Just got my latest round of bloodwork results back and happy to report the two key measures for my leukemia markers, the P210 and P190 both came back “undetectable” again.
It was five years ago when I was skinning a rough old male coyote and I tore my right pec tendon from my arm bone and they had to go in and pin and stitch that sucker back to its proper place. The pre-op bloodwork indicated I had something going on, but surgery got cleared and my follow up bloodwork plus some bone marrow testing showed I had CML. Was put immediately on a 2x a day chemo regimen with quick complete molecular response and results. After three straight years of that chemo and good undetectable results they took me off of chemo last May. Been in treatment free remission ever since.
T-man community has been awesome through this. I will never forget getting a box of cookies from Patrice and Zim through the discretionary fund. I about teared up when I read that card. What other forum in the world does that.
And yes Savell, I said I about teared up but didn’t fully tear up, (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) I’m still a trapper right?
There is no cure and I have to do fairly frequent follow up blood checks but these have moved to every 3 months now instead of monthly. So far am holding my own in treatment free remission.
I tell everyone when they ask about my 3” scar on front of my right shoulder and I tell them that is where the coyote got me. But that coyote also saved my life because it allowed me to catch something sinister very early in its stages and get treatment.
Take care everyone and hope this season and holiday stretch are treating all of you well.
Jim

That's great news.

Talk about the best Christmas Gift a person could ask for....Congrats Jim!

Great news! Merry Christmas.

Gotta be a great feeling! Best Christmas gift ever!

JabNe, glad to hear. I have a good friend that has had leukemia for a long time he’s at the Dr often, but they keep him going. Merry Christmas.

Congrats. Merry Christmas.

Congratulations

very glad to hear , I was talking with my daughter the teacher she was telling me the number of teachers going round the teachers lounge sharing how long their family members have been living with cancer.
it's crazy how many and how long.

my daughter doesn't share with many at work as it is her first year at this school that her mother died of cancer , unlike so many it wasn't years and years , it was 7 moths 4 days from the very first sign of anything wrong
very glad the coyote showed you the cancer and that they are able to get you many more years , it's a crazy family of disease.

Hope you make it to 100!!

Carry on !

Great news.Merry Christmas

weldone God bless

Congratulations from one cancer survivor to another my anniversary for my last treatment day is on Dec 26 , 2017 still cancer free ! Mine wasn't found because of a torn muscle but a lump starting at my jay that went down to my collarbone !

Couldn't ask for a better Christmas present. God Bless you and yours !!!!

Great News !!

I wish you the best and what great news.

Awesome news, sure hope you keep on keepin on.

Happy for you and glad to have you, may you be blessed with many more healthy years

Glad to hear it! Congratulations to you!