I went in for CT scans this past Friday and I am pleased to report that these came back clear, with encouraging summary details:

No metastases or adenopathy in the abdomen or pelvis.

No evidence of metastatic disease in the chest.

I am pretty sure this means that I have now officially joined the NED club, but I’ll confirm that on Thursday when I meet with the Fred Hutch team for check-in appointments.

My CEA was also checked on Friday; that has also come down, which is a good thing. My latest CEA count is 3.2, down from 6.7 last May (checked right before I started radiation).

This is the first of my post-treatment scans, which will continue I believe over the next five years — I think every 4 months to start, and then they will get less frequent with successive clear scans.

All around great news!