For those of you who recall last year at this time, I was recoving from surgery, after having a kidney removed with a very large cancerous tumor.

Well, have just in the last couple of weeks gone thru all the one year tests, blood work, CT scan, chest X-ray, etc. Saw my Doctor about an hour ago, and he said that the chest X-ray is clear, the CT scan is perfect, blood work is all normal and my remaining kidney has taken over and is functioning as two. Sigh of relief! I think I was more nervous about this one year check up, than I was at six months, guess just because it seems like a milestone.

He is confident enough that he said I don't need to come back for a year. Only thing he told me was not to go on a diet like Atkins, South Beach, Zone, etc - too much protein can really stress the remaining kidney, so to just drink plenty of water and fluids (ahhhh wine) and eat a balanced diet and all should be fine.

Anyway, just wanted to share this good news with all of you....so many of you were so supportive and caring last year. LCT is such a great group of people, I am grateful for all your love, prayers and concern, and feel so blessed to have all that wonderful positive energy from people I haven't even met yet for the most part. Thank you all of you! :) :) :lct:

Now I can concentrate on daughter Laura and the arrival of Grandbaby #5 coming up in about 5-6 weeks!!!

Fantastic news! Thanks for sharing the great report with us. Cheers, Anne

Joann,

I hope you and Frank have a nice glass or two (or three or four)of wine tonight :D . We are so pleased to hear your wonderful news. Another friend had a six month report that was "all clear" this week!

Cheers, Pam

Congratulations Joanne! Such a relief to you and your family!

That's not good news, that's terrific news!! I am so happy for you! :hug:

JoAnn, this is the BEST news ever! I'm so happy for you. Tonight Tom and I will toast you (just to make sure our kidneys get plenty of liquid too!!)

Congratulations on a huge milestone!

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Cheers, Pam

Fantastic news.
Thank you for telling us.
:app: :app: :app:

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And yes Marcie - please do make sure that you liquify your kidneys, thats really important!! I plan to have some wine myself tonight!!

Thanks everyone for celebrating with me!

Hooray - a Bottle of Pinot Grigio is on order!
And as for Laura, Tell her to be patient. Babies need to be "cooked" to the required 40 weeks (well, 38 is okay)

So happy for you JoAnn!!!

What happy news to start the day!! Congratulations JoAnn.

Wonderful news, JoAnn! So happy for you! - :)Michele

JoAnn that is wonderful news and thanks for sharing it with us!

That is Terrific News!! :app:

I too will raise a glass tonight in your honor! Congratulations!

That is wonderful, JoAnn! I for one sure do take my health for granted, yet it's the single-most important thing in life.

Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of another grandchild! MORE good news!!!

Great News!!! This should make everyones day perfect. Enjoy your evening together :woh:

Doris

Fantastic news, JoAnn! You have made my day. There will be lots of LCT glasses raised to you tonight, I bet, all around the country. Thanks for sharing the good news.

JoAnn,

FANTASTIC news! A toast will be made for your continued good health! You have lots of LCT friends who have been pulling for you for some time now! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

Absolutely Fantastic. I am so happy for you

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JoAnn, that's absolutely incredible news!

Wonderful news! Especially great to hear good news from LCTers!

Good news for a good person! :app:

Joanne, so happy for you!

Great news, Joanne. Enjoy your celebrating tonight! So happy for you.

Congratulations, JoAnn! Good going!

Masaki

I think it's great news too. Stay well, JoAnn.

Trish

Thanks again to all of you wonderful LCT'ers for sharing my good news and raising your toasts! You'all are a super group of people and I hope someday to meet every one of you on a cruise - given enough cruises, time and money!!! At least on MUSH I'll get to meet a lot of you, so that will narrow the field a bit!! And we met some on WINE last year.

Kristin's comment was right on, I think we all tend to take our good health for granted - I know I did and I'm still floored that this was even discovered, not to mention in time, since I did not have a single symptom to speak of, and if my PMC physician hadn't pursued his hunch that something wasn't right with my normal urine tests, who knows where I'd be right now, and as posted on a new thread this morning, the importance of regular check ups, and when we get to that "over the hill 50" regular other things, mammograms, colonoscopys, etc can't be stressed enough.

Anyway.........again thanks for being such wonderful friends! :app: :app: :hug:

We're all so happy for you JoAnn. Good health is something we do take for granted. Never had a colonoscopy but my Dr. wants me too. I told him..."nah, but ask me again in a year". Maybe I should reconsider!

Sorry a few days late in saying HIP HIP HOORAY!
Fantastic news JoAnn

I'm late, too. Glad to hear the good news, JoAnn!

JoAnn,
How refreshing to hear such wonderful news! And at such a wonderful time (celebration of impending new life!). I am very happy for you. Boy, I hope to meet some of you some day! I'm always looking for an excuse to pack a bag!
Peggy
:)

It is wonderful to read this great news!!

i love to read good news like this. And congrats on the new arrival about to make its debut.

Dear JoAnn, congratulations on your wonderful news! I'm sure that your positive attitude has helped contribute to your good results. What an exciting time, with this good news and the new grandbaby on the way. Enjoy!

Dena