We met with Dr. Basche today to go over the CT scan results. Her first words were that everything looked great. But then she mentioned there are several small (4mm) abnormalities that showed up in my liver, but that they were there a year ago in my initial CT scan, and don't seem to have changed or grown. Because of that she doesn't think there's anything to worry about, and that they're probably benign cysts which are small pockets of fluid that are common. And since I've been off chemo since last April, they would be 1 or 2 cm by now if they were cancer.
My liver function is normal, as well as my white and red blood counts, and platelets; and my tumor marker levels are very low, which all indicate everything is good, but there is slight concern with these abnormalities.
The plan of action is that she ordered a comparison of the 3 CT scans I've had, and depending on those results I'll either go in for another CT scan in 3 or 6 months. Regardless, I do go back to see her in 3 months, and every 3-6 months thereafter, until I'm 5 years cured, then it will stretch to once a year.
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