Post Op Check Up

[Nikki Wegman]

About a week ago on 10/6 I went in to see my Doc for my Post Op/Post PT check up. They took a few new Xrays and measured the angles my thumb can bend to now. After a few trys my Xrays came turned out well (the tech said they seem too dark because of the loss of bone density in my hand so I always have to get them redone) my doc checked them out and said everything looks great, no signs of regrowth and my bone graft fused well. At my last appointment he mentioned to bring a flash drive to the next visit, he showed us the photos in his office and by the way some of the photos of my hand looked before they excised the tumor I couldnt believe it. They to make it look seemed so much bigger than it did the way I remember it. He said to follow up with an MRI in 6 months and then hopefully I can move on to an MRI every Year and then every 5 years after that. About Mid April I will find out if Ive been able to make it a whole year tumor free... I'm looking forward to the two year tumor free milestone so much I think I might plan a "Still in remission" party. I still get a little sad about it from time to time but I try not to let the people close to me see that because If I show that I worry or that im sad about it they will be worried and sad also and I do not want to see the people around me stress... I just want to stay strong and keep telling myself I'm not going to let this beat me!