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  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 1,508 Member
    #22
    jimwins said:

    CT results were good - still NED (no evidence detected).
    John, my "blook word" was good for post chemo - some levels
    were low but the oncologist says I'm doing great.

    Thank you all for your good wishes and cyber hugs.
    I have no doubt they helped!

    I made another post requesting you all to use
    your "chemo brains" to help come up with some
    happy dances!


    Jim

    Scanticipation?
    Great news! Time for some peace of mind.

    Yet, instead of anxiety, how about anticipating clean scans? How else to put a positive spin on the procedure? Of course, this must be done with a sober realization in the back of the mind that the scans might not be clean. My first post-chemo scan was dirty, and I was in no condition to receive additional chemo. It dropped my prognosis from poor to very poor. Yet, that was over three years ago. The worst that can happen with follow-up scans is that you have early warning and doctor can formulate a plan to combat it. Sometimes, the positive is a little difficult to see, but it is always there. All the best to you.
  • Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 Member Posts: 3,819 Member
    #23
    jimwins said:

    CT results were good - still NED (no evidence detected).
    John, my "blook word" was good for post chemo - some levels
    were low but the oncologist says I'm doing great.

    Thank you all for your good wishes and cyber hugs.
    I have no doubt they helped!

    I made another post requesting you all to use
    your "chemo brains" to help come up with some
    happy dances!


    Jim

    NED

    Jim,

    I was at about where you are today, clinically, two years ago. My oncologist told me at the end of chemo that I very likely would never see the disease again, and ordered my port removed immediatley. I had a very indolent strain, which he said very likely would not re-occur. I had two routine CT tests, and after that he has kept me on extensive blood tests once every six months, with no furter CTs. All has been quite well since.

    It is now like I never had the "Big C." I know that is hard to imagine, but many get fortunate and just have success. I almost feel guilty. My point to you is that the day will come when the follow-ups are no longer scarry, at least for many individuals. I share what I can, since I suppose that my perspective is from a slightly different vantage point from most of the folks writing here. May all be blessed.

    Max
  • jimwins
    jimwins Member Posts: 2,107
    #24
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 said:

    NED

    Jim,

    I was at about where you are today, clinically, two years ago. My oncologist told me at the end of chemo that I very likely would never see the disease again, and ordered my port removed immediatley. I had a very indolent strain, which he said very likely would not re-occur. I had two routine CT tests, and after that he has kept me on extensive blood tests once every six months, with no furter CTs. All has been quite well since.

    It is now like I never had the "Big C." I know that is hard to imagine, but many get fortunate and just have success. I almost feel guilty. My point to you is that the day will come when the follow-ups are no longer scarry, at least for many individuals. I share what I can, since I suppose that my perspective is from a slightly different vantage point from most of the folks writing here. May all be blessed.

    Max

    Thanks Max
    Thanks Max for responding. I think it's great you are participating
    here!

    Dum Spiro Spero - South Carolina ☺.
    I'm in NC myself.

    I do read the profiles :).

    Hugs,

    Jim

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