9 month checkup

It's been 9 months now since I finished 6 months of chemo, and 16 months since my diagnosis. At my checkup last week we heard that my fifth CT scan the week before was normal, and that although my hemoglobin and white blood cells are still low, that this is normal for this stage of my recovery. My Lymphocytes are still low, but my neutrophils are in the normal range, and this is an important indicator. Dr R. indicated that these levels are my new normal and that I should just keep living my life and not think about cancer.

I think that I am getting stronger every day now that the jet lag is over. I'm back to yoga and QiGong at Wellspring every week, and I can now do errands around town on my own. Although I still tire easily, I feel much more like normal. I actually sewed a pillow cover for my granddaughter this week.

Thank heavens I met so many people through Wellspring who told me it would take at least a year to fully recover from chemo, or I would have worried even more than I did.