Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement po18guy.
I freaked out when I got the news that the most recent SUV reading of 3.5 (after 8 rounds of chemo) was higher than the prior SUV reading of 2.6 (after 6 rounds of chemo)
So far, the readings have been:
1. Initial SUV: 27
2. Post round 4 SUV: 4.2
3. Post round 6 SUV: 2.6
4. Post round 8 SUV: 3.5
To me it makes no sense as I was declared in complete remission after round 6.
I'm confused since I was expecting an SUV value less than 2.6.
Can a DLBCL tumor become resistant to chemotherapy during R-EPOCH-DA and grow after showing a really good initial response and shrinking down dramatically during rounds 1-6?