Had my semi-annual visit to Sloan and meeting with the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. Everything was fine, including the CAT scan.

So, after eight years (last chemo was the "high dose" stuff in January, 2006 – hard to believe it's that long ago) I'm now going from semi-annual visits and an annual CAT scan, to annual visits with Zelenetz, and a CAT scan every two years. Kind of a graduation. 

Also, I weighed exactly 160 lbs. which means I've lost 12-13 lbs in a year. Happy about that. Would love to loss another 4-5.

Interestingly, when I speak to physicians non-professionally, many of them seem surprised (or perhaps they're just glad) that I'm eight years post chemo/autologous stem cell transplant for my particular lymphoma (mantle cell) and seem fine. Maybe they don't know that much about that lymphoma, maybe I'm just lucky – hard to say!

 


Comments

7 responses to “Health Update”

  1. laurie Avatar
    laurie

    Great news!

  2. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Thanks be to God!

  3. Theresa Avatar
    Theresa

    wonderful news Tom!

  4. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    Very good! Congrats on the weight loss. It’s so hard. . . . to lose weight but you work on it.

  5. Judith Anderson Avatar
    Judith Anderson

    Great…the beginning of our next 14 years working together!

  6. tom faranda Avatar
    tom faranda

    Hmmm. Judy I hadn’t thought of it QUITE that way. …
    Maybe I should start smoking …?

  7. Sweat Avatar
    Sweat

    ~ LONG LIVE MAD DOG ! ~

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