More good news

So the doc called today and said my CT looks good and I shouldn't be concerned about the node in the left armpit. He actually read off the entire report but of course the kids picked that exact moment to get into a fight and Alex was crying so who knows what he read. All I do know is that he isn't concerned about the node - at least for now (to quote the pessimist exactly).

I put a call into my radiation doctor since he actually looks over the films and doesn't trust the tech reports alone. Hopefully he will call today and confirm the good news. Only bad thing about the radiation doc is he doesn't always call back right away so I could be waiting on his call for some time.

Of course I came to terms with the possibility of bad news last night around midnight. Everything was put into perspective when I stumbled upon a bloggers site from another blogger I check in on. To sum it up there is a girl that was diagnosed around age 9 and is now in college - she has been living with HD for more than half her life. If a kid can cope then what the hell am I complaining about? Even if the cancer comes back (is it really gone?) it's not like it will take me overnight. I would have enough years to leave my mark on the little z's.

So am I in remission? I know they won't ever tell me I am cured but at least declaring remission would be cool. I guess I better slow down before I get ahead of myself.

I have another PET in 8 weeks. I better get used to these follow up tests because my doctor says he wants to follow me very closely. Aren't I special. I don't know if my mom will ever be able to handle all these tests and waiting for the results. She is always the first person to call and see if I have heard anything ......better yet she calls before the test to see when I might possibly find out. I can only imagine if it were my kid so I have learned to restrain myself from to many smart ass comments.

So I get to go on vacation with some good news. I am also headed back to work PT at the end of the month. I haven't been to work for almost a year. Ready or not - life goes on.