Test Results . . .

Just a quick update re: test results. Mostly good news; the cancer-markers have all dropped to normal levels, which means the chemo is officially over thus far. The spot on my lung however has not disappeared. This is not necessarily good or bad I’m told. The spot has not changed size since my last CT scan, so they will continue to monitor for changes. The spot could still be malignant, or it may even just be scar tissue. Any change in future scans and they’ll just go in surgically and remove that small section of lung (about the size of a quarter). My next scan is in 3 months.

Apparently, as far as treatment is concerned, it is really the markers that determine which treatment to pursue. Chemo is only necessary if the markers go up, regardless if there’s a spot or not. The oncologist tells me (I hope I’m saying this right) that testicular cancer is the only cancer which dictates treatment this way. So overall, this is mostly good news. So I go back on “surveillance” (monitoring) with no further treatment required at this time.

Thanks so much to everybody for all the well-wishes, support and prayers; you don’t know how much it means to us.