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In Sept./05 I was diagnosed with Primary Mediastinal Large Diffuse B Cell Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. The tumour in my chest measured 10cm x 10.6cm x5cm. After I completed 6 rounds of CHOP-R chemotherapy, a CT Scan in Jan.06 showed that my tumour had decreased by well over half the original size. A Gallium Scan showed negative for cancer cells in my mass. We decided to do 2 more treatments to be sure we killed any remaining cancer. We now had to decide if I should proceed with radiation. Did the risks of radiation outweigh the benefits? My hematologist and radiation oncologist had excellent arguments for both sides of the coin. The decision was to be mine. They set up appointments for me to see doctors in Toronto and Vancouver for 2nd opinions. In Vancouver I had a PET/CT Scan (a superior machine to a Gallium Scan) to see if my tumour was active. On March 17th this scan revealed that my tumour WAS still active and had INCREASED in size from an early scan. This meant that I had Relapsed or Refractory NHL....my best chance for cure was a Stem Cell Transplant. In my blog, I will describe what I am going through before, during and after my transplant.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Doing What I Love!


These photo's were taken in the Yukon during the summer of 2004. This first photo is one of me on top of Montana Mountain at a Cairn that was created with my Maritimer friends. The rock I added to the top looks like a Bald Eagle.
The second photo was taken somewhere along the Yukon River between Whitehorse and Carmacks. Five of my friends and I canoed that section in 2004 and have plans to go back and complete the next section to Dawson City in the next year or two. On the same trip, I want to hike the Chilkoot Trail. These are the things I will do after my Stem Cell Transplant.

posted by Angie | 9:32 pm

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