We are pleased :)

As my MD Anderson oncologist put it "I am not elated but I feel good -- we are moving in the right direction". After a long and tiring day I am sharing with you the good news: "Size does not matter BUT activity levels do!". That's the message in a nut shell :) The details are: the chest mass barely shrank and is currently at 2.3 by 3.0 cm. The activity level though (the SUV) has come down from 6.0 to 2.6! My lowest ever was 4.4 (4 months ago) so this is way way better and I am feeling content. I am not in remission though so both of my docs there want me to do another round of new chemo - they believe my body responds better to new things so tomorrow I'll be checking in one more time for about 5 days. This time I'll be getting a cocktail of 4 new drugs - IGVM (Ifosfamide, Gemzar, Vinorelbine (navelbine) & Methylprednisolone. By now I feel like a pro and I am no longer scared. In fact, my doc feels so confident I'll be in remission that he wants to combine stem cell collection with this round of chemo. I am not sure of all the details but it should take 5 days for the chemo than 2 weeks to recover than they check for blood work and do another CT scan and if all good than they will start on the stem cell collection (another 3-7 day process). So all in all the real action will come into play in about 3 weeks or so... wow! It’s about time :)

Well, enough for today - I am very tired so I am going to bed.
Be good to yourselves and take care of those you love! Be Happy! I am happy!