I am so HAPPY!!!!! Left the oncologist at Penn today and unexpectedly burst into tears in the parking garage! I am really DONE! Actually Dr. Flaherty said "I don't want you taking any more of that stuff, if that's ok with you?" IS IT OK WITH ME? UH, YEAH, it sure sure is! He pointed out that some people can't bear the thought of going off the med since the fear is too great, but that really all types of chemo have been found to limit out the benefit at 1 yr of preventative treatment at the most (this is for other chemos - mine is too new to have statistics). So, going on beyond a year would likely have no benefit. So YES I am HAPPY to STOP, thank you very much!
He offered me waiting 6 months to have my next scan but that DID make me uneasy and he understood that, so I will have a scan in 3 months, and then perhaps I will feel comfortable stretching it a bit longer than that. I told him I hated the MRI and wanted valium next time which he gladly wrote for. So all in all I am one happy camper today!
Off to celebrate with some pizza together! Much more to say about God's faithfulness in carrying us through this most difficult year of my life, but knowing that only because of HIM was I able to make it through, THANK YOU ALL FOR UPHOLDING US IN PRAYER THIS YEAR! Don't stop now!
Love,
Karen
