And a busy thirty days it has been!
Lots of tests, procedures, doctor visits and more. Mostly brought about because my insurance resets on October 1 and I have to climb that steep deductible hill all over again. So instead I pushed to get as much done before October 1 as possible all with good results, too! My PET scan came back all clear again - "grossly unremarkable" said the doctor. Then my blood tests came back all normal. So my port was successfully removed on the 22nd. Saying I am so happy to have it out is an understatement. (I am thinking that perhaps when I pass the five year mark, I will get a tattoo over the scar.) And then finally today I had my one year follow up colonoscopy and it too came back clear! They want to see me again in three years!
The monitoring/maintenance plan will consist of blood work every three months for four years and a CT scan every six months for the next two years.
I have also cut my hair short with great results. My post chemo hair is so wavy. I used to have straight straight (did I mention straight?) hair. So having all this wave is quite interesting. Friday night I was told I looked like Katie Couric (which I have heard before) and also Princess Diana which was a new one for me. Then this morning's nurse also said Princess Diana. I am very much flattered.
It seems I've been struck by Paco Rabanne's Million again at Café Eau but this time he's an Italian pilot. Stay tuned, the philosopher's phase 2 could be really really interesting.
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