Great pathology results

 Just got off the zoom call with Dr Kim from Moffitt. He indicated that NONE of the lymph nodes showed any cancer.  He called this a STAGE 1 cancer, with a good shot of CURING!!!!!!!!!!!!.

He said that I should start chemo after meeting with Dr Hussein on May 8^th.  I should be doing the pill capecitabine (Xeloda).  Which is the one that Hussein had mentioned previously.

He is going to do some DNA testing on the tumor and along with that we have agreed that I would be doing some blood work every 3 months, that will look for potential indicators that would show a potential for the cancer to return.  If the blood work shows positive indicators after the first 3 months, it would indicate that the type of chemo I am on is not working, and at that point we would try something else.  Hopefully, it will be negative, and we will not have to worry.

All in all, I would say this was the optimal results we wanted to hear. 

A)      the surgery got all the cancer

B)      it is cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)

C)      the lymph nodes are fine

D)      I should be able to BEAT this.

I am so grateful for all the support that has been shown to me.  It has lifted my spirits and kept me with a positive attitude.  Now, it looks like I am well on the way to being done with cancer.