Hi all, and welcome from me, carrieann
Well, I’ve been meaning to post here and kept getting distracted by other interesting threads…shame on me.
Well, went to discuss my results with onc yesterday. No sign of cancer in lymph nodes now, so it looks as tho’ the Taxotere has done what was asked of it in that respect. They want to keep their eye on a 6mm return on the CT scan - he says he thinks it’s nothing, but because of my long and colourful cancer history, I’ll be getting a PET scan (the third in 18 months - Toulouse here I come) in three months time. Until then, he said, have a holiday. I’m quietly pleased; this is, I suppose, nearly as good a result as could be hoped for.
And thank you all for your good wishes and support.
Hope everyone is doing OK - my lymphoedema is improving now that the amount of chemo inside me is diminishing - onc also said I can have arm on cancer side treated now, what a relief.
I now have a prescription for a bone density scan in my file, will be sorting that out after Chrimbo.
Chris - I’ve been following your dilemma - in your shoes (and with my own little bit of hindsight), I would be heavily inclined to choose the solution which enabled you to avoid rads. Without wishing to alarm anyone here, I feel that the side effects can be downplayed too much. In addition, to lymphoedema, some people develop permanent shoulder problems and a very unfortunate few can be affected by brachial plexopathy. It was ‘sold’ to me as a ‘bit like bad sunburn’ and turned into rather more.
Peacock, I already have the massage you are having on your legs on my arms. It has a systemic effect, so it helps to drain my ankles, etc, too. GP gave me another ordonnance for diuretics last week, too. Haven’t actually been taking them as things are now improving slowly under their own steam.
Hope the rads are still going smoothly and promptly, Lily.
Better go and do something Christmassy, I suppose!
X to all
S