Monday, June 25, 2012

PET scan tomorrow

NOTE: I WROTE THIS NOTE WITH LOVELY PARAGRAPH BREAKS AND THEY ARE NOT SHOWING UP. ARGH. June 17th, 2012. The first time I had surgery to remove the lump I found in my breast. The surgeon told me in the recovery room it looked like cancer. I really trust her judgement and knew in my hear it was cancer. That starteds a long year. Six surgeries in 10 months, 4 months of chemo, six weeks of radiation which were five days a week. I've had some complications along the way. Unfortunately, I haven't really had time to really reflect and be excited about being a cancer champion. I have two abnormalities showing up on a recent chest CT and I'm having a PET scan tomorrow. One mass I can see and it has grown quickly over the last month. I went to see my surgeon about it and she reviewed the CT and can see the TWO abnormalities. The waiting game is hard. Tortuous, in fact. Is "it" back? the larger of the two is over two inches long and 1.5 inches wide. It hurts, as did my first tumor. I don't think I'm regrowing a new breast. Or a new rib. As soon as I know I'll post about it.