Good news with a Glitch

My appointment yesterday went well. My CA 125 cancer marker has dropped yet again. It was nearly 400 a few months ago and is now 9! Also, the CAT scan looks great. I originally had nearly a thousand cancer points and now have only 2! Both are around a centimeter in size and easily removable. Hip hip hurray! Our prayers have been answered. Praise the Lord!

The surgery date has been postponed for three weeks. Due to Federal regulations the HIPEC treatment I want has been temporarily halted nation-wide. Each facility doing this treatment needs to review safety protocols for spillage to ensure safety of the administering team. Currently, UofM is the only hospital in Michigan including this treatment for abdominal cancers. Therefore, Dr. McLean thinks it might be possible that UofM will receive the okay soon. Please pray that the necessary regulations can be completed by then. I really want HIPEC as it increases remission length. In the meantime, I’ll need another chemo to keep this formidable foe at bay. Saturday I’ll have another treatment. Ron and I made this decision based on the long term diagnostic data. My surgery will be February 6- regardless if HIPEC can be added or not. Three more chemo sessions will follow, meaning the worst of this will be over in April with plenty of springtime healing and recovery time.

Ron and I wish to thank you all, AGAIN, for your continued prayers and good wishes. The holidays were a pleasant diversion. The cards and packages we received have been truly appreciated and have buoyed both of us.

A Happy and HEALTHY New Year to us all!