Henry had another doctor's appointment in Salt Lake City today. It went well. Henry's mood ranged from quiet and mopey (as we walked into the examining room) to chatty and giggly (once he found out that there would be no blood work required at this appointment). He did have a neck ultrasound but it was easy. Anything that doesn't require needles is considered easy in our house.
The neck ultrasound was good. Nothing suspicious looking, other than a leftover staple from his surgery. Did you know that they just leave those in there? Apparently they do.
Since his last thyroglobulin was low but still detectable, we can't call him Cancer Free yet. And according to the doctor it may be a while until we get there. We go back in December for more blood work and a CT scan on his chest (to check the spots that showed up last March, indicating lung metastases). Then we see the doctor again in February. It looks like we're in long-term monitoring mode - probably biannual blood tests with a yearly neck ultrasound, CT scan and doctor followup visits.
It's good. Not clear yet but about as positive as we can be right now. It's hard to believe we are only eight months out from his diagnosis; it seems longer. But he's good. So we're all good.
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