THUMBS UP!!

Hello all... I just wanted to give you a quick update... a bit late.

As most of you know, my January follow-up was clean as a whistle.  We had quite a time finding a vein this time for the PET/CT and bloodwork since I no longer have my port.  SEVEN pokes later.. I finally was set with my IV.  Anddddd after all of that, I found out in my appointment a few days later that my bloodwork was lost... poof!, gone, like it never existed.  Not in the computer system or ANYTHING.  SON OF A UUUGH.  However, while the bloodwork is great to have, it's the scan that really matters, and it was clean.  PHEW.  CANCER FREE!!  It quickly became a tradition that clean scans = dinner at Mallorca so off we went!! Sorry.. no dinner pics this time!! :)

My hair is growing like CRAZY.  It's more curly and full than ever before.  For a while, I said I wanted to embrace the pixie, but I'm really wanting something different. So...I'm going to attempt to let it grow.  My biggest fear is the awkward in-between stage where it may begin morphing into a mullet.  If any of you think it's looking borderline mullet, PLEASE tell me.  I will not be offended in any way.  I'd actually be very thankful. haha  The hair growth process should be interesting to say the least.

As far as my pharmacy schooling/career goes, I plan to be done in December.  Not too shabby for having cancer, eh?  I'm really excited for my upcoming rotations...especially those focusing on oncology.  I'd like to chalk up the whole Hodge situation and say things happen for a reason.  Perhaps oncology will be a direction that I never considered before and my personal experience needed to happen to spark my interest.  Only time will tell.

My next follow-up will be the week of Easter.. until then, I'll be enjoying spring and celebrating a birthday where I DON'T have to go to a fertility consult.  Thank goodness!!  Thanks for the continual support and prayers throughout this past year.  It's been quite a journey and I'm so grateful for the normalcy that is FINALLY back in my life.