Scan results came in. Great news!

It had been 2 weeks since I became aware that I would not be clean from this disease. So I felt rather numb and let my wife do the talking. The doctor was satisfied with the results as all grey areas indicating tumours had reduced in size.
Afterwards we had a nice lunch of sashimi, from next door Tsukiji fish market.

After the 7th infusion, I went home in a great mood and translated the report. I found to my surprise that melanoma had metastasized into several organs beside the bones. I had not been aware of that.....

CT-Scan of Aug 09, 2017 compared with the result of the Oct 30 2017 inspection.

• Nose/sinus: Soft shadow is recognised in the surgery scars. 
• Brain: The tumour found in the right cerebral bridge artery has shrunk from the previous time. 
• Liver: Low absorption nodules found in the left lobe of the liver are unclear compared to the previous scan. (progress cannot be observed) 
• Kidney & spleen: Metastatic lesions of the left adrenal nodule and the retroperitoneal cavity of the dorsal side of the spleen are shrinking from the previous time. 
• Gall bladder: There are numerous deep nodules in the gall bladder cavity. There is a possibility of metastasis shrinking from last time. 
• Bones: Multiple metastasis found in bones of the whole body is slightly osteoclastic change progressing from the last time. (osteoclastic activity = repair activity in the bones)
• Lymph: No significant swollen lymph node in the neck and chest. 
• Lung: No pulmonary metastasis. No pleural effusion. (Water outside lungs) 
• Abdomen: No significant swollen lymph nodes in the abdomen. No ascites. (accumulation of fluids in abdomen)

Brain, Liver, Left Kidney, Spleen, Gall bladder and bones: spine, upper arms, upper legs, ribs and hips. Quite a Christmas tree....

Nothing can get me down, and I will undergo the second set of 6 infusions. End January the next scan and then I hope it will all have shrunk even further. Hope, Love and a newfound purpose in life pulls me through. No more tunnel with some light at the end, no, light is now all around!