Good news -I think

While I have not talked to a doctor yet, I got a copy of the PET Scan report. There does not appear to be any cancer spread any where else in my body. The lesions in my lung have gotten SMALLER since the CT scan Oct 17. I am not sure what this means, but I know it is good news rather than bad. It was my leg surgeon who ordered and got the PET scan. My lung surgeon probably has not seen the report yet. I called his office late this afternoon to make sure he looked at the report in the Emory system and give me an interpretation. Obviously, this raises a lot of questions, but we are feeling a lot more positive about things than before. Again, thank you all so much for your prayers and good wishes. Things seem to be looking up!

I am out working and really enjoying myself. By the end of the day, I am pretty beat, but I still feel good. I still have Nurse Kathy here every Mon-Wed-Fri, but she thinks her visits could be ending soon as the wound is getting better every second. Soon I will just need to put some ointment and a bandaid on it, and I can be a lot more mobile.

I will keep you posted on things as I learn more!

A bad night but much better now

I don't think I have used these words but I hope I have expressed the sentiment. Sisters are angels... they are nurturing, suppportive, loving, hand holding, etc. Brothers are God sends (all this includes in laws too!). I know you have all read how incredible all my relatives have been. This place has been like a hotel with relatives and friends coming to kick in and take care of me, and I know how lucky I am. While brothers are generally not warm and fuzzy like sisters, they have their own way of showing love and support, and often in a "take charge" attitude. Don't misunderstand, sisters, epecially mine, have that "take charge" attitude too. This may be just my way of saying that Rosemores (my maiden name) in general are control freaks. Anyway, today brother Michael (who is a family practice Doc) had a long talk with Doc O. After their conversation I do feel like both are really watching out for me and making sure I have the best medical care out there. Doc O said he really did feel like one of my leisions was probably pneumonia. The other was iffy. If you recall, Doc O is my leg surgeon who has now referred me to Dr. Miller, the lung surgeon. Doc O also told Michael that he had breakfast with Dr. Miller today. In fact, he returned a call to Michael shortly their after. It looks like when they do the biopsy they won't just take a portion of the leisions out but will remove them totally so they do not have to go back in. Also the procedure, while no picnic, will not be as bad as I thought. I was equating the chest tube with Cindy's experience which was absolutely horrible. She had the tube in (actually 3 tubes) for weeks and had a lot of infection and drainage. Mine will only be in to re-inflate my lungs, and I should be in the hospital and tubeless, only a couple of days. Doc O also said it was possible I would not have more chemo since I had just had 2 more rounds. They would just take out the leisions, and come up with a plan. They had further discussion about my treatment, with Michael sharing some ideas, and he came away feel that Doc O was going to make sure his sister had good and expedient care.

Needless to say, I am feeling a whole lot better. I did not sleep very well last night, but tonight I will rest a whole lot easier. It is still pretty upsetting but I now know it may not be as bad as I think, and there are a lot of people, in and out of the medical community really looking out for me.

I went to the office for about 5 hours today. I was pretty tired after not sleeping, but I could not just lay around here. Plus, thank goodness, I have work to do. I was able to get a bunch of stuff I need to work on at home tomorrow and maybe have some agency appointments next week. Of course I see Dr. Miller on Tuesday, and I hope he will be able to schedule my biopsy for some time next week--or at the latest, early the following week. But I should have Monday and Wednesday wide open.

I mainly wanted to let you know that I am feeling better and more positive than I was yesterday. I have heard from so many of you today, and I know I am in all of your thoughts and prayers, and I am so appreciative.