Feeling Better and Good News:)

Just a quick report. I'm feeling much, much better these past couple of days. Unfortunately, I still get tired really easily, but that's about it. So I'm taking it easy and about to watch one of my favorite movies: Interview with a Vampire. Now that's what I call a good afternoon :)

Yesterday, I spoke with my oncologist about all the side effects I had and his response was actually very encouraging. He stated that the reason I had such a bad reaction to the Benda and Rituxan was because the drugs were actually responding against my lymphoma. In layman's terms, I think this means that the drugs were killing off a lot of cancer cells and my adverse reaction was actually due to so many cancer cells being killed off. In other words, my adverse reaction was actually a good thing in terms of getting rid of my cancer. Crazy, huh?! He also thinks that next time I won't have a reaction or that my reaction will be minimal because there won't be as much lymphoma in my body. So while the road's been tough, it sounds like it's all very worth it. In addition, I will have scans after my next round of chemo so we'll know exactly how well the treatment is working.

So all in all, it was a very positive conversation with my oncologist and I'm filled with a new sense of hope. Sometimes I ask myself if this treatment regimen is worth it, but after my conversation yesterday, I know that it is and I'm still very much rooting for remission in 2011!