Today is our 31st anniversary and we are celebrating not only the goodness of marriage but good news from the doctor and news of a buyer for our house!
Yesterday we visited with the oncologist and the CEA count is down to 13. Yes, that's correct - 13. That is a long way from where we started. The doctor grinned and said I was a poster child for getting well on this treatment! Great! I complained (just a little) about the side effects and how they are getting worse so he decided to drop the particular chemical that is causing the major side effects (sensitivity to cold, numbness in hands & feet, nausea, fatigue). I have taken 10 of the maximum 12 doses of this and it sure doesn't hurt my feelings to drop it. So I am hoping I just breeze through this treatment (and the next).
I am feeling much stronger as I start this treatment. So after 2 more of these we do the cat scan routine then go on a maintenance program. That's when things will get interesting - there is no prescribed protocol for maintenance on folks like myself that are dealing with metastasized colon cancer. So when we get to that point the doctor will prescribe what he thinks best and we shall see how I respond.
So praise the Lord for the good report! And - can you believe it? We have a buyer for the house. That is another praise item for all of you who have been praying. We have set a closing date of March 1 to give me time to make necessary arrangements for moving back home - to Elbing.
We had the best Thanksgiving ever and we hope you all did also. The weather was just great and our houseful of company was able to enjoy the outdoors as well as the indoors. So the blessings just continue (although we think we are going to get a dose of winter yet this week.
Stay tuned!
Gary
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It must have been in the air because this was one of our best Thanksgivings as well. SSSSSSOOOOO happy to hear all the good news - stay strong and God Bless. Denise
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ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear all the good news. Have a very Blessed and Merry Christmas! We'll keep you in our prayers. Annie
Thrilled to hear all your good news. A real answer to prayer. Spoke to Tim the other day and he said they were heading down to you at Christmas - hope you all have a great time. We continue to pray for you daily and look forward to hearing more good reports.
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