2017 update...

WOW....what a year....my "new" job is going great....i opened our first independent location for my martial arts school (Oct 2016) -- no more shared space -- no more hauling gear in, setting up before classes and then packing up, hauling gear out each week. it is nice BUT takes a BUNCH more time to clear and ensure the space is ready for classes.

following the revised treatment plan, the labs/blood work were fine. again NO CT scan this year. everything looked great. so great in fact, that we discussed how to proceed. the recurrence rate for my type of cancer is very low after 5 years cancer free. it is dramatically lower at 10 years out from treatment. this year marks 12 years cancer free. SOOOOOOO, there is a new plan = annual standard bloodwork will continue, BUT that is all. no more annual dr visits. a visit or scan can be scheduled IF needed due to other symptoms or concerns necessitate one.

ps -- i have not yet put together any sort of 10 year "i'm not dead yet" celebration. maybe i will be able to fit that into 2018 somewhere/sometime....or maybe i will just wait until 2020 when it will be 15  years.

2016 update...

i apologize for the delay in posting...it has been a hectic year with getting settled into my "new" job (October 2015).

the labs/blood work were fine. NO CT scan this year. everything looked great, so we will continue with this new plan -- once-a-year dr. visits with my standard bloodwork BUT still minus CT scans. scans will only happen if/when needed due to other symptoms or concerns necessitate one.

i have not yet put together any sort of 10 year "i'm not dead yet" celebration. maybe i will be able to fit that into 2017 somewhere/sometime.....(not likely)