Life update
Still alive. Chemo finished 5 weeks ago - needed a blood transfusion in order to make the last two infusions (and to uhh keep conscious, because I kept fainting) but didn't have to postpone a round or be hospitalized, so that's a win!
While I still have a palpable hard lump, the scans are pretty good and show much less metabolic activity. Out of 12+ metabolically active lymph nodes in September, now only two remain. Out of 3 tumour lessions, only one is visible on the scans. So that's all pretty good news, after all.
Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. I had a small cold over the weekend, so I hope that's not a reason to cancel. I'll call in the morning. Fingers crossed!
Oh wow, 3/12? that's amazing!! I am so happy that all this exhausting treatment worked so far.
Wish you luck for your surgery <3
Thank you so much! Yes, I was actually in a shock for a few days after the scan results came out. I hadn't realised how much stress had built up in the background, since for the time of chemo I basically shut down 90% of my personality and thinking and left just 10% in task mode in order to go through it. And suddenly it was there, black on white, "good partial response" and all the emotions overwhelmed me.