Well I have back on chemo since Friday August 3rd. Thankfully it's the Tarceva pill again (10mg), once a day. So far it gives me the runs and I feel a little nauseous in the morning. Nothing I can't deal with. So far my hair has remained intact, little that I have. Other than that, I just had an MRI done. I panicked so she had to pull me out and we had to start again, it's a very confining place. Should get the results from both the x-rays and MRI at my next appointment August 29th.

Right now I am enjoying the company of my dear friend Nikki from Indiana. Haven't seen her in a few years, and it's like it was yesterday. She makes me laugh.

That's my latest update.

Rainy day brings dismal report

The painting above was on a door in a small museum in Watertown, NY. It captures me everytime I look at it. It has nothing to do with my entry :)

Today I had no worries about getting my cat scan results. I have been feeling great, conquered spelunking, went on a crazy, for me, hike. No headaches, more energy,everything seemed good. Well CT scan results, not so good. In April I had 2 new tumors that were much larger than any of my others, granted still millimeters, but all under 2 digits. My 2 new ones were 10mm and 19mm. Today my ct scan showed those two tumors have grown. The 15x8 mm tumor is now 18x12 mm, this is the one that is sitting on top of my biopsy scar on the back of my lung. The other new tumor that was 11x15mm is now 17x20 mm. This is the one near my heart. They are growing quickly in comparison to my other tumors.

Dr. T told me that now is the time to start thinking about treatment again. It wasn't a rush, my organs weren't failing or anything, but the one by my heart causes concern. If it starts to inflame the lining of my heart, then it will be a big deal and we want to try to do what we can before anything drastic happens. I made the decision to start therapy right away. I am going to go the Xgeva pill way again. This is the one that I had a bad skin reaction to, but doc is going to give me a lower dosage and we will see how it goes. Just have to wait a day or two for insurance approval again, don't have $2600.00 laying around for this prescription! lol

If the pill doesn't show any progress and the tumors continue to grow, we are back to chemotherapy once every 3 weeks, chest x-rays, ct scans, bloodwork etc as long as needed. I will continue to have my bone therapy once a month during this procedure. I also have an upcoming MRI just to get my head checked, no comments from the peanut gallery!! lol

I am SO NOT HAPPY about the possibility of losing my hair for the third time. I know it's stupid but that's how I feel. Well, that's it for tonight. I am off to have an ice cream cone.