Stable is as stable does...

And for those in the know... I still haven't watched Forest Gump.

Quick health update - the scan I had yesterday is effectively showing no change in the metabolic activity or size of my cancer spots.  According to Dr Curti there may be some minniscule changes in both growth and reduction, but those are so small compared to the last PET scan from April, that it might as well be zero change (plus PET scans are slightly fuzzy, so officially it's the same).

At the office, we had a great and efficient meeting, and he mentioned a test study being planned for some time in October which will be working to incorporate T Cells, and White killer blood cells together in a new fashion that is expected to have a 40% success rate in overcoming Melanoma.  Apparently my health and treatment history would qualify me to be a part of this, so I asked him to toss my name into the hat.  Hopefully I'll be part of this group.  He indicated the administration is very similar to Yervoy, and would be every two weeks, for the duration of the test.

The thing with Gleevec, is that as a cancer drug, it's designed for use directly with Leukemia, and for those with Melanoma, it does have a limited window of effectiveness.  The window is different for each patient, and some have had years, and I've expected for it to work for me long enough to find something that would have a more lasting effect rather than just to keep me stable for an undetermined amount of time.

On an upbeat health note, I've managed to be fairly regular in going to the gym, and keeping to a decent diet plan (using the myfitnesspal app has really helped) and I've managed to drop 15 pounds in roughly a month.  Hopefully I'll keep that action up and will reach my goal weight in a few months!