Monday, January 19, 2009

Appointment with my hematologist - Dr L

Yes, this morning we had an appointment with Dr. L. Important appointment as we reviewed the report of the last scan. Time goes by so fast. In short, the results are positive. There ais a slight regression in the words of the radiologist. One of the spot around my liver has shrunk from 11 mm to 7 mm. I bet you this one will be gone on the next scan. The Dr was happy even though he was not super excited. He shared MJ's view, to say that the regression is slow. Yet again things are going in the right direction. The report also indicates that Dr. L should continue with treatment without any change yet. Markers? My CEA is now at 6.2 (6.4 last time) It is a small difference but again in the right direction.

What has been the most fascinating in this meeting is that the radiologist's report is rather vague and we noted that in all three scan reports no mention of the 30 cm mass seen by the surgeon in July. When we asked Dr L what happened to this mass, he could not answer us. So it is intriguing. Stay tuned because Dr. L has promised to call the radiologist and ask for more details.
Remember this, Qui va piano va sano, slowly but surely... it is a philosophy that fits my character. When it comes to beating cancer I have all the time on earth.

Stay tuned!

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