Unimaginative title but lots of good news today.
The haematologist confirmed that I am in remission as far as she is concerned, and that my PET scan was negative (as per the letter I reported a while ago... but nice to be told in person).
As it is, this means that I will have the final two chemos (one on Friday, then the final one on May 8) followed by 3 weeks' worth of radiotherapy, probably starting mid May. The radiotherapy will be targeted at key areas (neck, chest) where the lymphs were enlarged back in January; I have an appointment with the oncologist responsible for that part of my treatment next Tuesday to ascertain the treatment plan.
So I'll be finished treatment in early June!
3 months from the end of treatment, I'll have a final scan which will determine my "final" outcome... I'll be being monitored every 3 months from the final outcome too for the next couple of years, too, slowly elongating to 6 months as I get further on out.
All in all, it's pretty damn good. I'm so close to the end now.
It's weird to think that I'll have a normal life again soon. It seems almost unfathomable now, a normal life. It's such a strange feeling, aspiring to return to some sense of normality...
My brain has become a bit stilted due to the chemo drugs and these blogs have stopped being flowing beacons of flowing prose. I'm looking forward to being able to think normally again.
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