On December 21st I had my regularly scheduled PET/CT and unfortunately Abraxane has stopped working. I have progression again. I’m quite sad about this news. Once again neither The Blood Guy nor I were prepared to see this happening and again I am devastated. I have done so well on Abraxane and truly a great…
My last PET/CT was a good one. NO NEW LESIONS PRESENT! My lesions in my T-2, T-10 and T-6 have resolved (means scarred over). The lesions riddles throughout my pelvis are unchanged and the 2 big lesions in each hip socket do not glow as brightly. So Abraxane is working!! In September, I sat on…
This is how AMAZING my medical team is: Saturday night 9:30, I’m in my chair nursing a bite from a boat propeller. Earlier that day Hunsberger took us up to beautiful Lake Tahoe and we tootled around on his boat. We had parked it in a lagoon where even though it was 22 feet deep,…
I had my PET/CT Tuesday morning and that afternoon picked up my report. At first it looks good but lacks some important details. I’m still waiting to hear from my oncologist about it but thought I’d let everyone know what it says: Findings: Head and neck: No adenopathy is identified. No suspicious focal FDG activity….
Which is something I have had a very difficult time doing since I have been on those “Amazing Narcotic Pain Meds!” and a 24 hour protein only diet which didn’t help much! So lets start there…. Shit #1 A PET/CT scan takes pictures of your body in slices…much like a slinky, puts them together and…
Official path report states: Specimen A (front rib margin):Negative for metastatic carcinoma Specimen B (9th Rib): Metastatic Grade III ductal carcinoma. Metastatic lytic lesion spreads somewhat into surrounding skeletal muscle and fat. ER+ at 95%, PR+ at 20%, Her2/neu – Specimen C (back rib margin):Negative for malignancy At first glance it looks like everything was…
After all of my treatment was done. I focused on getting my strength and energy back. I went hiking with friends and joined a Cancer Rehab Group. They are so much fun, really pushed me and let me box! I also got to be on their website, in the marketing pamphlets and on a billboard!…