The x-ray we took last Friday looks the same as before with no tumor growth, just some leftover tissue doing nothing. Hurrah! Still tumor free.
I asked Dr. Urba how long do patients usually go before the tumors start growing back? He said, they don't know. Usually, they don't go away. Of those that do there are not enough to draw any conclusions. Those that have had them come back have been months but there are so few. The drug is new; those who's tumors shrink to nothing is rare and the idea of stopping and then restarting is even newer, so we are on the very cutting edge of treatment and don't have a clue.
The side effects are slowly going away. My hair is still very curly (kinky/frizzy) but actually lays down, a bit. The joint pains are gradually going away and the skin growths are slowing down. I am gaining weight again and food tastes great. I am still on the nutritious diet and will be forever:-) I actually quite like it now.
We will be on the company cruise in April and so look forward to being with our Precoa friends again.
It is all of your love, faith and prayers and the blessings of heaven that have extended my life. Now every day is a bonus day, a day for loving, learning, sharing and serving and always another day of gratitude!!
Love forever,
Mark
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