Chemo #8, Cycle 3

Almost done! :) Just one more treatment to go in this, my hopefully last, round.  The plan is to take next week off for Thanksgiving (I hope cancer respects our time out for a holiday!), then back Dec 2 for the final treatment in this cycle and then on to the PET scan to see how I'm doing.

My chemo buddies this week were my mom and Mindy. Thanks for keeping me company!!  Ann Marie is all signed up for my final treatment, the final fairy:) I'm looking forward to the snacks already!!

My numbers at least look good, my Cancer antigen has now gone from (high of 1233 pre chemo) then 513 and now down to 126! And my CEA is down from (high of 73 before chemo) then 30 and now down to 10.1 :) woohooo! Both of those numbers had been climbing steadily since February of 2011, and are now back to early 2011 lows.  Makes me very happy - i hope the PET scan bears out my optimism and I'll be saying an extra special prayer of thanks for medicine and chemotherapy this thanksgiving.

I've been thinking a lot lately about statistics...I am one lucky girl when you look at the numbers.  Some stats say that the 5 year survival rate for stage IV initial diagnosis is 5%.  5 percent.  And I'm at year 4 now, not planning on going anywhere anytime soon!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I'll be counting my blessings.