NED!!

Wow, this fall has been crazy! Between family, work, and my growing communities on Instagram and Skool, I’ve been busy busy! But I am so so GRATEFUL I get to post this update!!

After my 3 month scans, which showed significant improvement with resolution in my lungs and my lymph nodes (aka cancer was gone in those areas), and a “tiny” breast tumor left, we switched my chemo from Carboplatin + Gemcitibine, to just Gemcitibine. This was a welcome change as the Carbo was more of a “heavy hitter”, and eventually would have started causing me symptoms. The Gemzar has been very manageable for me as a stand alone and I continued to be side effect free!

I returned for another scan on November 26th, the day before Thanksgiving, and received the incredible news shortly thereafter that I was NED (no evidence of disease)!! My scans were clear! The cancer had disappeared and more importantly hadn’t spread anywhere new!

After this result, I met with my oncologist to discuss next steps. I requested that we cut WAY back on chemo for this “round” (3 months), and see what happens. So for now, I am getting chemo once a month in Dec, Jan, and Feb, and then will get another scan at the end of February to see if I am able to maintain NED. Regardless, I am so thankful for a chemo break this time of year, to allow my body to recover and my immune system to function properly amid all of the sicknesses going around this winter!

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