Met with oncologist yesterday.
I’ve made it one full year now off of chemo and still undetectable results in bloodwork. He’s moving me now to checking blood every three months and only seeing him every 6 months, unless this crap sneaks back.
One full year in treatment free remission. Wow. He told me the odds of not going back on vastly improve iif I make it this far.

It was in fall of 2020 that I tore my pec tendon off my right arm when skinning a tough old dog coyote. I had to have it pinned and stitched back on and it was a long recovery. But my pre op bloodwork showed I had elevated white blood cells. Went back two months after surgery and my white blood cell count had doubled again. More tests and after a bone marrow biopsy (that hurt like (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman)) I was positive for chronic myeloid leukemia. Since I was in really good shape from running a lot of half and full marathons up to that point, they put me on a tougher chemo regimen 2x daily. I took that crap every 12 hours, 5:00am and 5;00pm and could never miss. Had immediate success on it and kept taking that for three straight years. My bloodwork was consistently undetectable while on it and so there was enough studies out there that showed patients had about a 50/50 chance of holding their own when going off the chemo. They checked my heart often while on it to make sure I could withstand the side effects of that med.

I never quit trapping through all of that. (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) that coyote saved my life and helped me catch this leukemia early before it had a chance to advance to an acute or blast phase. Once you advance to those phases it can be hard to go back to chronic stage.

Patrice and Zim sent me an awesome cookie care package.

Thank you Tman for all the prayers and support. I’m a lucky guy and lucky to be part of this awesome forum and trapping community.

Jim

Great news. You are an inspiration to others.

Awesome!

I am glad you are doing well.

Mac

Good morning, So glad your doing ok and still with us. Take care, Ed .

Great news!

That's awesome news.

MAN THIS IS GREAT,

I did not know about this prior to now. Sounds like you're kicking it in the butt. Keep doing that! You got this!!

Great news keep fighting!

That is great news!

I can't imagine how rugged you have to be to tough out three years of aggressive chemo and still keep trapping.

It sounds like it's paying off what with the great news you just shared with us.

prayers for continued recovery!!

Outstanding news Jim, and we wish you the best!

Zim

Great news!

Good to hear, keep enjoying life.!!!

That's good news! Just keep on doing what your doing. Good Lord willing you'll be killing coyotes for many years to come.

Glad to hear it for ya.

x2

Crazy what the “cure” does to you too. Was about 165 on chemo. When I went off I shot up to 185 and have held flat there since. About where I was before I went on it.
Even have hair back on my arms and legs again now. Boys thought I looked like some shaved swimmer when I was on that crap. Threw up a lot and couldn’t eat much. Got my appetite back now.
Jim