Thursday, November 26, 2020

Remission, 2020

 "NED stands for 'no evidence of disease.' People in my online support group said 'Dancing with NED' when a scan showed that the lymphoma was all gone." (https://lymphomanewstoday.com/2019/04/12/slow-growing-cancer/#:~:text=NED%20stands%20for%20%E2%80%9Cno%20evidence,the%20lymphoma%20was%20all%20gone.)

So I guess I am dancing with NED. In times of Covid19,  some dancing is better than no dancing!

I asked my oncologist, a young pretty Indian-American woman, if I have increased vulnerability to contracting Covid19 (who I saw on September 22nd).  I am not sure but I think she said a little. She didn't make me worry. But she does recommend I get another CT scan next year. It will have been 4 or 5 years since the last one. There are no problems, no enlarged lymph nodes, but an occasional scan is reasonable.  I am to report an increase in night sweats, lumps, etc.

I feel bad that I don't remember the specifics!