Yesterday started out with everything good and continued to get better throughout the day! I had another follow-up visit with Dr. Oken at 5PM. He was running behind schedule but that turned out to be a good thing because Brian was able to make it to the appointment. Dr. Oken came in all smiles and told me that my cancer is going into remission!
The tumor has shrunk by 50% and so on Monday I will start with my first round of Rituxan. I will go through four more cycles of Chemo therapy, each coming after a round of Rituxan, and then I will have some more tests done. Dr. Oken feels that I will be in complete remission after that but I will still follow up with Rituxan in four cycles of four infusions over the next two years. I am not out of the woods yet but I can see a bright light coming through the trees and so I'll keep walking forward with the hope that one day I will be in the clear.
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Hooray! I just told my mother, and she was very excited too!
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