Hey Fatso

O.K. I thought that would get your attention! I DON'T HAVE CANCER AGAIN! MY SPINAL TAP CAME BACK NEGATIVE..............NO LYMPHOMA CELLS ARE PRESENT!

Went to the Med Center today to see my neurologist. She is incredible by the way. Any who....she is incredibly happy with my progress. Guess what??? I have reflexes in my knees again. Big ones! Healthy ones! Are you kidding me? I told her that I actually had an itch on my foot the other day. She was ecstatic. She looked at the Med Students and told them that was a good thing, a great thing. "When you think you have lost feeling forever, to have an itch is incredible." I believe those were her words.

I told her how frustrated I was that it has taken a week to get my spinal tap results back. She wasn't too happy. Neither was Dr. Vose apparently. Without all the details, suffice it to say, I received a call at 4:45 p.m. today to say that my spinal tap was negative. I am still cancer free......I AM STILL CANCER FREE! What an incredibly long and difficult week it has been waiting to hear that.

Now for some other good news....O.K. remember the jack ball that mentioned my "weight gain." Well obviously I am going to gain weight after what I have been through. It just shouldn't be at such a fast rate. 2 things are wrong there: 1) The meds my Gynocologist put me on are one thing causing the weight gain. 2) My thyroid needs to be tested. Apparently the amount of chemo I had can play havoc on your thyroid.

The last thing I want is to be fat again. Well, I will never be stick thin, but I was very happy with where I was at. I knew I would gain some weight, but I am not willing to go back to where I was. It just won't happen. I couldn't figure out why it was happening because I don't eat enough to put on the weight like I have. Yes, my metabolism is screwed up. Yes, I am recovering from trauma. No, it is not me being a pig. The meds and possibly my thyroid are contributing factors. They can be fixed, so all is well.

I will leave you with another quote from that wonderful movie.....

"Extraordinary things happen to extraordinary people. What is chosen for you in life could be your destiny!"

Be no means am I saying I am extraordinary. What I do think though is a big thing happened to me in my life and it was for a reason. I may not know what that reason is today, but I will find out the reason someday. I believe my destiny is to help someone. How I will do that is yet to be determined.

I love you all!
Amy