Results

Smiling ear to ear right now! My MRI was normal so they ruled out cancer on the cervical spine. The Pet scan is somewhat normal so no cancer in the right lung like they were worried about. There is an area lighting up on the right of the sternum but he’s confident it is called fat necrosis from when I had fat grafting done with a reconstruction surgery and where my old port was. Now we wait until I can get into the GI to see about the colonoscopy and the pains I’ve been Having in my left lower abdomen. God is so good!

Phone call from MD

My dr just called me. He wanted to check on me after today. He wants the nurses to get me in for the PET scan and MRI sooner than March 5. I will have to call in to work or find someone to work for me half a shift. Not gonna stress that. He said he has a whole arsenal of medications to use to treat me still and not to feel defeated. He also did confirm I am incurable but they are going to be as aggressive as they can for as long as they can for as long as I want if this has metastasized any further. Maybe oral chemo again is the next step. Maybe iv chemo. Clinical trials. Lots to still use.

CT results 2/20/18

It’s been a while since I updated my FB friends and family on my cancer journey. Today I met with my oncologist to find out results of my CT scans I had on Valentine’s Day. They found a few concerning things they want to investigate further. One is an area in my lung, which they will order a PET scan to look closer. The next is in my abdomen due to some pain I’ve been having. I bought myself a colonoscopy for that one! Yuck! And then they found two areas on my spine at the C6 & C7 level which an MRI is ordered. Once the testing is done we will have more answers and a plan to move forward. But for now I’m pretty defeated and frustrated. Prayers would be greatly appreciated for me and my family as this is a scary time.

Tests and more tests

I had the brain scan and it’s all clear. I had the repeat MRI on the T8 and it’s showing radiation response on the T8 where the lesion is. Great news but I still have to rescan in April and frequently for awhile. Had CT of chest/abdomen/pelvis last week and find out results tomorrow then do a full body bone scan on Wednesday. My veins are NOT happy! I’m a bruised up mess on my right arm. Makes me wish I had my port still. I got the lab results today on mymdanderson.com chart and all the labs look good. The only thing concerning to me is that the liver enzymes are higher than in September 2017 when I last had them drawn and almost on the low end of abnormal. My ALT went from 34 to 52. My AST was 26 and now is 41. But the exciting news is the tumor marker for metastatic breast cancer is the CA 15-3 and it went from 24.6 down to 15.5! So that’s fantastic! Just need to find out what is the cause of the liver tests rising and what this left lower ovarian pain is from since I have no ovaries anymore! Still having a dull, achy, spasmodic like pain there. Usually after I work a shift and in the mornings. Same spot each time. Doesn’t move like gas. No fevers either. Dr Boyd wanted me to see a GI so I will discuss with Kovitz tomorrow. Overall, I’m just hanging out, working a ton of hours and overtime trying to pay off bills and buy new furniture for Erik to help with his back pain. Every ache and pain still concerns me and always will. That won’t change I’m afraid. I want to fully trust tha God has this under control but I don’t want to be naive and then hit in the face with bad New. I want to stay informed and on my toes. Kinda concerned about liver mets. The two radiologists disagree about what’s on the last scans. Fatty liver or mets. Kind of makes a lot of difference to my plan of care. If mets, or suspected mets I would totally opt for a biopsy no matter how painful that may be. I have to know for certain. I read on the dreaded internet that once it goes to the liver if no treatment is done you have 4-8 months. I’m not going down like that! I’m not a statistic!