It's a relief to say results from Oncology came back clear and sound - here's what I put on Facebook on Monday afternoon:
All scans look great; no evidence in liver and lungs, and bones no worse. Brain mets have 'calcified' which I guess means they are like little solid lumps that are no longer dangerous. No new ones and all have shrunk from the radiotherapy - basically the news couldn't be better.
Brain mets have calcified - so thanks to my friend P, I'm now thinking of them as kidney stones instead of 'dead tumours'. Harmless and cancer-less! More of this please.
In answer to my other questions; I've come off one of the drugs that may be causing a little hair growth on my face (Tamoxifen) and can safely have my muttonchops waxed. It's very fine and no one else seems to notice it at all, but I will feel much more like myself in a month when I have my new eyebrows (tattoo appointment booked) and smooth cheeks. I will also hopefully/eventually be coming off the steroids which are making my cheeks so puffy at the moment. My niece is coming with me in August to pick out a new pair of glasses too - she has the best taste of anyone in the family (expensive, but excellent) so we'll see what she comes up with.
And the final thing was to request further radiotherapy on my back and arm. I've had an x-ray (and then a hideously long afternoon in chemo - no fun story there, just teaching a new member of staff on me as an 'expert patient' and it lasted hours longer than usual) on the arm to see if the pain in the elbow is orthopaedic or bone-met related and the Oncologist will call in the next few days to book me in with one or the other.
I'm very pleased and relieved to say that my friend J's Brainweasel has also stayed away, and she is also clear. Lucky/poor thing is going down to once-yearly scans now - is it a positive or a negative to be able to/have to wait that long? We'll see how she's doing in eleven and a half months..!
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