My results have arrived

So it's now two weeks since I had my final 'prescribed' round of chemotherapy (three sessions in all are usually what's required to 'deal with' seminoma testicular cancer).

Today was all about seeing how effective the treatment has been.

The news was pretty flippin' good thus far (but I'm reserving any hooting and hollering just in case I tempt fate).

My scan evidence showed that the remaining cancer (post having my nut removed) overtaking my gland (the reason I had such excruciating back pain) has shrunk heaps as a result of the chemotherapy and while there is a 'very small mass remaining' the oncologist suggested (as he always has) that it's very likely to be scar tissue (very common in this form of cancer).

The other guide as to whether there's any active cancer flowing in your veins is a review of a range of blood tumour markers. They were very abnormal pre surgery and pre chemotherapy. Results now show they're all back to normal. Which is great.

So in the words of my oncologist: "You've done really well. I don't see any need for any further treatment. We'll see you in early February for a check-up and then probably just have a blood test every quarter from there for a while to ensure all remains 'normal'.

While he did say: "9 times out of 10 this treatment is fully curative, and you've responded as we'd hoped", he obviously said he can't give me 100% guarantees because the human body is a complex thing. But he says it's all very positive. And we'll see you for a standard check-up early February.

I'm stoked that there's no more needles, drips, toxins on the horizon.

And even more thrilled to be back on board fulltime at work as of next Monday.

What a curious few months it's been.

Positivity onwards . . .

Pee