Beating the odds

The doc at MD Anderson Cancer Center gave me 4 - 6 mths.  I'm now in my 7th!  Yippee! (Goal is to see Jodi graduate, but I'm hoping for Jamie also.)  It is nice to be around.

Got my MRI and CT scan results.  Both show no signs of "metastatic disease" (cancer tumors); although MRI does show some brain cell damage.  (I was the youngest of 3!)

Now I'm in holding pattern - no treatments, just try to stay healthy and get stronger.  My Doc says she will be watching me closely for any caner growth.

For those of you not familiar with cancer treatment left over side effects, here are some I have - not too bad.

Fatigue
Neuropathy (nerve damage)  in my left foot and right hand
Short term memory loss (I am 52 years old!)
Trouble concentrating (probably from brain radiation)

Back pain (probably from spinal radiation)
Trouble sleeping (they have pills for this)
Hearing loss in Rt ear (possibly from radiation)

A lot of you probably have a similar list and haven't even been through cancer treatments, so I can't complain.
All in all, things are good.

Update

Had my CT scan and MRI yesterday.  Probably will get the results on the 26th when I see my Dr.  My platelets and red/white blood counts are down, and they wanted to do another blood transfusion.  I opted out at this time and hope to build them up on my own.  Will get blood checked later this week to see if cells are building.

The exciting thing today was Jodi getting her elbow drained.  She had here bursa sack burst and her elbow was swollen a couple inches with blood/fluid - 3 syringes full!  She is so happy to have it drained, and we no longer have to look at the "ugly" elbow.