Tests Complete

Well all of you must have been really praying and thinking hard about me because I woke up in a much more uplifted mood!  My trust level was back up and it felt so much better.  Thank you my friends!

Kendall drove me to my ultra sound (where I found out there are some suspicions that have been raised about my left breast now from the MRI).  The technician and radiologist did not feel there was anything substantial to it but after speaking to my surgeon it looks like we may need to look into that farther.  Guess I have very over active lymph nodes in my body.  

Then off to my CT and PET scans.  I will say the sensation of what they inject in you for the CT scan was the strangest thing I have ever felt.  The heat started in my neck and throat (even made me cough) then moved down my torso and ended in my groin.  Kind of felt like someone had pour hot water on my crotch!  So so so glad I went to the bathroom right before we started so I didn't have any doubts I had wet myself!  lol  The PET scan is the radio active one. The syringe came in a lead lined box and I had to wait about 45 minutes for it to "soak it" to my organs and such.  Then back in the same tube but head first this time.  Both weren't bad but I didn't get to eat from dinner time yesterday until about 3:30 this afternoon!  At least I drank lots of water so that helped.

I had a lovely phone conversation with my surgeon Dr Wallace today between scans.  The panel sat down and reviewed my case this morning and they are hopeful that I may end up in a clinical trial which would be quite a blessing.  It would mean I start with 5 to 6 months of chemo followed by surgery.  We may have to do some more biopsies and we still need to see what today's tests prove.

Prayers

Since I now know you are all so good at praying and helping me, I would now love to ask you to pray that these tests today do not show cancer anywhere else in my body.  I also ask for prayers that I may be able to be in this study.  I think it would be very beneficial to me.  Joe and Kendall will go with me tomorrow to see the oncologist Dr Parker at 4:00 tomorrow and we should know about all the results and what comes next at that point.  

Blessings

That would be all of you since I know I how much you are all helping me.  Whether you pray, send out good wishes, or just keep me in your thoughts you are all such a source of strength to me and I so appreciate each and everyone of you.  You are all blessings to me...I love you all!

Here's my space tube from my tests today.  Feet first on the CT scan and head first for the PET scan.