Day Fifty Seven

What a difference a day makes! Just got back from hospital and seeing my oncologist. The news couldn't be better. He examined me and said that my lump is now only 1cm big - it has shrunk by a third after two treatments! I can have Herceptin, which will be my maintenance drug for, as the good doctor put it, many years to come. And the chances are that I won't need to have the mastectomy. What a turn of events! He has another lady who is very similar to me who's lump has disappeared entirely with the chemo regime that I am on as well. They are going to give me one more round of chemo then give me an MRI scan because of the reaction I had to the contrast injection with the CT scan, just to see how my liver is. The plan at the moment is either to continue with my current regime and then Herceptin, or change my drugs to a more Herceptin friendly regime and then give me both at the same time. I had the BIGGEST smile all the way home!! I could have floated back to my car. I know I still have a long way to go, but the first indications are all good. It really picked on the wrong chick this time!! And thank goodness for rock and roll!