Cancerless!!!

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This is what two months free of cancer looks like:

Still Cancer Free

Blood tests indicate I am still cancer free! Both pregnancy hormones came bak negative last week. WHOOOOHOOOO!

Cancer Free

I received initial word via text message that my CT scan was clear and that I had no more tumors in late August. Two or three weeks later I received notice from my second opinion Dr. I New York, that he agree I was cured. "Clinically complete remission" are the exact words he used. It felt amazing to hear those words...truly amazing. Since then I am back to running, I've been camping three times, I've been kayaking twice, been to the beach, and I've regrown my beard! I am enjoying my life thoroughly.

Hair regrowth 4reel this time

I had a false start last time around. I guess they pump me up with enough steroids during chemo that it sparked some initial rapid hair growth. It all fell out again after the final treatment, even, as I showed you, my eye brows and lashes. Here we go again though... Patchily distributed, variably pigmented hair on my head and face. As an ecologist I find the patterns interesting. FYI, I am waiting on a second opinion this week to determine whether the chemo treatments were successful in knocking out the Cancer. Initial results indicate I beat it but I'll know for sure this week.

I thought I was in the clear

My hair was regrowing, my beard was thick, I felt good. But then my eye brows and eye lashes started falling out. I guess the 4th round hit me harder than I thought. It is good to see that all the drugs did something: