Friday, October 16, 2009

Another visit with the oncologist

This was a fairly quick visit. I had a pelvic exam and everything seems fine. He's encouraged by no new symptoms and I'm feeling fine still. So I'll have another CT Scan December 4th then I need to schedule a follow-up with him the following week. I had a blood draw for the CA-125 level and I asked if that was elevated if he would bring me back earlier. He said it would have to be VERY elevated before they would do that. He also mentioned that there are a couple new clinical trials that we could try when the times comes to get back into treatment. All in all another encouraging visit.

I forgot to ask if I should be getting an H1N1 flu shot.

By the way, the Disneyland visit last week went very well. I thought my energy stayed up pretty well (although my traveling companions might differ) and I had a great time. The park was pretty crowded Friday, Saturday and Sunday with lots of locals there to check out the special Halloween decorations, rides and fireworks. We had to cut out early because we couldn't take crowds like that. Here's a picture of Darcy and I enjoying one of my favorite Disneyland treats -- Mickey beignets!