Now that you know where I've been.  Here is a quick update on my actual health.

I am in what we consider the "surveillance phase".  They are watching me closely and I am taking Lynparza twice a day, which is a PARP inhibitor and relatively new for Ovarian cancer treatment.  It is essentially a chemo pill and I am thankful because I feel like I am still fighting this ugly disease through medication daily.  I will mention that this was developed for breast cancer and a dear friend of mine was patient 27 on the trial out of MD Anderson, they realized it was also effective for tumors with HRD, which my pathology report confirmed.  I say that because they are making advancements every day and donations and walks and awareness all matter, so keep it up!  I am also getting an Avastin infusion every 3 weeks through my port.  The biggest side effects I have are every day joint pain and stiffness, as well as some fatigue.

My CA-125 count has also held steady around 7 or 8.  It can never go to zero so 5 is essentially the lowest it can go.  It was 446 the day I week I was diagnosed so that is incredibly positive.  They will continue to watch that number as I get my bloodwork done every 3 weeks before my Avastin infusions.  If it doubles 2x then they will order another scan but so far, so good.

I had a new PET scan last week and Dr. Yap is very happy with the progress I continue to make.  I still have two small lesions (liver and behind where my uterus was) but they both continue to shrink and dim on the scan results, which is great news.  I am on the right track to one day hear those sweet sweet words of "No Evidence of Disease".

That is all for now!  I'll continue to share any noteworthy updates going forward.

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