Yesterday was my birthday, and I was not thrilled by having to report for a chemotherapy infusion first thing in the morning. However, my oncologist gave me a nice gift: a very encouraging report on the MRI I had last week.
The report said that the two areas that had definitely shown cancer were "no longer visualized" and "known malignancy within the left breast has resolved following neoadjuvant chemotherapy." In other words, the chemo did what is supposed to.
I was more or less stunned. My husband was so overwhelmed, he cried.
There are two other "non-mass enhancements" that did not test positive for cancer when the needle biopsy was done last year. But continued follow-up is recommended, and that will include a consultation with a surgeon on May 12, when I will learn a lot more about what comes next.
I also will have one more chemo treatment in four weeks, finishing out the six CMF infusions.
So, this is not over, but things are definitely moving in the right direction.
The rest of my birthday was, of course, pretty darn happy.
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