Last week (Thursday) I went in for my first set of scans. My oncologist schedules these scans after every 2 months of chemo to see how the treatments are affecting the cancerous cells. The scans took probably a matter of 3-4 hours. I took both a PET scan and a CT scan. Again, the PET scan consists of a glucose matter injected into my system which then travels the the cancerous areas of my body and are highlighted on the scan. The CT scan is just a quick process that detects enlarged or swollen areas of the body.
Didn't think I was going to get results back until my next round of treatments when I meet with my Oncologist, but I received a call from my Doctors nurse the following day (Friday) with results. I was told that both scans showed "significant improvement" on the nodes in my chest!!! They also showed no signs of cancer or swollen nodes in the neck!! Now, personally I have a feeling the nurse may have misinterpreted the results because I can't believe that the nodes in my neck are gone already, I'll make sure to verify this when I meet with Dr Kindwall-Keller this Thursday. Either way, it was a great relief. I catch myself continually asking "is this working?" Its just great to know that the rough days are worth it
Hope everyone's enjoying the summer so far!
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That's great news! I hope everything continues to go well.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear Mike! We are all thinking about you! Went to the Indians game Friday night and thought about you fo sho! They won too, just like I know you will! Your friend,
ReplyDeleteCourtney