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May. 4th, 2014 03:52 amThis was medical week for us. Oh, and Heraldic Week, too, because I've been slow about getting stuff done. But on the medical front -
I met with my Oncologist's PA, who has approved my Gleevec-free life. I've been eating grapefruit as if they were really grapes. I expect that some of you will shudder at the idea but I've missed them over the last three years and I'm making up for lost time. I'll be going in for another CT scan this month to check for new growths, which will be a common thing for the first couple of years after the therapy ends. But as it is now, I'm officially in remission.
Bossman's tumor shrank in the last month from 18.5x18x6.5cm to 10x3.5x2cm. His Oncologist's PA actually danced a bit when she read the results to us. There was no mention about it possibly having shifted location but we're suspecting now that the pain he is feeling is not actually from the tumor but from the four damaged ribs - one is fractured and three are 'compromised'. They've been eaten away in spots by the tumor. Just think of them as broken too. They will most likely heal themselves but can't start until the chemo is over, so he'll be in a 'broken rib state' probably until the new year. I hate that he will be in unremitting pain for so long. It will be over a year of it by the time those ribs heal. Wow. But except for the weakness and temper-flares brought on by the chemo's attack on his body, he's doing very well. "His numbers are fine" and he has enough energy to continue to try to do things like working full work-weeks and adding lawn-mowing and such on top of that. Granted, the house-stuff is being done at a much slower rate than he'd like, and he spends a great deal of time resting in his easy chair, but we can't complain.
I'm still having trouble with weakness in my legs when I'm standing. It has faded a bit since the Gleevec was discontinued but hasn't gone away. I want it to! But I'm up from 20 minutes of standing to about 45, so I'll keep pushing the envelope and get it back to normal. I don't want to be eligible for a handicapped sticker after this one expires, no matter how handy they are during the shopping season!
I met with my Oncologist's PA, who has approved my Gleevec-free life. I've been eating grapefruit as if they were really grapes. I expect that some of you will shudder at the idea but I've missed them over the last three years and I'm making up for lost time. I'll be going in for another CT scan this month to check for new growths, which will be a common thing for the first couple of years after the therapy ends. But as it is now, I'm officially in remission.
Bossman's tumor shrank in the last month from 18.5x18x6.5cm to 10x3.5x2cm. His Oncologist's PA actually danced a bit when she read the results to us. There was no mention about it possibly having shifted location but we're suspecting now that the pain he is feeling is not actually from the tumor but from the four damaged ribs - one is fractured and three are 'compromised'. They've been eaten away in spots by the tumor. Just think of them as broken too. They will most likely heal themselves but can't start until the chemo is over, so he'll be in a 'broken rib state' probably until the new year. I hate that he will be in unremitting pain for so long. It will be over a year of it by the time those ribs heal. Wow. But except for the weakness and temper-flares brought on by the chemo's attack on his body, he's doing very well. "His numbers are fine" and he has enough energy to continue to try to do things like working full work-weeks and adding lawn-mowing and such on top of that. Granted, the house-stuff is being done at a much slower rate than he'd like, and he spends a great deal of time resting in his easy chair, but we can't complain.
I'm still having trouble with weakness in my legs when I'm standing. It has faded a bit since the Gleevec was discontinued but hasn't gone away. I want it to! But I'm up from 20 minutes of standing to about 45, so I'll keep pushing the envelope and get it back to normal. I don't want to be eligible for a handicapped sticker after this one expires, no matter how handy they are during the shopping season!
