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  • 2015
    • March 2015
      • Fuck Cancer – CaringBridge Introduction
      • So, It’s Lymphoma – March 31, 2015
    • April 2015
      • Flowers for Deb – April 2, 2015
      • Another Day, Another Biopsy – April 4, 2015
      • Quack Quack – April 8, 2015
      • New Do and a Portacath – April 10, 2015
      • Coming At You Live from Treatment Room 25! – April 13, 2015
      • Now For the Good Stuff – April 13, 2015
      • And…. We’re Done! – April 13, 2015
      • Live From Treatment Room 6 – Cycle 1, Part 2 – April 14, 2015
      • Live From Treatment Room 9! – April 15, 2015
      • Look Good Feel Better – April 15, 2015
      • Update and Wig Day – April 16, 2015
      • Wig Play – April 16, 1015
      • Relatively C-Free Weekend – April 18, 2015
      • Port Draw Day – April 21, 2015
      • Better Today April – 22, 2015
      • That Moment When “Personal Grooming” Ceases To Be An Issue – April 25, 2015
      • Today’s the Day April – 26, 2015
      • Bus Stop Baldness Reveal – April 28, 2015
    • May 2015
      • Accessorize! – May 3, 2015
      • Live from Treatment Room 9! – May 5, 2015
      • Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig – May 5, 2015
      • Neulasta Appointment – May 7, 2015
      • Pulled an All-Nighter – May 12, 2015
      • Things of Note – May 12, 2015
      • I Remain in Custody – May 12, 2015
      • The Latest From Room 5012 – May 12, 2015
      • Some Things Can’t Be Unseen – May 12, 2015
      • Freedom!!! – May 13, 2015
      • Well, Crap! – May 13, 2015
      • Back and Forth and Still Here – May 13, 2015
      • I’m Bustin’ Out! – May 14, 2015
      • I’m Fine – May 18, 2015
      • Cheers! – May 19, 2015
      • Live From Treatment Room 21! – May 26, 2015
      • She Made It! – May 26, 2015
      • Needles, Needles Everywhere – May 27, 2015
      • Crazy Brows – May 28, 2015
      • Lashing Out – May 30, 2015
    • June 2015
      • Crash Into Me – June 1, 2015
      • And I’m Free, I’m Free Fallin’ – June 3, 2015
      • Spoke Too Soon – June 4, 2015
      • Hot Child in the Suburbs – June 5, 2015
      • PET Scan – June 11, 2015
      • PET Scan Results – June 12, 2015
      • Live From Treatment Room 19 – June 15, 2015
      • Round 4, continued – June 15, 2015
      • Needledeedledee – June 16, 2015
      • Blech Day – June 17, 2015
      • Bump in the Road – June 18, 2015
      • Waiting for Godot – June 18, 2015
      • Homeward Bound – June 18, 2015
      • R&R – June 19, 2015
      • Deb and The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day – June 23, 2015
      • Chillin’ – Retro Style – June 24, 2015
      • Housekeeping – June 24, 2015
      • Housekeeping – June 24, 2015
      • Chillin’ – Retro Style – June 24, 2015
      • Deb and The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day – June 23, 2015
      • Mail Bag – June 25, 2015
      • Zzzzzzzz – June 29, 2015
      • Closer to Fine – June 27, 2015
    • July 2015
      • Doesn’t it Figure? July 6, 2015
      • Live from treatment room 6! – July 7, 2015
      • Back Home – July 7, 2015
      • Good Day So Far – July 8, 2015
      • Great Day – July 8, 2015
      • Polar Opposite – July 9, 2015
      • Tasteless – July 10, 2015
      • Owie – July 11, 2015
      • A Horse of a Different Color – July 13, 2015
      • Adventures in Neutropenia – July 14, 2015
      • Fire-Free – July 14, 2015
      • Chillin’ – July 15, 2015
      • False Advertising – July 16, 2015
      • Chemo Head as Art – July 25, 2015
      • Live from Treatment Room 16 – July 27, 2015
      • L’Chiam! – July 27, 2015
      • Thoughts On My Last Treatment Day – July 28, 2015
      • Fuckity Fuck Fuck – July 30, 2015
      • A Bit Better – July 31, 2015
      • My Haunted Leg – July 31, 2015
    • August 2015
      • Fire Watch – August 2, 2015
      • Yep – August 2, 2015
      • Definite Incineration – August 3, 2015
      • Prisoner – August 3, 2015
      • Incineration Continues – August 4, 2015
      • Sunset, Day 2 – August 4, 2015
      • On Hair – August 4, 2015
      • Going…. Going… – August 5, 2015
      • Gone! – August 5, 2015
      • Back in the Saddle Again! – August 18, 2015
      • Live From the Nuclear Dungeon – August 20, 2015
      • Better Images – August 27, 2015
      • CANCER FREE(ish?) – August 24, 2015
    • September 2015
      • Ow! – September 2, 2015
      • Po’ Hawk – September 11, 2015
      • No Hawk – September 15, 2015
      • Can’t Do Math – September 15, 2015
      • Definite Progress – September 19, 2015
      • Step by Step – September 24, 2015
      • Not Totally Random – September 20, 2015
    • October 2015
      • Lashes! – October 1, 2015
      • Live from Sbux – October 7, 2015
      • Lumps & Bumps – October 20, 2015
      • The C-Word – October 27, 2015
    • November 2015
      • Hair! – November 10, 2015
      • Here Piggy Piggy – November 21, 2015
      • HaaallelUjah! HaaallelUjah! HallelUjah! HallelUjah! HalleeeluuujAH! – November 24, 2015
    • December 2015
      • Endings, Beginnings, and Mergings – December 13, 2015
      • Deported! – Dec 14, 2015
      • Season’s Greetings, Urinator Update, and More – Dec 23, 2015
      • First Haircut! – Dec 30, 2015
  • 2016
    • One Year Later… – Feb 19, 2016
    • Another Follow Up Visit with Alla – March 6, 2016
    • Meow Scan – May 31, 2016
    • Rockstar and Red Beans – Sep 11, 2016
    • Housekeeping – Nov 5, 2016
    • One Helluva Week (and a Half) – Dec 16, 2016
    • Checkup Time! – Mar 14, 2017
  • 2017
    • Clearing My Plate – Dec 15, 2017
    • Checkup: Check! – Aug 29, 2017
  • Epilogue – 2020
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HaaallelUjah! HaaallelUjah! HallelUjah! HallelUjah! HalleeeluuujAH! – November 24, 2015

Before I blather on, I’ll get right to the good stuff. My PET scan was unchanged! I’m cancer-free (that same bit on my left lung is definitely scar tissue)! I get to schedule my port removal ASAP! Good thing, too, because it seems to have stopped working.

When Heather (my nurse today) tried to do a port draw, she couldn’t get blood return (despite at least 6 successful saline flushes). We tried all sorts of positions. I leaned back. I leaned forward. I put my arm up. I put my hands behind my back. I turned my head to the left and coughed (to try and loosen a clot). She re-stuck me with a longer needle (I didn’t care since I was numb from the handy dandy Emla cream). She flushed with heparin. The next step was going to be alteplase (a super duper clot buster often used to treat strokes), but Heather spoke with Alla and was told not to bother. My eybrows went up. I’m sure Alla wanted to be the one to tell me the good news, but it’s not like I didn’t see where Heather was going with this, so she told me my scans were great. Instantly, I felt like I’d lost 100 lbs. I didn’t even know I was carrying!

So, she unstuck me, and I went off to have Kyle check my vitals. When I got on the scale, I told him he’d need to take off a pound for the support system of bling I had on my wrist (as I have for every Kellogg appointment). 🙂 My BP and heart rate were fab. My weight is down big time since a year ago – HEALTHILY.
Finally, Alla came in and gave me a big hug and told me (officially) that everything looks great. Not just my scans, but all of my bloodwork is totally normal. I’m so relieved. Sure, we still have to keep monitoring me over the next four and a half years or so, but with this latest scan, I (think I) finally believe it’s gone. The FUCKING CANCER IS GONE!

Alla and I chatted a bit. I lamented the fact that Aunt Flo has returned (and she keeps popping in and out – 4 days now). She thought it was funny because most patients, even at 43, are upset at being put into menopause. Other than the brittle nails, I was really diggin’ it. Hopefully, the Mirena will get rid of Flo in the near future.

I talked to her about the “everything is cancer” anxiety (Have a pimple? It’s cancer. A bruise? Cancer. Swollen glands? Cancer). Though I already knew, she confirmed that it’s totally normal. I’m going to start meeting with a nurse who helps people deal with the anxieties of survivorship. Who knew? And, I’ll visit with Alla again in 3 months. **BiselBlog note: Dumb nurse never called me back, but time has lessened the anxiety, so I’m good.

After I was done at Kellogg, I went to P.F. Chang’s for a celebratory lunch with my parents (mmmm…. Mongolian Beef!). Then, we ran some errands and I stopped by my MIL’s to say bye to The Girl (she’s sleeping over there for the next two nights). Tonight, after our parent-teacher conference, Hubs and I are off to celebrate with dinner at The Vine.

Cheers! L’chaim! Sláinte!

Original Comments from the CaringBridge Blog:

Wonderful!
—Adrienne Meyer, November 25, 2015

Awesome update, Deb. So glad you can breathe easier & beat that damn c-word! Love to you!—Amber Youngman, November 25, 2015
Yay! Oh happy day!
O and S stopped walking in the mall and started to clap when I told them.
—sia serpico, November 25, 2015

CONGRATS!!!!
—Lynette Connell, November 24, 2015

Amen!!!
—Susan Rosenthal, November 24, 2015

What FABULOUS news!! See? Prayers really do work!
This will be the best Thanksgiving ever! I’m SO HAPPY for you, your family and friends! This has been a long haul, but such a wonderful outcome!!
—Kay, November 24, 2015

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! This is so, so fantastic. My friend, I am beyond thrilled for you. xoxoxo
—Holly, November 24, 2015

Fantastic news!!! Enjoy your celebration dinner!!
—Michele Barbera, November 24, 2015

Thanks for sharing the GREAT news!
—Laurie, November 24, 2015

TEARS OF JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sooo Proud of YOU! What a Fighter you have been!!!
—Jo, November 24, 2015

The happiest and greatest news!!!
—Sarah Alzamora, November 24, 2015

CONGRATS!
“…I leaned back. I leaned forward. I put my arm up. I put my hands behind my back. I turned my head to the left and coughed…” I do that if I eat too much matzoh
—Brian Kirshenbaum, November 24, 2015

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
—Jodi McKee, November 24, 2015

Hooray! This is one great reason for giving thanks this week! So, so glad to hear it! Xoxo
—Lauri Harvey Keagle, November 24, 2015

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