CT scan results this morning. I’ve now read them, and my oncologist’s notes, four or five times, both before and after coffee.
Everything we knew was cancer has shrunk, especially the liver Wurst. “… reduced in size or nearly completely resolved.”
I haven’t mentioned it here, but my first CT scan found a couple of spots on my lungs, of the sort that would be utterly unremarkable if I didn’t already have cancer, but since I did could be suspicious but were too small to tell, and difficult or impossible to biopsy.
The approach to those was “wait and see” – if the chemo was effective on the known tumors but those spots didn’t shrink, then they were not cancer. I didn’t mention them publicly because there’s absolutely no sense in fussing about a maybe, especially when there were so many legitimate causes for fussing.
They haven’t changed. In oncologist-speak, “Overall reduction of the previously noted metastatic disease involving the liver noted, stable lung nodules.” Thus, not cancer.
I like the CT report’s phrasing of “nearly completely resolved” better, but that’s not too bad either.
So, incredibly good news as I read it, but as always pending further interpretation by experts.
tl;dr: FUCK YEAH!
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25 responses to “Die die die!”
Excellent!!!
awesome is a bit lacking, but going with it. I would have gone with “yea for poison” but one does want to leave a bit for follow up.
happy friday
valerio
Great!!!
This is absolutely the best news I’ve heard all year.
So, so, happy and (cautiously) relieved.
Exceedingly happy for you!
Fingers crossed for an interpretation that is as positive.
FUCK YEAH, FUCK YEAH!!!
FUCK OFF CANCER YOU FUCKING FUCK!!!
I’m with Janiece. Best news I’ve heard all year. YAY! Happy dance!
Super happy to hear you’re getting well, Phiala!
Hooray! 😀
I do so approve when chemo actually appears to work. So many of the cases you hear about are the heartbreaking ones.
Die Die Die! applies to cancers cells, not my friend. (grin)
Dr. Phil
Wonderful!!! I hope the experts soon reach a conclusion about the swiftest, most conclusive way to finish annihilating the rest.
Most excellent. 🙂
Excellent!
FUCK YEAH to dying cancer!!
HALLE-FUCKING-LUJAH!!!
Get Nick to give you a couple of huge hugs from Aven/Lillian and me!
Fantastic News!! So very, very pleased to hear it! GO PHIALA!! GO SCIENCE!!
Whoo-fucking-hoo!!!!!
Does this mean surgery or more chemo, or do you know yet?
WooHoo! Reading that is probably the best birthday present I’ve ever or will ever get. Yippee! Get on down with yo’ bad cancer-destroying self, Phiala!
*does Snoopy Dance*
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!! 🙂
HOORAY! HOORAY! HOORAY!
(happy dance)
(Fredia dance)
(Snoopy dance)
Awesome news!
Tears of happiness falling 🙂
HUGE HUGZ! WAHOOOO!!! XXOO
Wonderful, Wonderful News!!!!! I hope you have plans to celebrate this weekend. 🙂
Cancer die! Fuck yeah!
(breathes out). Die, cancer, die.