Thank you for your support. I had a 4 month break from chemo but my CA19-9 jumped so this coming Thursday will be my 3rd treatment with Gemcitabine & Abraxane. You are so right about "much living to go"! I realize I will never be "cured" but I can be NED for periods & take a break from chemo. Anxious to see what my June CT will reveal. At the end of June, I will contact that oncologist again with my latest reports & let him know his 11 months are 24 months 🙂
You are so right it was difficult news via video! I had been told so many times by staff that I had got it early; was a stage 1 and surgery would fix it. Boy was that wrong! My husband & I did not even know what to say to that doctor. My local oncologist was so much more positive and said let's see how you respond to treatment. He is still encouraging when I questioned the rush to chemo, but better hair loss & bone pain & neuropathy for a while & hopefully another "break" down the line 🙂