Well, I have a good news update. Not Great News that will be saved for when I am Cancer Free! Anyway I saw Dr. Chanel today because Dr. Rado and Mitra are on vacation. I have to say it was a little different they brought me back to a room 10 minutes before my appointment. In that office that is a big WOW. Anyway he didn't really know my case. The head nurse I had talked with last week said she would make sure that he would review my chart so he would be familiar with it before he came in which he wasn't. No surprise. That is o.k. because we had already decided that I just needed paper work for a PET scan and to go over my CA numbers and get me back on Herceptin. So he faxed orders over to Kadlec to start back on Herceptin. I will go in for that tomorrow. He also gave me orders for a PET scan. So when I left the doctors office I called to get an appointment scheduled for a PET scan. When I talked to the office to schedule an appointment they informed me it take at least 2 weeks to get approval from the insurance company (DSHS). So it looks like I might not have the scan before I go in to see Dr. Rado. I wish they would have given me the paper work three weeks ago so we could have gotten it all cleared up before my next appointment. I am hoping it will all work it self out and in three weeks we will have the results from the PET scan. O.k. drum roll please here is the good news or at least I think so my CA2729 count this time is 36!! Wow right it is back down that could be from taking all my vitamins from Dr. Kris faithfully or it was just bounce from being tired. I don't know and the Dr. didn't have answer. But the good news is the number is down and it didn't bounce up again. I was a little worried it would. So I am thinking maybe we could be done but not holding my breath. We will just have to wait for the PET scan results.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Trying something different
I just got done typing my update and my computer shut off the Internet. I really don't like it when it does that. So I will try this again. I had an appointment with Dr. Kris. I have been having pain under my arm and in my ribs. Dr.Kris adjusted me and we are hoping that is the cause of the pain. He said wait a few days and then if the pain isn't gone we will check it again. He did some testing and I asked him if he thought my cancer is gone. He said, "no". The news didn't shock me. There are some things that made me think it wasn't gone. So Dr. Kris wants me to take some pills that cause my blood vessels to constrict. So there isn't as much blood flow going through my blood vessels. This is going to cause the cancer to shrink or starve. From what I understand I can't be on Herceptin or chemo while on this drug. So it is a perfect time to be on it while we are on break from chemo and herceptin. He will check my numbers when my blood work comes in and see what he thinks we should do next. He also put me on some more supplements and took my off one. Over all it was a great visit aren't they always. It seems like I can't wait for the next appointment it comes and then I can't wait for the next appointment. I am curious that when we get to the end and there is no next appointment how I will feel. I have spent the last 7 months waiting for the next appointment. Oh, I almost forgot he said my body is doing better since I have come off the chemo. That is great news!
Spring Fever!
I have to say the kids and I had a great spring break. I tend to be one that can't wait for the next days fun but this last week I didn't. I enjoyed and lived in the moment or activity. I think I was very patient and relaxed also. We had so much fun together as a family and Ryan joined us when he could. I am grateful that I didn't have chemo I probably wouldn't have been able to keep with the kids. We enjoyed chuck e. cheese, birthday parties, eatting out, temple, movies (rented/theater), swimming, shopping, grocery shopping, doctor appointment, feeding the ducks, walla walla, avairy, parks lots of them, skate park, scooters, bike rides, whitman mission, hiking, ice harbor dam, picnics, baseball, spokane, camping, canoeing, zintal cayon, the river, old friends and new friends. Everyday was packed with activities.
