Well after much anxiety since my scan last month I received some great news yesterday from Dr. Kapoor, my lymph nodes have started to decrease in size and I have been given my membership card to Club N.E.D. which is an exclusive club that gives us cancer patients the privilege to say that there is No Evidence of Disease!. I say this through a heavy sigh relief and a happy tears. My next scan will be in April of next year and results will be in May!
While many may say "see I told you that you had nothing to worry about" or "I told you everything would be fine" that does alleviate the anxiety or thought process that one goes through when dealing with the fear of having the results given to you after a scan in fact for the person dealing with cancer or any disease for that matter it sometimes feels like what you are going through is trivialized. I know most of us don't know what to say to someone who has been diagnosed with a life threatening disease but instead of saying anything at all just listen to your family member or friend to truly understand what it is like to be in that person's shoes. I hope I have not offended anyone in this paragraph and if I have I do apologize if I have but I felt it was important to say after being at a Patient/Caregiver Connect Meeting last evening hosted by Kidney Cancer Canada discussing How we can treat & You can cope with Kidney Cancer Better.
With all of that being said I truly value all the love and support I have received and continue to received through my journey with Kidney Cancer.
Hugs
Denise
