October 2nd

Great news!! We've had lots of good news in the last 2 days and so much to be thankful for! 

• Yesterday I had my brain MRI and they found that the tumour has reduced by half again and there are no new tumours appearing.  The consultant was really pleased & doesn't want to see me for another 6 months!! 
• Today we met with the oncologist and indications are that chemo is still working well as the 'gorgeous tumour markers' in my blood are still coming down :) I will have another scan in 3 to 4 weeks time to give them a better picture.
• My blood count is still low but the white blood cells are starting to recover by themselves which means that I don't need to have a blood transfusion :) 
• He even nominated me patient of the week so far...although it is only Tuesday!!

Chemo was so much easier with the port fitted and no struggling to find a vein.  Next steps are to review the scan and then start me on another drug that has less impacts on the blood count. Apparently this does make people feel sicker and needs to me administered on a more regular basis.  But for now we're just going to be thankful & enjoy the good news!!