My 2nd Pet scan came back clear! Well, I have a lymph node on the right that is lighting up, probably due to infection (my breast wound from the reconstruction surgery.) And there is another big cyst in the pelvis, which we've narrowed down to ovulatory cysts. So overall, no cancer! I am still having back pain that comes and goes, some days being worse than others. Dr. Khoury ordered a medrol dose pack and an Xray to follow up on that.
My breast wound is healing nicely. Taking it's own sweet time but healing nonetheless. I guess in a month I will meet with Dr. Gill again to talk about the next stage of reconstruction. I thought getting the implants would be the final stage but it's apparently not in Dr. Gill's master plan. He wants to talk about fat grafting and nipple reconstruction. It's such a long journey thus far and I think I may just want to be done. I can't keep taking off work and especially not just to look cosmetically correct. It's a hard decision to make. I don't want to put my family in financial strain yet again. So I have to pray about that.
Race for the Cure is on Halloween in Houston this year. I plan on taking the family, along with Miller's, downtown to witness firsthand how awesome it is to see survival and fighters dealing with this horrible disease. I want to do the survivor walk but haven't signed up yet. Even if I don't do the walk, I will be there cheering on everyone and knowing that I too am a survivor!
Pre PET scan jitters
So I have been having some pain in my spine for the past several weeks. A dull pain that isn't muscular, isn't relieved with ice, heat, or medications. I am determined this is bone mets because Satan keeps putting that in my head. My scan is tomorrow morning at 7:15. I won't get results until Thursday at 4:30 pm! My anxiety level is exceptionally high and thank Dr. Khoury for Xanax! So what will that mean if it is a hot spot on the PET scan? Things I've been reading include words like 'incurable'. Don't go to google when you have health concerns. It's scary! Khoury is also ordering a CA 27.29 lab which tells him if the cancer is back. My tumor markers were elevated last lab draw so I'm curious about that test too. I guess there's no sense in worrying about it now when I can't find out anything until Thursday.
Open wound
I ended up taking six weeks off work after the reconstruction surgery. The week before I went back I noticed a spot the size of a pencil eraser under my left breast, the radiated side, that opened up and was draining. It looked to me like it was a stitch that rejected and was red around the site. I noticed it when we were in Chicago. When we got back from Chicago I saw Dr. Gill and asked to be put on antibiotics. Three weeks later and I still have the hole. It's not red and is looking a little better but honestly it's taking longer than I imagined it would. I have been bra-less so I don't have friction on the wound too. I see Gill in a few weeks to recheck it. If he's not happy with it he wants to take me to the OR to close it, giving me a "margarita". I don't want to go back to the OR.
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