Scan Results ~

Okay, so maybe it's because I get my hopes up SO high, that's why I'm not so excited. However, I should be. Thursday I went to see Dr. Hui for the results of my CT & Bone Scans. She said that the CT Scan showed progress that the chemo is definitely working and that the cancer in the lymph nodes has shrunk. However, she said that the Bone Scan was hard to read. She said that good news shows up almost the same as bad news, so it was hard for her to tell if things had improved in my bones :( She said that it almost looks like "hot spots" either way. Although she did resort to the computer to look at my cancer counts which she said has gone down...another good sign. She said that she could determine the results in how my much pain I've been in and so she asked if I'm in more or less pain than when we originally started. Looking back to the first day in her office and how I needed a hand getting up off the table, and how on Thursday I jumped off of her table, we agreed that my pain had minimized. Since I've been trying to walk more (to get healthier), my back had been a little sore lately, but overall, I would agree that it is better than when we first started.

John describes her as being cautiously optimistic. She decided to order more scans in two months. This will put me at the 6 month period with chemotherapy. She said that then she will take the first scans and the 6 month scans and compare them for a true reading, throwing out the ones we just took. She will then determine if we should change my chemo up, or leave it the same (since it seems to be working everywhere else).

So with that being said, I want to jump up and down and shout HURRAY!, but I too want to wait for my celebration to come in two more months when I will know for sure if things are truly moving along in the right direction.

Lastly, she mentioned that she would be speaking with Dr. Bodai to see if he still wanted to do surgery. I was stunned, I thought that surgery was completely out of the question at this point. She said that since my tumor had shrunk, that she wanted to ask his opinion. However, she did say that if he chose to do surgery, that I would probably have to stop chemo for about 3 months, since the Avastin's strong side-effects was that there are problems with bleeding and clotting. Stopping chemo for about 3 months could be bad (in the long run), so there is a lot to consider at this point.

Today I choose to be POSITIVE. I will continue on my journey with the love and support of my family and friends. I will continue to pray and think positive :) In two months I hope that we will be celebrating together in good health!!

Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie

P.S. I won't be using this as a "weight loss" blog. However, I will sometimes give you updates :) Today I weighed-in and my total lost is 8.4 so far!!