My CT scan after radiation looked good! The spots on my liver shrunk down to what they think is just scar tissue. Most importantly, there is no new disease. So while I can't quite say "NED", I've gone over a year without new disease and that's a big accomplishment.
I'll spend the next two months recovering and enjoying a long awaited break, and in December I'll have a pet scan. For now I am just going to be watched closely and be thankful for the health I have right now. My doctor says I am "lightyears ahead" of his other patients with pancreatic cancer and for that I feel very fortunate!
I have been MIA for the last few months, but I finally have an update I want to share. This has been a tough battle, as all of you know, and socializing has become a bit more difficult.
I had scans last week and they showed no evidence of spreading, which is great news. Unfortunately, one of the spots on my liver is starting to wake up so they discontinued the chemo I was on and I am starting radiation combined with oral chemo to get rid of them. If there is anything left after, I might be able to have surgery. The important thing is that I have remained healthy after 9 months of chemo and they are able to take such an aggressive approach. An indefinite break after radiation would be amazing.
There's no way to know if or when it will come back, but I have many options and new treatments continue to come out. I have gone almost a year with no new disease, so I'd like to believe all this struggling is worth something. I am so lucky to have this amazing medical team at Mass General in Boston. I agreed to take part in pancreatic cancer research to hopefully help with the search for a cure. They'll be taking an extra tube of blood and they have access to all of my records.
Jill threw a punch at your cancer.