Okay, so I did post the results to my friends and family on Facebook but I do need to keep up with my blog here and post the results of the last CT Scan on here for you to read as well. And for me to keep everyone up to date on what happened with it.
So, getting the CT Scan done this time was a LOT easier. I was contacted by the hospital and set up a time to do the test. I try to do it at a hospital near my home and I can get to it pretty easily. I also try to do it late in the day so I can work most all of the day and not have to take much more time off from work. My employer has been VERY wonderful at allowing time off for tests, chemo, seeing doctors, etc..
I also had to pick up some special "drink" to take before the test. Two bottles to drink at different times, plus no eating after a certain time and I think I might have been okay with drinking water but do not hold me to that! So, the special "drink" was a thick milk like consistency but did not taste like milk at all. More like Milk of Magnesia but I somehow was able to try and drink each bottle as fast as I can. Definitely not a tasty drink.
Getting a CT Scan is nothing scary now. I have done it about three times now. Maybe four times (but who's counting?!). Anyway, this time went a lot smoother. I got there to the hospital, got all checked in and then had to wait my turn. Once I got in there, I remained pretty calm as I knew what to expect. The "warm sensation" still gets me. The best way to describe that is how one person described it to me - you are going to feel like you just went to the bathroom on yourself (you peed on yourself to be exact). It does feel like that. Freakiest thing ever so far but it goes away after a few minutes and I forget all about it. And the results are sent to the doctor. I think I went for my test after Wednesday on one week and would not get the results until the Wednesday of next week. Did I freak out on waiting? No, I did not. The news was either going to be good or bad. But I had already been told I had cancer so could it really get any worse?!
Well, the results were really awesome! At least I thought so anyway. The growth shrank and shrank almost in half!! Yahoo!! The drugs are working!! The measurement before the CT Scan was about 6.5 and now the new measurement was about 3.3. I think that it was measured in centimeters so I have NO clue how big and now how small. At least it shrank!! That means something is working. Drugs and prayers are awesome!! Funny now how I appreciate getting the fluid off my back to see if there is another chemotherapy drug I might could use. It definitely makes the Thoracentesis worth it!!
So, I was excited!! Most everyone else seemed excited about the news as well. I sure hope this keeps up.
I am still receiving chemotherapy and Avastin but the doctor and nurse practitioner seem to think that some "time off" from chemo might do me good. Give my body a break. I wonder when that will happen? But I got some good news from this CT Scan. Encouraging!!
Thank you all for keeping little old me in your thoughts and prayers. You did help!! Keep up the good work everyone!! I appreciate it!!
Thank you!!
Jenn
