Watch and Sweat (wait) #20

 Another 'all clear' on today's checkup,which is great news!

I am actually starting to believe that this time is different because of the radiation and chemo therapies following surgery. Eight and a half years and still tumour-free. YEEE HAAA!!!

OLIGO SCORE CARD
Birthday:	7/8/54
Event	Date		Tumour-free years
First diagnosed after craniotomy #1	1/11/93		39
First recurrance and Craniotomy #2	1/11/06		13
MRI showing signs of progression	1-Jan-09		2.2
Second Recurrance and Craniotomy #3	29-May-09		2.2
Completed Radiation Therapy	28-Aug-09		0.2
Started Chemotherapy with Temozolomide	12-Apr-10		0.8
Completed 12 mth chemotherapy	1-Apr-11		1.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #1	22-Aug-12		3.2
Watch and Sweat(wait) #2	24-Oct-12		3.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #3	29-Jan-13		3.7
Watch and Sweat(wait) #4	27-May-13		3.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #5	3-Sep-13		4.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #6	3-Dec-13		4.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #7	4-Mar-14		4.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #8	3-Jun-14		5.0
Watch and Sweat(wait) #9	2-Sep-14		5.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #10	9-Dec-14		5.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #11	20-Apr-15		5.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #12	20-Jul-15		6.1
Watch and Sweat(wait) #13	29-Oct-15		6.4
Watch and Sweat(wait) #14	21-Jan-16		6.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #15	12-May-16		6.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #16	5-Sep-16		7.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #17	10-Jan-17		7.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #18	9-May-17		7.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #19	5-Sep-17		8.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #20	12-Dec-17		8.5

Watch and Sweat(wait) #19 - All clear and now tumour-free for over eight years! Phew

The latest MRI checkup today came up clear again. As shown below, that makes it over eight years Tumour-free, so I'm traveling pretty well.

OLIGO SCORE CARD
Birthday:	7/8/54
Event	Date		Tumour-free years
First diagnosed after craniotomy #1	1/11/93		39
First recurrance and Craniotomy #2	1/11/06		13
MRI showing signs of progression	1-Jan-09		2.2
Second Recurrance and Craniotomy #3	29-May-09		2.2
Completed Radiation Therapy	28-Aug-09		0.2
Started Chemotherapy with Temozolomide	12-Apr-10		0.8
Completed 12 mth chemotherapy	1-Apr-11		1.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #1	22-Aug-12		3.2
Watch and Sweat(wait) #2	24-Oct-12		3.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #3	29-Jan-13		3.7
Watch and Sweat(wait) #4	27-May-13		3.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #5	3-Sep-13		4.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #6	3-Dec-13		4.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #7	4-Mar-14		4.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #8	3-Jun-14		5.0
Watch and Sweat(wait) #9	2-Sep-14		5.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #10	9-Dec-14		5.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #11	20-Apr-15		5.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #12	20-Jul-15		6.1
Watch and Sweat(wait) #13	29-Oct-15		6.4
Watch and Sweat(wait) #14	21-Jan-16		6.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #15	12-May-16		6.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #16	5-Sep-16		7.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #17	10-Jan-17		7.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #18	9-May-17		7.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #19	5-Sep-17		8.3

Return to Flinders Peak

All photos by Kev McCloskey - click on photos to enlarge

Making our way up Flinders Peak

Kev in foreground and me behind

An interesting little section that required some scrambling skills

Reaching the Summit

I recently returned to Flinders Peak for a day-walk in the bush with good mate Kev McCloskey and a couple of other friends of Kev. This was the first walk I did after my last operation in 2009 and featured in an older post on this blog in 2009 titled Flinders Peak - First mountain since surgery…

I must say that I felt pretty sluggish up and down the steep sections and getting over the rocks. Whether that’s due to old age, lack of fitness, the extra 8Kg I’m carrying on my belly, or all of the above I’m not sure. It’s probably the latter. Anyway, it was still great to get outdoors and push myself a bit harder than normal with good company.

Watch and Sweat(Wait) #18 Still clear

Today's four-monthly checkup shows everything is still fine upstairs. Phew!

That makes it 7.9 years tumour-free, but I'm trying not to get too blasé about these checkups because past experience tells me it can pop up again regardless of how long I have been tumour-free.

OLIGO SCORE CARD
Event	Date		Tumour-free years
First diagnosed after craniotomy #1	1/11/93		39
First recurrance and Craniotomy #2	1/11/06		13
MRI showing signs of progression	1-Jan-09		2.2
Second Recurrance and Craniotomy #3	29-May-09		2.2
Completed Radiation Therapy	28-Aug-09		0.2
Started Chemotherapy with Temozolomide	12-Apr-10		0.8
Completed 12 mth chemotherapy	1-Apr-11		1.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #1	22-Aug-12		3.2
Watch and Sweat(wait) #2	24-Oct-12		3.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #3	29-Jan-13		3.7
Watch and Sweat(wait) #4	27-May-13		3.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #5	3-Sep-13		4.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #6	3-Dec-13		4.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #7	4-Mar-14		4.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #8	3-Jun-14		5.0
Watch and Sweat(wait) #9	2-Sep-14		5.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #10	9-Dec-14		5.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #11	20-Apr-15		5.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #12	20-Jul-15		6.1
Watch and Sweat(wait) #13	29-Oct-15		6.4
Watch and Sweat(wait) #14	21-Jan-16		6.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #15	12-May-16		6.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #16	5-Sep-16		7.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #17	10-Jan-17		7.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #18	9-May-17		7.9

Watch and Sweat(Wait) # 17 - another "All Clear"

Another Four-Month checkup came up clear today. I am finally feeling that with the Radiation and Chemo therapies after the surgery this time, we have got this thing under control. If I can get another 13 years tumour-free as I did after the initial operation, I'll be happy with that!

OLIGO SCORE CARD
Event	Date		Tumour-free years
First diagnosed after craniotomy #1	1/11/93		39
First recurrance and Craniotomy #2	1/11/06		13
MRI showing signs of progression	1-Jan-09		2.2
Second Recurrance and Craniotomy #3	29-May-09		2.2
Completed Radiation Therapy	28-Aug-09		0.2
Started Chemotherapy with Temozolomide	12-Apr-10		0.8
Completed 12 mth chemotherapy	1-Apr-11		1.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #1	22-Aug-12		3.2
Watch and Sweat(wait) #2	24-Oct-12		3.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #3	29-Jan-13		3.7
Watch and Sweat(wait) #4	27-May-13		3.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #5	3-Sep-13		4.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #6	3-Dec-13		4.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #7	4-Mar-14		4.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #8	3-Jun-14		5.0
Watch and Sweat(wait) #9	2-Sep-14		5.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #10	9-Dec-14		5.5
Watch and Sweat(wait) #11	20-Apr-15		5.8
Watch and Sweat(wait) #12	20-Jul-15		6.1
Watch and Sweat(wait) #13	29-Oct-15		6.4
Watch and Sweat(wait) #14	21-Jan-16		6.6
Watch and Sweat(wait) #15	12-May-16		6.9
Watch and Sweat(wait) #16	5-Sep-16		7.3
Watch and Sweat(wait) #17	10-Jan-17		7.6