The Climb

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Last Monday I went for a ct scan, I hadn't had a routine since last July. So I drank my gross liquid and went off to meet up with a friend from Germany Base  brats who was in town with her husband in the hospital. It was wonderful to see her and meet her mother in law. I reported back to imaging in time for my ct scan. Went in, layed down and everything was as simple as usual. I am allergic to ct scan dye, anaphylactic, and we knew that. What he discovered while I was on the table having my scan, was that they changed the alternate oral dye to include a percentage of the one I was allergic to. Thankfully it was only 15% but still. They gave me some benadryl and I had to sit there bored out of my skull for another hour so they could physically watch me in case something went wrong. Nothing did and I was free to go. I have decided that although I am a very patient person, I now officially hate waiting.

Today, May 9th, I had an oncology appointment as well as my bone infusion. I was a bit nervous about this appointment as it was to receive the results of my ct scan. I was right I have new cancer. The rest haven't grown, but two new ones upset me. They may not sound big to you, but considering my others have been between 2-4 mm, these ones are scaring me. The largest is 19 mm near the scar in my lung where they originally took the biopsy to diagnose whether my cancer was benign or malignant and the 2nd is 11 mm behind my heart. At the moment it is my choice whether to back on chemo or not. I am choosing not to. I don't want the kids to have a miserable summer if this new chemo adversely affects me, so I will wait until September when they go back to school. That is provided I don't become really sick and have no choice. I will still be monitored by my doctor's monthly and my home nurse weekly.

That's all folks!