The results

Yesterday's visit with my oncologist brought good news and some concerns.....
He read me the results....they went something like this......

"They saw limited activity in your Right Mammory Lymph Node and in some other areas under your right implant on the PET Scan. And there were no changes in the nodes in your lungs, I don't think you have Cancer - But.....I have been wrong before.  So we are going to have you get an ultrasound mammogram and then take another look in 3 months..."

I responded with....."I'm confused! What happened to the Mammory Lymph Node on the LEFT? The one that was enlarged and noted on the CT Scan?"

He looked at both reports and turned to me and said....."your right!"

And then I said...."The CT Scan stated that the Nodules had multiplied and grown in size and the PET Scan says there is no change?  Which test do we trust?"

He looked again and compared the results again and said "You are right!"

So here we are sitting there staring at each other................crazy silence!

He said...."OK...I will get with BOTH of these radiologists together a figure this out...."  In the meantime we need to get your ultrasound done and get you scheduled for an open lung biopsy.  If these nodules are multiplying and getting larger we need to see what they are and the best way to do that is to take a bit out of one."

I completely agreed.......then I came home and looked up "Open Lung Biopsy" and thought.....Oh my!!!  What have I signed up for?  I thought they would just do like a liver biopsy - needle aspiration.  Nope.....not the case!

Even though there are more test, more waiting for results, hoping they are right....I am still able to take a break from my treatments, well most of them.  I still have to take the Nupogen Treatment because even though I have been off ALL treatment for more than two weeks - my WBC are still at 1.7 (normal is 4) All other blood test levels are moving closer to normal......physically I feel GREAT!

Doing the best to keep good thoughts and a motivated attitude!