I've been remiss - on chemo vacation

I see I've not blogged for a long time! wow!

My last post was about the genetic testing they did, and that nothing really new came from it except that they eliminated all sorts of "other" cancers that now it is definitely NOT. Ok, so what is it?

They have a name for my cancer now (after 2 yrs!) At least this is the latest incarnation. It's called CholangioHepatoma (means part liver & part bile duct cancer, but all mixed together in each tumor). If I thought bile-duct cancer was rare, this really takes the cake! Having two kinds of cancers in the same tumor is quite a stunt I think.

Regardless, my Oncologist says that he thinks I am acting "dormant". Meaning, as we've been told forever, nothing is growing (much)and nothing is shrinking at all despite 4 different Chemo attempts and a year of chemo pills. The good news of that is that I am on vacation from chemo. I've not had anything all summer!!!!! Now, in September I'm feeling sorta 'normal'? Better, anyway. At the end of the month I have a CT scan scheduled and will meet with my Onc 1st week of October.

Emotionally or mentally, this has caused a change in my attitude. I've found myself doing things that assume I'll be around for awhile. I'd ask Dr. Dragovich if I could believe from his comments that my prognosis could be for three years? and he said yes. Now the problem is... did he count these first two????? :) I'm gonna say Yes!

So, I've been "feathering my nest", purchasing some actual furniture accessories, etc. I took the vacation to E Germany and Czech Republic - still owe some pictures here!!! (I forgot!) and even went to the dentist!

Now going to the dentist doesn't seem very odd, but in my mind while I knew I had some dental problems, why get into it if I'm not going to be around very long?

When I found myself in the dental chair agreeing to have a tooth pulled and making plans to get a bridge, I had a sort of bubbly champagey feeling....Wow! I must think I'm going to survive!!!! That was very strange after two years of thinking any day now I'd be down for the count.

So I'm liking this vacation and hope it lasts a GOOD LONG TIME!
Here's a picture of my sister in Prague and I in Germany.♠