Good to go?

So far, I'm in unless I hear something back from MSKCC today.

Dr. K called me this morning "in a quandry" because my hCG level was higher on Friday -- up to 12. According to Lab Corp, I should be four weeks pregnant. I assured her that unless this was another immaculate conception and Christmas was going to happen all over again, being pregnant is impossible. She told me she would pass that information on and someone would call only if I were not going to start the trial tomorrow. I would write that we are good to go, but I won't believe it until the IV is hooked up to my port.

According to my research, there are other cancers that can cause that level to be high, but 12 is not high. 10,000 is high. Dr. K told me the level was too low to be of any concern about any other cancer. Since I actually read that from other sources, I believe her. If I hadn't read it elsewhere, I'm not sure I would take her at her word. BTW, the urine test showed I was not pregnant, but they go by the blood marker, not the urine test. (Then why do it???)

On a brighter note, I got a lot done during my four days at home. I baked two batches of cookies, made split pea soup, finished up my shopping, finished decorating (except for the tree, but I've made a good start), purchased and sent out the rest of my cards, and started wrapping. I'm hopeful that I will feel well enough following treatment that I will be able to work on the tree for a bit each evening. We'll see how that goes.

So, with any luck my next post will be about how the treatment went. Keep your fingers crossed!