Chemo is officially OVER! They had me scheduled for chemo today just in case, but Dr. Nichols said no way. I'm done! And it feels oh-so-good. Mom, dad and Kim all went with me to my appointment. He said the chance of the cancer coming back ever again is slim-to-none. I truly feel like I lucked out. Getting cancer was far from lucking out, but I am so lucky to have caught it so early and to have gotten such a curable type. Now it's on to radiation. I'll be doing that in Longview since it will be everyday for 4-6 weeks. I have an appointment with the radiation doctor tomorrow morning at 10:30. I think it's just to talk about the plan of attack and decide when it needs to be started. I have my next CT scan on Tuesday, so we'll get to see my beautiful femur WITHOUT a huge tumor! Dr. Nichols said it might be hard to see how much of it is gone because my bone is broken and it's still in the healing process. However, I have no doubt that the chemo kicked my cancers butt. Just the fact that I have no pain and I'm able to walk again is a pretty good indication.
After our appointment with Dr. Nichols I had to go to see a dermatologist about my arm. It's developed into a horrible infection and it's making me miserable. I wake up constantly during the night, it burns, it's ooozing...it's nasty. They originally thought it was shingles, but turns out it's not. The dermatologist said I have impetigo, a bacterial skin infection. He put me on antibiotics, so hopefully it clears up soon.
I got an e-mail today about the LIVESTRONG Challenge. It's a 5K walk/run on June 29 in Portland. I really want to do it. Obviously I wont be running, but I think I could manage the walk. I think I'm going to start a team, so if you're interested in doing it with me, let me know!
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