The gallium results are in da da da dum! My Chemo Oncologist is the one who discussed the results with me. Remember, I am working with a chemo oncologist and a radiation oncologist, two different specialists working together. I have learnt not to celebrate pre-emptively because this cancer journey is sure complicated and unpredictable. So, until I am done with radiation therapy I am still holding my breath. The good news is that the gallium scan shows that the gallium avid tumors have decreased in size. The CT scan of the chest shows the tumor shrunk to 1cm. The CT scan of the head and neck also show the big tumor has reduced in size to 1.8cm and I am doing well so far. Therefore, radiation is supposed to shrink these tumors further.
Did you know that once you complete both chemo and radiation treatment you cannot say you are cured?Yeah, I was surprised too. You say you are in remission. Remission means absence of disease activity with the possibility of return of disease activity. Yikes! Once I am done with radiation whats going to happen is that I will get CT scanned every 3 months for the next year then it will be every 6 months then every year. These scans are done to make sure there is nor recurrence of the cancer. So, I am not off the hook yet.
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