Pleasant surprises


 Heading into our doctor's appointment the day before I was to start immunotherapy, Ian said to me "I don't even know what to hope for".  Which was exactly what I had been thinking.  I had gotten quite accustomed to the idea of no more chemo and its nasty side effects, but at the same time, I would like to hear favorable CT scan results.  The drawback to good CT scan results would be that a change in treatment (to immunotherapy) wouldn't be warranted.  Therein lying the dilemma.  

As it turns out, I was able to get the best of both worlds.  The CT scan showed minimal growth (1-2mm in some but not all of the "spots") which my doctor said he considered still as "stable disease".  The positive that Ian and I hadn't considered was a break from chemo.  My doctor suggested that I take a chemo break until after my trip, meaning I would go from July 11th until Aug 29th without any treatment.  The longest chemo break I've had since May 2020.  Praise the Lord!!!  

So I have enjoyed some more time at the cottage... participated in the "Thunder Run" (a fun run at the cottage) and ran my fastest 5k in over a year!  Yay!  I've spent some time home with the kids (Caitlyn has been keeping me hopping!) and am now getting ready to pack for our trip!  I've actually been pretty tired the past week... almost as though my body is missing the steroids... or it's just Caitlyn sucking the energy out of me LOL  Both are equally plausible.

I just wanted to share my good news with you all and hope you are having a great summer as well.  

Muah!😘




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