As I was feeling myself up today (just my neck, people), I noticed...the bump that I had behind my ear is GONE. Adios, hasta la vista, boo bye. My lump on the right side, above my clavicle...GONE. My mass of lumps in the left supraclavicular area...so much more significantly smaller. IT WORKS!!!!! How happy am I?? :) :) :) :). I hadn't felt my neck for a few days, and the one bump I had behind my ear was still there for certain this weekend. Today, I seriously can't even feel a trace of it!

What's not working...are my finger tips. They are more numb than last week, especially my thumb, fore finger and middle finger, on the pads. Today I have more tingling than numbness, so I think feeling is trying to return. I hope so. I called Dr Shah yesterday to tell her about the numbness, and she said if it doesn't go away or reduce, they will have to hold one of the chemo drugs, the Vincristine. She doesn't want any permanent damage to my nerves, which I appreciate, but I also don't want the chemo to be less effective. She said they do clinical trials without certain drugs, and the trials still work, but it can also be less effective. It may just take a reduced dose, too, since they base it on height and weight (maybe they gave me enough for a 300 lb football player. I am a bit hefty). So, we'll see. All I know is what they did just after ONE chemo treatment is working! Let's hope this numbness reduces so I can get it all done again like before.

My hair is starting to come out, too :-/. Just strands 4-5 at a time, when I run my fingers through it, but it's starting. Maybe I'll just thin out. Either way, I need to get hat shopping soon.

Anyways, I thought you all would like to hear that bit of good news :). I'm very very happy about this today. :)