I only ask cause I got the results back from my scans and blood work and it appears I made that cancer my little bitch. They have some fancy medical term for no detectable cancer proteins in the blood that starts with D but I forget the term. Basically I dominated it and now it is curled up in a ball in the shower crying to it’s ugly cancer mommy. The Harvard guy says that blood test alone can not definitively tell the difference between partial and full remission. For that they would need to do another bone biopsy. As much as I enjoyed Physicians assistant Jenna drilling into my hip like she’s searching for the next big oil deposit there is no point to it. Partial or total remission calls for the same next steps. At the end of the month I go on a low dose of one of the meds and we coast until the cancer decides to get feisty again. This could be 3 years or 10 years there is really no way to know. In the meantime I get back to normal life. I still have to do monthly infusions of the bone strengthening meds and they test my blood to see if it starts to get off the mat.

In March I go back down to Burlington to get my baby vaccinations. For those of you not keeping up the chemo wipes out all your immunites so I get to have all those shots all over again. I’ve started going back into the office and realized I did not miss the hour plus commute. Turns out I didn’t miss people that much either, just the tasty food and beer they make.

Liz and I are planning a nice vacation down to Nashville in the spring. Might be too soon to get on the germ factory they call airplanes so we are going to rent a convertible and drive. On the plus side that means I can bring a guitar and maybe play a open mic in Nashville. It also means 18 hours driving with the wife and possibly divorce. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

That’s about all I got for now. Looking forward to the SuperBowl and hitting my squares. Just cause the Patriots aren’t in it doesn’t mean I can’t profit from it. I am not sure what I am going to be doing with this blog while I am coasting. Probably less updates and the updates will hopefully have a lot cancer talk. Because, you don’t really waste time talking about enemies you vanquished. You want to hear it again for old times sake don’t you.. Ok fair enough.

One last thing for those of you who come here for the Leroy pics. He does have his own Instagram @leroybrownBoston in case you can’t wait for the next post.

If anyone wants more detailed information or to donate to research for Multiple Myeloma here is a link to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. These are the people who are most likely to find a cure. Don’t worry if they do find a cure I will still post Leroy pics.