All Clear on the No-No Zone Front

I just finished my follow-up appointment with Dr Ahmad (the surgeon who removed my new rectal tumors a little over a month back), and the healing process looks solid. Also he couldn't detect any additional oddities or bumps etc. in the area. He did ask me to come back in a couple of months to ensure I'm still clear, which I really appreciate. I'm glad to have a proactive surgeon for this.

While this isn't a "forever there will never again be another tumor disguised as a hemmhroid" announcement, it does mean I can reasonably expect to not have to deal with this again in the foreseeable future! You know somethings you don't mind learning about, and encountering more than once (ice cream, lasagna, waterslides, Crater Lake, a heavy metal Donna Summer tribute band...), but this is something I'd be just peachy to never deal with again.

The PET scan to see my post-Yervoy progress is slated to happen in a couple of hours, so in-between appointments, I dropped in on George and Tara (my fave and oh so fab IL2 nurses). It was very nice to catch them up on the progress etc. They both feel I should get a puppy post PET scan rather than a hamster... I'm going to ride that PET scan producing a puppy joke for a bit, so bear with me if you will :)

Also just one comment, if I direct you to check out the blog for the latest information, it's likely I've had a few folks asking about things which are already posted here that same day, and while I would never want someone to feel like I'm put out to go into the latest details with them, the reason I started this blog was to give the most up-to-date details with regards to my cancer treatment progress. So please don't be upset if I provide the link to you rather than retype the same information multiple times.

Much love to all, and I'll be posting the scan results this Friday as well as the outcome of Dr lufkin's (my oncologist) requests for drug sponsorships. If he isn't successful I'll find out his perspective on the Canadian pharmacy with the generic Gleevec.