don’t look ahead too much although I know that’s hard. There are no guarantees for any of us but we need to take every single piece of good and positive news and savour it, because it keeps us going and putting one foot in front of the other.
Sarah xx
Oh Amanda, I can't begin to tell you how pleased I was to read your post, such a relief for you after having to wait what must've seemed to be ages. Definitely worth the wait. As you say onwards and upwards!
Happy hugs, Barb xx
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