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congratulations to you both!
Stop looking for cancer on him, Margaret! I should talk huh?
God Bless and hugs to you both.
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Margaret, glad to hear the great news regarding bloodwork..I know how you feel, every time Chris has bloodwork or chest xrays...I almost am sick to my stomach until the results come back....I live from blood test to blood test...and its been almost two years......take care...Mary EllenLeave a comment:
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We got Boyce's blood work back
I have to tell you...even though I have sat and watched his blood being drawn 100 times, I still get nervous waiting on the results. It has been 9 months since he first was told he had tc...and it has been 4 months since his bi-RPLND. The anxiety has gotten a little better, every time the blood work returns and it is good news, it helps build my confidence.
His AFP was 2.1 and his HCG was >.2
His AFP has moved between 4.1 and 2.1...which I assume is normal. They tell me it will never be zero.
Also the HCG last time was >.5 and they told me that>.7 was normal range. So I was concerned because .5 and .7 are pretty close. So does that mean that .8 is above normal and reason for concern?
I am feeling pretty good over all about how things are going and I just hope that he does not have to endure more cancer as he gets older. I kept asking them not to scan him so much because I knew that was not good for him. They explained to me that one scan was equal to 100 x-rays. Yikes. I also noticed a small area on his skin that looked funny to me and he just said it was nothing and that I need to "stop looking for cancer on me".
I am watching him like a hawk!
He got many blood clots from his port in his chest, (no one here seems to mention if their port gave them problems) but he is on a business trip right now...flying cross country... and it looks like he is doing fine. He has been on blood thinners for about 5 months.
Thanks for letting me share my happy news.
Margaret
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