POST CHEMO: Day 1

I decided to restart the days.  A post-chemo blog now.   And I think I am going to keep blogging.  Seems to be very therapeutic for me.  Just in case anything was lost in translation from the last blog, let me explain further the medical prognosis.  Back in January, they found a growth in my abdomen that was cancerous and about 5 cm long, 2 cm wide.  This was the main concern. The doctor said there was 2 possible scenarios.  1. The chemo would kill the cancer cells and leave a mass of dead cells that would require surgery to remove.  2. chemo would kill the cancer cells and shrink the mass to the point it is completely gone.  My ct scan last week showed that the mass was completely gone and I would not need surgery.  The chances of cancer coming back are now slimmer than before, less than 10 percent.  In all likelihood, a very good prognosis.  Now begins the recovery and just letting my body heal, mostly the inside.  Doctor said that most patients try and argue for more time off and I wanted less.  We agreed on taking it one step at a time and take it slow.

I am sure I will see you all very soon.  I know there will be a time to celebrate.  Right now, I am just slowly taking it all in.  Just trying to figure out my recovery time.  There are some lifestyle changes that need to be made.  When I got a call from my cousin Ken in England yesterday, it made me realize something very important.  Although I am the one who had the cancer, everyone that I knew and cared about went through it with me.  You guys were all there with me.  It wasn't just about me fighting.  So many people worried and waited for updates and stressed over my condition.  So many people were relieved when I gave good news. With social media, there is no hiding anymore.  Good news or bad, it gets out quick(thank you facebook).  I hope that my faith in God that kept me sane through all this isn't something we glance over.  I hope that we can speak openly and that I can share what it means to have a relationship to God and to live a life  that has Him in control.   Could be easy to say now because the cancer is gone.  But I would like to think that this blog wouldn't be much different even if I had gotten a negative prognosis.

Oh and one more thing...

Go, Canucks, go!