Sorry, but that’s the only song that really comes to mind after today. Well, that’s not true, but it’s one of the peppiest songs that comes to mind.
I’m still standing better than I ever did!
Looking like a true survivor,
Feeling like a little kid.
Overall, the Dr. had very good news for me. Although, he did lean toward the pessimistic side. I’ll get into that later.
First with the good stuff. He told me the lump in my chest was nothing to worry about or lose sleep over. While he could not say for sure what it is, he could tell me he was positive that it was benign and that it had nothing whatsoever to do with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I feel like a hundred pound weight was lifted off my shoulders.
Also, good news is that all my CBCs (blood counts) were well within normal ranges and that if my SED Rate (not sure what that is) is at a normal level, he will consider letting me have my port taken out. So the good stuff just got better.
Here’s where he got all Doubty Mustafa on me. He told me that it use to be if a person that had Hodgkin’s went five years without a relapse, he would say they were pretty much free and clear. But nowadays, people are relapsing after 10 or 12 years. Now see, that kind of talk just does not give off the warm and fuzzies. I will say that he decided not to make me wait 10 years to have the port removed. There’s too much risk for a blood clot after some point.
As it stands, my next appointment with him will be in March and before I go I will need to have a chest x-ray. Until then, no tests unless I just feel like something is off. I will of course keep you updated on whether or not the port will stay or go.
I’m still standing after all this time,
picking up the pieces of my life
without you on my mind.
I’m still standing – yeah, yeah, yeah!
I’m still standing – yeah, yeah, yeah!
Elton John is a master!
