Results

Hallelujah my CT scan came back with everything remaining stable! We’re coming from the last PET/CT showing growth, so that means things have stopped growing and we’re hoping the next scan shows reversal/shrinkage. There was no new growth, and that’s always what I pray for. I will continue with chemo (Gemzar) round 12 starting tomorrow. There is still some fluid in my left lung (Gemzar is a known fluid-maker) and my oncologist and surgeon are getting together to make a plan for that. Everything is good around my heart again, so the CT scan was pretty much good all the way around.
The ultrasound results came in showing no clots, but they will be doing a further vein study because of my puny veins (injecting the dye into the veins for the study). That should just be a BLAST. The pain is still keeping me up, but last night was a little better. I’m thinking at some point I’m just going to collapse from sleep deprivation, but so far I’m still going like the “Energizer bunny.” I will be home from school today, seeing the Rheumatologist about my foot, so hopefully I’ll get some relief soon.
Still waiting for the voice to heal… Thanks so much for the prayers & support everyone. They really do keep me going!

scan tomorrow

Hi everyone--
Well, it's been a little tough these past few weeks. I thought my voice was healing, but it's not. It's still the same, and it gets me down sometimes. On top of that, something has happened with my right foot. I already had neuropathy (numbness) in my feet, but now my big toe (and the other toes on that foot) are turning blue and cold. I don't have Diabetes or anything. The pain has kept me sleeping 2-3 hours max for the past two weeks. I've gone in for four different doctor's appointments and they can't really figure it out. I've tried absolutely everything for the pain (including Darvaset and Vicodin) and nothing does a bit of good. It's tolerable during the day, but I'm literally screaming from the pain at night. They did an ultrasound on my legs/feet on Friday and we should have the results tomorrow. The tech did go so far as to say there were no clots or anything that showed as needing immediate attention--just very puny veins, so that made me feel a little better while I wait the weekend. So far they think it is something called Raynaud's Phenomenon, where the little capillaries give off spasms. If so, I would need to see a Rheumatologist for it. I just want to be able to sleep through the night. Tomorrow morning I have a CT scan to see how my chemo has been working. I ask that you please keep me in your prayers and thoughts for good news on the scan, and healing of my voice and foot. It's been a tough few weeks, but I truly appreciate your love, support and especially prayers. I'm keeping positive...thanks everyone :)

Biopsy negative!

Well, I finally got the results of the fluid biopsy and it was negative--Thank God! I'm in the middle of round 11 right now, and my doc decided to make the next scan a CT instead of a PET, so we're probably going to do that the week of September 15th and I'll probably get the news right around my birthday--woo-hoo! Thanks so much for all your love and support--it means so much! Please do keep me in your prayers.