I just returned from Eric's appointment to review his PET-CT scan, and am so glad to tell everyone that there is no evidence of his once rampant tumors! All his abdominal organs are back to normal size and appear to be free of disease. Although we are celebrating this news, we still have to wait for a bone marrow biopsy to see if the cancer is completely gone. The biopsy will be on June 16th.
What now? If the biopsy comes back negative (free of disease), he will start his Rituxan maintenance therapy which consists of getting 4 doses (one each week) of Rituxan every 6 months for 2 years. He will also get blood work and PET scans every 3 moths to check for new growth. If the biopsy comes back positive, he will need a bone marrow transplant.
We are so happy to share this good news and know the Lord has answered prayers. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders today and it is a good feeling! Thanks to everyone who has expressed concern and love for our family during these difficult months. We feel so blessed to have such caring friends and family who were praying for us - thank you!
Bring on the chocolate cake...it's time to celebrate!
31 comments:
Oh my Gosh Megan!!!!! WoooHOOOOOO!!!!! That is so amazing and wonderful and miraculous!! What a tremendous blessing. A blessing without compare!! I have been hoping and praying that your family will have many more happy years to come. I will continue to pray for Eric's health and recovery and I hope that the bone marrow test comes back normal.
Oh my gosh, I am so happy for you guys!
I am so glad to be finally crying happy tears for you guys! I was thinking about you guys all day yesterday and I could not be happier!!!!! I feel so relieved and I can only imagine how you both must feel.
p.s. Missy's wedding was great. She looked beautiful and they both looked very happy. I'll post a picture on my blog soon.
YAY for Eric!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd use more exclamation marks, but you get the point!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YIPPEE!!! I am in tears! That is awesome news Megan! I am so happy for you guys! What a huge blessing! We of course will continue to pray that the other tests come back with great results as well. Wow, that is just so wonderful! Way to go Eric!!
Fantastic news! We will say a special prayer of thanks today &
of course your family will remain in our prayers.
Love, Aunt Jan
That's great news! Erika has been filling me in but I just wanted to let you know you have been in our prayers! So happy to hear such happy news! Continued wishes for a full recovery and normal bone marrow results . . .
YEAH! I am so happy for you guys. We will continue to pray for you. Love ya lots.
Happy news! We are so thankful!
Tears of joy today! We are so happy and grateful! We are so happy for your family! We'll continue to pray :)
YEAH!!! That's what i wanted to hear!!I bet you are ecstatic. I hope you celebrate and celebrate and celebrate!!!
So glad to hear this news! Will we be seeing you guys at Ina's wedding? :)
YES!!! We are so happy for you guys and this news! We will continue our prayers for more great news and have a blast celebrating!!
I am SOOO happy!!! I have been nervous all day. I checked your blog earlier and no news at that point...I can't express how happy I am!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOHOOO! That is great news! Enjoy the chocolate cake and we will keep praying for the next test!
Fabulous News!
Morans
That is SUCH great news! I wish I could celebrate with you guys. Especially if you are having chocolate cake! I'll keep you in my prayers for good results on the 16th! I am so happy for you!
Oh Yeah, we've been waiting for this news for your family! :o)
Dear Megan and Eric, We are so happy to hear the good news!!! We will also give thanks and pray for all to be clear on the 16th. Lots and lots of love, Uncle Garry and Aunt Lynette
What wonderful news! We will be praying that the bone marrow test comes back negative! I am so happy for you. We love you guys!
I am soooo excited to hear this news! Time for yet another cancer trashing celebration! My kids have even been praying for you also. We will continue to do so for his next test too. We're with you all the way.... even from far away! (:
We are sooooooo happy for you guys and are crossing our fingers the pet scan. You guys are amazing. We love you guys and we are hoping for the best.
We are so excited to learn of this awesome news!!!
We will continue to pray for your family. Way to go Eric!!!
I am crying tears of joy, and it feels good! The Lord is good, and it is wonderful to have all of the prayers for Eric answered. We will continue to pray that the bone marrow results are normal as well. You guys should be celebrating, it has been a long road. We love you guys!
So glad that the news was good news! Heavenly Father knows you and is definitely watching out for you!
oh this is such fantastic news! i am SO SO HAPPY! I've been hearing of some pretty incredible miraculous recoveries from lymphoma lately and i've been praying that it would happen for you guys too. we'll keep praying for you guys, this is so great!
THANK GOD!
We cannot tell you how happy we are. Hopefully this is it. We have no doubt that the positive energy that is running in your family can make the impossible possible.
Love you guys and cannot wait to see you...
Mahmoud & Svetlana
Hooray!! So glad to see some happy news for your family!!
That is awesome news. We are so happy for your family.
So excited for your family!!! You remain in our thoughts & prayers.
Wow - you did it! you guys did it and we are happy for you!!! Eric is so amazing for being so strong and you are so fabulous to being the #1 wife of america!!!!! we love you! i found a picture of you and i when my little mikey was just born - remember you brought me lunch? i still love you for that...love to you and your sweet eric!
Thank heavens! We are ecstatic about this news and so relieved that Eric is getting better. We'll keep praying for the bone marrow biopsy to come out clean as well. Your family is amazing. Maybe this means we can come and see you guys!!!! Still praying....Love, The Greens
Hey, just checking your blog every day... throw us a bone here. (no pun intended)
-Ryan
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