Good blood work results

I saw the doctor on Wednesday after having some blood work done. The CT scan back in March showed that tumor on my spine was stable, which is normal that soon after treatment, and that a tiny spot on my right lung that had grown slightly. Also, the tumor markers in my blood fell sharply, after having risen steadily the last few months. This week's tests found my CEA down to 2.0 which is as low as it's been since August, and a good sign that the treatment had some significant effect on the tumor.

This is good news. We had talked about possibly starting chemotherapy, if the numbers had started increasing. Now, we will wait until after school is over in early June before doing a PET scan to see where things are at that point. I'm glad to be able to finish the school year and hopefully get some work done on my dissertation these next few weeks.

Thanks for you continued prayers and words of encouragement!