Praise God! CT update.

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Penny67
Penny67 Member Posts: 65
Well I went in for my 1 month post chemo check-up and received great news. My MO said all my blood work is normal and everything looks very good. He then went over the results of my CT to check 2 spots on my liver that they couldn't determine what they were when I had a prior CT scan. Apparently now they could see them clearly and they identified them as benign (cysts). That was the best news I've had in a long time, because I have done nothing but worry. Now I just have to make it through 33 radiation treatments and reconstruction.

I asked my MO about my stiff joints and muscles since I finished chemo and he said that was due to the chemo pretty much shutting down the estrogen in my body. After I am sitting for a period of time and get up it feels like I have the body of a 90 year old until I get myself moving. It appears that this is something I will just have to live with. All the more reason to keep up the exercise and incorporate yoga into my life!
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  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
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    AMEN!
    This is super awesome! Great news. I am very happy for you. I hope you celebrate this weekend. After all the emotional stress we go through while we “wait”…we deserve a nice break and relaxation. So I hope you do that.

    May you continue to receive nothing but good news.
  • MAJW
    MAJW Member Posts: 2,510 Member
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    AMEN!
    This is super awesome! Great news. I am very happy for you. I hope you celebrate this weekend. After all the emotional stress we go through while we “wait”…we deserve a nice break and relaxation. So I hope you do that.

    May you continue to receive nothing but good news.

    Awesome News!!!
    I couldn't be happier for you...Praise the Lord! Take Loves advice and celebrate this weekend....give a great sigh of relief which I'd bet you've already done.....Good news on this board is so exciting!

    Wishing you the best...
    Big hugs, Nancy
  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
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    MAJW said:

    Awesome News!!!
    I couldn't be happier for you...Praise the Lord! Take Loves advice and celebrate this weekend....give a great sigh of relief which I'd bet you've already done.....Good news on this board is so exciting!

    Wishing you the best...
    Big hugs, Nancy

    Loving your great news!
    Praise God, indeed. You have the best reason in the world to celebrate. Have a wonderful weekend!

    Hugs, Renee
  • ladyg
    ladyg Member Posts: 1,577
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    Great News!
    It is good to hear your great news. Another suggestion I can give you for your stiff joints is water areobics. It is great exercise and low impact. You will probably have to wait until you finish rads for that. They wouldn't let me in the water during my rad treatments. Good luck on your next part of the journey.

    Hugs,
    Georgia
  • mom62
    mom62 Member Posts: 604 Member
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    Great News!
    I'm so happy for you. It's always nice to hear good news on the board. I'm on hormone therapy and always feel like a 90 year old, especially when I get out of the car after a long ride :-)

    Happy New Year!
  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
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    mom62 said:

    Great News!
    I'm so happy for you. It's always nice to hear good news on the board. I'm on hormone therapy and always feel like a 90 year old, especially when I get out of the car after a long ride :-)

    Happy New Year!

    I love Good News!
    This is just wonderful. Chemo is done, and your liver is superb! Yahoo!

    I was stiff after sitting too long before all this happened. I'm not 90, but I hope I get to be 90!

    Suzanne
  • Texasgirl10
    Texasgirl10 Member Posts: 668
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    mom62 said:

    Great News!
    I'm so happy for you. It's always nice to hear good news on the board. I'm on hormone therapy and always feel like a 90 year old, especially when I get out of the car after a long ride :-)

    Happy New Year!

    Wonderful news
    This is such wonderful news & an awesome way to start the weekend.

    Hugs,

    Dawne
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
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    Wonderful news
    This is such wonderful news & an awesome way to start the weekend.

    Hugs,

    Dawne

    GREAT news! I am so happy
    and proud of you. Complete chemo is very difficult for many of us 'Chemo Queens' --, so
    I will add your name to our Sorority.

    Benign is good news -- and a celebration is in order. Regaining your strength will
    come in time. Gently push yourself, when possible.

    Rest up and prepare your body for Radiation.

    Strength, Courage and Hope for a Cure.

    Vicki Sam
  • MsGebby
    MsGebby Member Posts: 659
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    YAY
    Great News!!! Always happy to hear good news.

    xoxo
    Mary
  • ValleyStrong14
    ValleyStrong14 Member Posts: 1
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    Great praise report, Penny!
    Hi! I'm totally new in this network, so I don't know all of your history. But, I want to tell you that if this is your first, and hopefully last, experience with cancer, it does tend to change your body. That's not always so terrible, but my first time around was 14 years ago, and I found that my body required a lot of "maintenance" afterward. Those aches and pains can be chronic, but yoga sounds like a great way to help deal with it. I can't move around like I want to right now, but intend to go back to all the stretching moves that helped me before when this is over. I think post-cancer, my lifestyle became more healthy and active overall. Taking longer and longer walks was good for both weight-bearing and aerobic exercise.

    I know it isn't easy, but I got through 40 radiation treatments without immediate complications. Just remember that radiation changes your tissue too. It could affect your healing ability after reconstruction, so be sure that you ask your plastic surgeon tons of questions, and don't rush into anything. Give your body time to heal from the treatments. I had no burns, but was wiped out from it all - which all improves over time. Wish you the best!
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
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    way to go...
    Denise

    way to go...

    Denise
  • GrammyKaren
    GrammyKaren Member Posts: 96
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    Good News Penny
    I love reading that. Bless you and enjoy each day.
    Hugs,
    karen
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
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    missrenee said:

    Loving your great news!
    Praise God, indeed. You have the best reason in the world to celebrate. Have a wonderful weekend!

    Hugs, Renee

    Yes, Praise God!
    Hugs, Angie

    Yes, Praise God!


    Hugs, Angie
  • epark
    epark Member Posts: 339
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    Good News Penny
    I love reading that. Bless you and enjoy each day.
    Hugs,
    karen

    Penny
    That's awesome news...just finished 33 rads and compare to chemo is a walk in the park...also, my last chemo treatment was Oct 19,2011 and I still have joint pain however, it does seem to get better as time passes by

    Take Care & God Bless
    Eva
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
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    Good News Penny
    I love reading that. Bless you and enjoy each day.
    Hugs,
    karen

    This is the best news we can
    This is the best news we can read on here. Congrats!


    Hugs, Lex
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
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    mom62 said:

    Great News!
    I'm so happy for you. It's always nice to hear good news on the board. I'm on hormone therapy and always feel like a 90 year old, especially when I get out of the car after a long ride :-)

    Happy New Year!

    Great news! And good luck
    Great news! And good luck with rads and your reconstruction!


    Hugs, Megan
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
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    way to go...
    Denise

    way to go...

    Denise

    Love your good news!
    Hugs,

    Love your good news!


    Hugs, Kylez
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
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    mom62 said:

    Great News!
    I'm so happy for you. It's always nice to hear good news on the board. I'm on hormone therapy and always feel like a 90 year old, especially when I get out of the car after a long ride :-)

    Happy New Year!

    Very good news!

    Very good news!
  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
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    Thanks for sharing
    your wonderful news. I see my onc every 3 months and hope he gives me good news each and every time. I'm hoping your sore joints get better with time. I have osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis and sore joints have defined me. I have to get up every half hour to move around. LOL
    {{hugs}} Char
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
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    cahjah75 said:

    Thanks for sharing
    your wonderful news. I see my onc every 3 months and hope he gives me good news each and every time. I'm hoping your sore joints get better with time. I have osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis and sore joints have defined me. I have to get up every half hour to move around. LOL
    {{hugs}} Char

    Big congrats!
    Big congrats!