Good remission

"Good remission". These were the very welcome words Maddy and her parents heard from the consultant, Sue Picton, describing Maddys' scan results on Friday lunchtime. There's still a way to go and everyone needs to be vigilant, but this is about as good as it gets at this stage. As it stands, there are no plans for any surgery and no plans for any further chemo beyond that already scheduled. Her body will continue the reparation process itself over the next few months, especially when the chemo's finished. Maddy will continue to be closely monitored for the next year or so, with slightly less intense monitoring during the second year of remission.
As with all cancers, there is a risk of relapse (recurring tumour), but that is not common for M's type of lymphoma - if it does happen, it's likely to do so sooner rather than later. So this next, fifth cycle could well be Maddy's last cycle when she's well enough to cope with it.
Yep, that's right, although she had a blood test as well today, she's still just a bit short of the target level for neutrophils, so she's home again for the weekend and it'll all happen again on Monday.
After 3 incorrect predictions about the start of the next cycle, this blog entry is saying that there's a snowball in hell's chance that she'll be ready for Monday........(get it ?) ......... ;->