Fall quarter ended, and PET checkup

We had beautiful fall this year in Seattle! 

There were few moments in the past few months that I thought and planned about writing a post on my Angie's notes on Hodgkin's lymphoma blog. I failed miserably, and as my excuse, I was drowning in the turmoil of school work and research. Although it was one of the busiest quarter I have ever experienced, it was the most worthwhile one. I felt involved, fulfilled, and accomplished. I also had a very healthy and regular lifestyle; I went to sleep by 10~11pm, and woke up by 6:30am nearly everyday. If I had understood how efficient I can be with such lifestyle, I would have practiced it when I was an undergrad.

Since I began taking hormone medicine, I had been feeling really well. I still do get tired easier than average person, but I have been able to go to school and do well :) I did experience some stomach discomfort, but it's hard to say whether this is a side effects of the medication or just simply stress from school.

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Anyhow, I'm back in Japan now, and I went to get PET scan last week. Today I had an appointment with my doctor in Tsukuba University to hear the result. The test results were negative (hurrah!), and I will not be seeing him until next summer or so.

My doctor said that he normally lets his patients go with no further scheduling if not further cancer cell growth is observed for 5 years.