Well, I had an appointment with my oncologist yesterday and she confirmed what I had been thinking; that we are presented with contradicting results. The results from the recent CT scan are positive. No metastesis or residual cancer was found. Great! My recent labtests were not so positive however. The CEA level keeps rising with every test and so do my liver enzymes. My oncologist is concerned about that. As am I. She does not think that these levels are rising due to the latest Covid vaccine. She believes that they are rising because the cancer is hiding somewhere, most likely in my liver. So, she is going to put in a request for a liver MRI, which I will get in early January. If the MRI demonstrates that there is residual cancer, I am most likely looking at another operation. If no cancer is detected, then we will probably take a wait-and-see approach. She suggested I go on a different kind of chemotherapy treatment, one that is supposed to be "easier on the body". But I declined. I feel like the character portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie "The Terminal". My life continues to be "on hold". But there are worse things to contend with. And I am grateful that I get to celebrate another Christmas with my family!
Due to upcoming Holiday Celebrations I am not sure when I will be back. I may post a couple of anecdotes and interesting tidbits between now and the upcoming MRI in early January. Stay healthy and safe!! SanTeh! 😎
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