Half way there ...

... so yesterday so me take chemo number 3, that's half way! As usual it all went well, no hiccups and once again some good news. I have not shared with you all the aims of this chemo, so here we go. When I had my scan it identified that I had some new growthj on my liver from exixsting tumours and also a couple of new lymph nodes had shown some signs we needed to get on top of. Therefore this round of chemo is targeting those areas alone. These cannot be tested by blood tests, only by scans. Hopefully my next scan in a couple of weeks will show that the chemo is working and these are getting smaller. Alongside this treatment, my PSA levels had shown signs of going up again from my low of 0.68, this had risen to 2.78 3 weeks ago. This is still relatively low, but of course represents a rise which was escalating. I have been on some additional tablets for the last 3 weeks and the good news yesterday was that my PSA had dropped by more than 50% to 1.3. So thjats good news.

Now Christmas was a quite low key and quiet, and we looked forward to New Years eve where we were spending some time with friends. However, I was very tired after Christmas, so Sarah took the kids, and I went to bed at 9pm! The dog came and joined me at midnight, even though she is not allowed upstairs as she hates fireworks and we had a lot going off. Then she set off again as Sarah returned home, and we had a small amount of family time together. Thanks everyone for all your kind wishes, cards and thoughts over Christmas, we really appreciate it

Then on New Years Day we have went out to Sian and Dee's for a lovely roast dinner, and spent most of the post dinner time talking to the police as it seems we saw an armed robber leaving the scene of the crime. I thought he was a bit suspicious as he came through the church but Sarah thought he was the husband of someone at the church. Either way we put it to the back of our minds, at least untill the po;ice arrived. Then of course it was time to rack the old chemo brain to remeber exactly what we saw LOL . So Ross look forward to speaking to you soon!

A few posts I put some lyrics up, and I have some more to put up today, the ;ast couple of verses and chorus from Bon Jovi's Livin on a Prayer


We've got to hold on to what we've got
'Cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

Whooah, we're half way there
Livin on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin on a prayer

We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got
Whooah, we're half way there
Livin on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin on a prayer