Next check up will be in May, every 4 months for a year or two. Then maybe 6 months. But no longer than 6 months between scans in the future. As long as I continue to have NED scans, I'm happy with every 6 months.
"It's not a tumor."
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Friday, January 15, 2016
Monday, November 25, 2013
First Post-Radiation MRI
I had my first post-radiation MRI brain scan today. It was at 7:15am (YAWN!) so I am pretty tired. Not too tired to go out to dinner with my mommy friends... to celebrate! The nurse called me at 2:30pm (holy turn around time, Batman!) and said "The doctor doesn't like to wait when we have good news for patients. Your scan looks stable." Woooooo! That means nothing has changed since the last time, which is fabulous. Now we just need that call every time!
I ordered all my FE exam prep materials so this just got really real. I have no more excuses to put off studying. I will have to set aside nights as "class" so I will actually do it. Or take a few hours on weekend days and go to the library BY MYSELF. April 2014. Pass FE exam. This WILL happen.
I've also been walking more, which feels really great. So far it's been about 2-3 times a week the last couple weeks. I may get derailed by steroid headache this week (oh and Thanksgiving!) or chemo next week, but I think it's important to keep it up anyway, even if I'm bone dead tired. Weds-Fri on chemo week I've taken off work but we'll still have the nanny, so I have NO excuse not to use my good energy 2 hour window between naps to take a half hour walk.
I'm still tired a lot but not "doze off at a stop-light" tired. I think my body is finally getting used to the lower dose of steroid, just in time for another step down tomorrow, ugh. I only have a few more several-day headache then huge drop in energy step downs! Off totally by Christmas!
About a month ago, I ordered myself something from a small etsy business, as a compliment to a necklace from a friend and a gift to myself. It came earlier this week, just in time for the scan today, stepping down steroid (and resulting several-day headache) tomorrow, and chemo again next week. It says "Be strong. Always." and has a heart on the inside.
I ordered all my FE exam prep materials so this just got really real. I have no more excuses to put off studying. I will have to set aside nights as "class" so I will actually do it. Or take a few hours on weekend days and go to the library BY MYSELF. April 2014. Pass FE exam. This WILL happen.
I've also been walking more, which feels really great. So far it's been about 2-3 times a week the last couple weeks. I may get derailed by steroid headache this week (oh and Thanksgiving!) or chemo next week, but I think it's important to keep it up anyway, even if I'm bone dead tired. Weds-Fri on chemo week I've taken off work but we'll still have the nanny, so I have NO excuse not to use my good energy 2 hour window between naps to take a half hour walk.
I'm still tired a lot but not "doze off at a stop-light" tired. I think my body is finally getting used to the lower dose of steroid, just in time for another step down tomorrow, ugh. I only have a few more several-day headache then huge drop in energy step downs! Off totally by Christmas!
About a month ago, I ordered myself something from a small etsy business, as a compliment to a necklace from a friend and a gift to myself. It came earlier this week, just in time for the scan today, stepping down steroid (and resulting several-day headache) tomorrow, and chemo again next week. It says "Be strong. Always." and has a heart on the inside.
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