~PET scan update~

Here we are again...my typing with a bit of numbness in my fingertips so that I can tell you how things are going...the numbness isn't new it's been there since the beginning of chemo. As always, it is your choice to read me or not. You know I am me...I tell it like it is...I freely express. I don't plan ahead of time what I will say...I just sit here and "gab" with you...or to you since this is a one-way form of communication.

So, last week was my best worst week yet. I tried a new pain med which worked amazingly well. I figured out when to take the other meds according to how my body was feeling. I had prayed to have a week where I was there more for my youngest...and I did. On the two days that I usually stay in my pajamas all day...I actually got dressed. Oh of course I was majorly fatigued...HAD to use the pain meds...and was dizzy for about 5 days...but it was much better than the other times I went through the hellish days.

Last Wednesday I had an appointment with my oncologist. I really like her. She tells us funny stories about patients and she gets laughing at them. She also works with me really well and encourages any input my husband or I may have.

We got the news about the PET scan. One mass in my upper right lung has shrunk about 2 cm. The other mass has shrunk about 4 mm. The affected lymph nodes are shrinking also. As I was reading over the report just now so that I could give you numbers, there were some things I don't recall my oncologist talking about and I am not sure just what all of it means. Of course I tried a little research online on my own. My questions have to do with FDG uptake in some areas. As I was reading the report and reading about whatever the FDG means, Father reminded me not to be afraid...and to trust Him. 

I am kind of boring here today...just updating you on the PET scan mostly. 

I will have my next, more tolerable, treatment June 3 and then have two weeks of freedom from treatments. Each tough treatment week seems to linger a little longer. Chemo is a nasty poison! I am praying for a long healthy life with my family. Thank you again for your prayers and encouragement.

I laugh now because there was really no need to give you warning about me being real here...I was rather dull.

God bless!