Last Tuesday, I saw my doctor and discussed the results of the PET scan I had after cycle 6. It is basically the same as the one I took after cycle 4. He had said after cycle 4 that if he read this scan after cycle 8, I would be finished. So, everything is very good and he kept saying, "I am very happy." As it stands now, I will complete these last two cycles at the same strength because I am tolerating it so well. He does not need to do another PET scan after cycle 8. Six weeks after my last chemotherapy treatment, he will do a CT scan. If all is well, I won't have to see him for another 3 months. He believes that I will not need any radiation.
I wrote after my last PET scan that they saw a nodule on my thyroid. The ultrasound showed that it is definitely there. My doctor believes that it is probably a benign tumor that I have had for many years, and not brought on by treatment. Something did show up there on my first scan in April, but the radiologist thought it might be a lymph node. So, it was probably this nodule that they saw. After I am finished with the chemo, he will refer me to an ENT who will look into the nodule and make sure it is benign. I read about this on the internet, and many adults have them and 90% of the time they are benign. I am not worried, and if it is something I will deal with it.
A couple of days before going to see my doctor for the results I was walking in my garden. I always look at those two poor little rose bushes that have no roses. They looked quite sad and bare. A day or so later when Steve came home from work, he asked if I had seen that there was a beautiful lavender rose on one of the bushes. This was the night before going to see the doctor so I knew everything was going to be OK. Thanks again St. Therese!
So, this news is good, and the end is in sight!! Thank you all again for your prayers and support!
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