More of the Same

Not much new is happening in the world of my health. Still going to Dr appointments, the never-ending cycle of seeing my doctors, waiting for something new to happen or grow so we can biopsy and treat.... Some of my doctors really really want a biopsy, some of them are ok with treating without. They are confident that the cancer is the same as the last based on time-lines and tumor markers. I go back and forth, there are reasons for both. If we treat without a biopsy we are basically assuming that the cancer is of the same make up as the last. Waiting for a biopsy is time-consuming and proving to be difficult. It's not that I don't want a biopsy, it's that the biopsy options are painful and dangerous. My lung doctor is hoping that the spot on my esophagus will be a good option. He ordered a chest CT to see if it is possible and if so we will get it done. If not, I am going start measures to slow it down- first on the list- remove the ovaries. It is a big and permanent decision and without a biopsy, could turn out to be unnecessary. But I'm not willing to wait much longer for a biopsy- I feel that waiting will have a worse outcome than miss treating at this point. And in the end if it isn't the same cell and I have a long and happy life ahead of me, then we can adopt.

I have a big white beautiful dress in my closet!!!!

I"M SO EXCITED!!!!!!
Just sharing! Have a good night!

Finally a Fight Plan!

I had an appointment with my oncologist to get the results of my bone scan and spine MRI that Stanford recommended and to discuss treatment. The scan and MRI did not show any bone activity, but he explained that the PET scan that picked them up originally can see smaller specks of activity than either of the other two. So, that means it's there but not big enough to get a good enough picture of it to treat it yet, which also means it is not large enough to start breaking bone. I like that it is small enough to not be seen, but frustrated that I have to wait to treat it. In the mean time, I will have my ovaries removed and my tumor markers will be checked regularly to watch for any increase in activity. Taking out the ovaries will hopefully slow down the cancer since it is hormone based. If there is an increase in tumor markers we will order more scans to see if we can locate the bone activity. In the meantime, I continue with pain meds and calcium to help keep my bones strong. I will update when I have more info on my surgery, hopefully before the end of the year. I am pretty happy about this, the pain has been bad enough that I am always afraid my back and ribs are going to start breaking! Ugh!