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Mini re-cap: Boyce's TC was discovered 7-11-06...went through 4 rounds of chemo with Belo, and had his bi-lateral RPLND at SK in December. This was our first follow up since then.
His AFP was 2.0 and HCG was >.2, we were thrilled with those numbers. On the CT scan they did say everything looked good but they also said there are 2 areas of soft tissue mass in the left posterior periaortic region about 14 mm. The DR. said he thinks that is nothing, just a sign that the left side is working harder than the right. They are going to see how it looks in a few months...but with his tumor markers being good, I am not as stressed.
I did ask about the fluid/sperm...they told me seeing fluid is a good sign, but that it does not mean that sperm is present. But seeing any fluid 3 months post RPLND is a wonderful sign that the nerves were spared. Only time will tell about fertility but I am not going to worry about it. Only God knows for sure if we are meant to have more children.
I was reading the earlier post about cancer going to your head and making you worry about every little thing. I did not even have cancer but just living with someone that was suffering from it made me question everything on him and me. I still feel nervous if I see a bump or lump on myself. I am always 'looking for cancer' now and I check myself and him like a hawk. It does mess with your way of thinking a lot. Makes me feel ultra insecure.
But we had a good day and a nice Dr. visit, what more can you hope for. Danny got our care package and he called from New York to say that he was happy and feeling stronger. He starts cycle 4 of the new chemo on Thursday. We keep posting about him because in some strange way, it feels like we are helping him and this is the only thing we can do.
God bless you all and I hope you are having a good day too.
His AFP was 2.0 and HCG was >.2, we were thrilled with those numbers. On the CT scan they did say everything looked good but they also said there are 2 areas of soft tissue mass in the left posterior periaortic region about 14 mm. The DR. said he thinks that is nothing, just a sign that the left side is working harder than the right. They are going to see how it looks in a few months...but with his tumor markers being good, I am not as stressed.
I did ask about the fluid/sperm...they told me seeing fluid is a good sign, but that it does not mean that sperm is present. But seeing any fluid 3 months post RPLND is a wonderful sign that the nerves were spared. Only time will tell about fertility but I am not going to worry about it. Only God knows for sure if we are meant to have more children.
I was reading the earlier post about cancer going to your head and making you worry about every little thing. I did not even have cancer but just living with someone that was suffering from it made me question everything on him and me. I still feel nervous if I see a bump or lump on myself. I am always 'looking for cancer' now and I check myself and him like a hawk. It does mess with your way of thinking a lot. Makes me feel ultra insecure.
But we had a good day and a nice Dr. visit, what more can you hope for. Danny got our care package and he called from New York to say that he was happy and feeling stronger. He starts cycle 4 of the new chemo on Thursday. We keep posting about him because in some strange way, it feels like we are helping him and this is the only thing we can do.
God bless you all and I hope you are having a good day too.
. I agree he needs all the support he can get and if it seems like it will help, I can always do another package to him. I feel sad that no matter how many creative ideas I come up with, I can't him what he really needs and wants, which is of course a cure. I still get emotional when I think of this handsome, strong 18 year old boy, laying in that hospital bed with his mother holding him while she read him the Livestrong book I gave him. It makes me cry again as I am typing this,even though I was certain I had cried about it for the last time.
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