Great News-Thank God

I had a PET scan on Friday and today had a visit with my lymphoma doctor.  Great news!  The PET scan has not changed and is stable.  From now on he will only have me do CT scans.  He said I am doing great and as far as he is concerned I am definitely in remission (this is the first time he has used the word remission).  Needless to say, I am very, very happy.

 

As far as my problem after the trip, he says there is nothing going on in my kidney area.  Whatever I had wasn't serious so I shouldn't worry about it.  He said the fact that my white count dropped so low indicates it was a viral infection.

 

All my counts are low right now and he wants to see me back in November to repeat blood work.  He said that it is just because he wants to monitor me in case of any infection.  I will have my next CT scan some time around the new year.

 

So this is great news.  I am very relieved.  Oh, and by the way, tomorrow is one year ago that I had my last chemotherapy treatment so I am one year post treatment!  Thank you everyone for your encouragement, good thoughts, and especially your prayers-they worked!

 

Light the Night-2006

Hi Everyone!

I am beginning my fundraising campaign for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk this year.  Please visit my home page to see  how you can sponsor me:

http://www.active.com/donate/ltnWestfi/Jackiepie06

The walk is October 7th in Brookdale Park.  It starts around five o'clock.  Come out and walk with "Team Jackiepie!"

No donation is too small!

No, I'm not joking...

Steve and I got back from our vacation in Sicily last Sunday.  We had a great two weeks.  We enjoyed family, ate, went to beaches and toured many beautiful sites.  I felt great the whole time and was able to do everything.

 

But, I am only coming home now because the last day there I began to feel pain (what I thought was a stomach ache.)  I suffered the plane ride home and have been in the hospital this week.  To make a long story short-

-I was admitted to Sloan Sunday

-there was no signs of infection

-I was release Tuesday being told that I am probably passing a kidney stone (I have a bunch of small one

-spent one night home

-woke up Wednesday with more pain and high fevers

-was admitted to St. Barnabas that day (because this illness is not related to my disease)

-no one is really sure what it was-not a kidney infection, maybe a stone but that would not cause fevers, not bacterial, possibly a viral infection

-all we know is that I am better now-tired but better

 

As always, I am a medical mystery.  Somebody build me a bubble!