2nd March 2020 – The day I heard the words “Complete Metabolic Response” 🎉

I’d been manifesting that I’d be all clear by May 1st 2020 so even I was a little shocked when my oncologist said my latest scan was clear!! WOO HOO!! FUCK YOU CANCER!! I’m not going to delay showing you the pic from my scan so here it is:

You can actually see my liver now! All the black spots are where the dye gets processed through my body (eg, kidneys, bladder) so it’s not a bad thing. I was actually told that my kidneys were working too well and I had to have an extra scan after my first one to double check everything. On Friday, when this happened, I was worried an extra scan meant the worst. Now I wonder if she asked me to do an extra scan because she wanted to double check the results were actually clear?! The main thing to note here is that my liver is completely clear of cancer! And I couldn’t be happier 😍 Even my new oncologist didn’t wait to tell us the good news. He told us my scan was great – in the hallway walking to his office! I thanked him for not making me wait to find out, as that’s usually the longest minute of my life walking into his office. He also said that he felt bad taking all the glory of telling me such fantastic news, as it’s only the second time I’ve seen him!

I’m a little bit lost for words at the moment – I think it’s still sinking in that I’m in the clear. And while this is the most amazing news ever, it really doesn’t change much. I left the doctor’s office and went straight across to the chemo ward ready to smash out round 25. Well maybe not STRAIGHT to the chemo ward… I did have a few phone calls to make to tell my closest support crew the AMAZING news! Round 25 of chemo didn’t end up happening though as my platelets are still quite low, so they have postponed chemo for another fortnight now. I’m fine with that as it gives me more time to really celebrate the great scan results! But I still have to continue chemo every fortnight to make sure it doesn’t come back. I’m already on a slightly reduced dose of 5FU but still on 100% dose of Bevacizumab, so hoping that in a few months time I might be able to reduce that a little to help with any side effects I still have. Being clear of cancer also means that I should be able to have more scheduled breaks from chemo now. Which is handy as I’d already booked a holiday in April and just the other day I booked flights to go back to Key West for our wedding anniversary in June 🛫 The trip to Key West was always planned to be a FUCK CANCER holiday – meaning I knew I would be clear by May – so wanted to kick off my cancer-free life in style! And what better way to do that than to go to the place that has so many beautiful memories for Anthony and I 💕

I’ve mentioned in previous posts what I’ve been doing alongside chemotherapy to help kick this cancer, but I want to write it all down here in one post. Just because the cancer is gone doesn’t mean I can stop all my alternate treatments. It means the opposite actually. Everything I’ve been doing has obviously worked and there is nothing more I want than to stay cancer free for the rest of my life, so I’ll continue with all of my alternative treatments. This is what I currently do across each fortnight…

• CBD & THC oils
• Reishi & Turkey Tail Mushroom tablets
• Vitamin C IV Infusions
• Colonics
• Ionic Foot Detoxes
• Infrared Sauna Sessions
• Acupuncture

It’s still very surreal at the moment, but I want to say a massive THANK YOU to my nearest and dearest who have stuck with me throughout this jOuRnEy (as @thecancerpatient would describe it!) 😂 It’s not over yet but I’m well on my way to enjoying my ‘new normal’. So again, THANK YOU to my entire crew, but especially to my absolutely amazing husband Anthony. I wouldn’t have been able to get through this without you. Here’s to a stress-free rest of our lives babe. I love you.