good news day

Yippie!!!!! Today I got a call from my oncology Dr and he told me that the PET scan I did yesterday showed NO CANCER in my body! This was a big relief to me and my family. All of the prayers and good wishes that I have received from everone has really helped this to happen......and I guess the CHEMO didn't hurt either. This will allow me to get the last 3 courses of CHEMO as an out patient which will make it a lot easier to arrange my work around. I feel very blessed...and I feel like I have my life and my body back. I'm slowly getting back into my job and so far so good. I can't express enough the gratitude I have for all of the support and love I have received from family, friends, co-workers, aquaintances, and patients. It has really helped me to weather the storm. Most of all, I thank God for allowing me more time on this earth and I have promised him that I will not waste it. He will not be sorry he granted me the time to grow a little older, grow a little wiser, and to help Julie raise Madelyn. I love you all. Rod

Back home again and doing great

Well I finished my third round of chem about 6 days ago and I'm back home. I really have no ill effects from my chemo this time except for not being able to do anything physical for more than a few minutes without being wiped out. My red blood cells are really low and will be that way until after I completely finish my 6 courses of chemo.....probably early July, then the red cells will slowly build up to normal. A week from tomorrow on the 17th of May I will get a repeat CAT scan and a PET scan to see If I am tumor free (in remission). I haven't been back on any of my motorcycles yet but I'm staying active with all of the tractoring and gopher digging and watering trees and mowing and upkeep that keeps 20 acres running smoothly. Tomorrow I get to re-start my life at work. I have 2 Cesarean sections an induction of labor and an assist of a hysterectomy scheduled for the week plus seeing all my office patients doing 1/2 days. Oh ya!!!!!!














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