FINALLY Some Good News!!!

My liver scan and bone scan both came back clear and I can’t even begin to tell you how happy and relieved I am about that!

The bone scan was so easy. Just a little injection into my arm and then we went for lunch. They told me to drink lots of fluids and come back in 2 hours. When I got back I just had to lie on a very narrow table very still for 20 minutes while it took the pictures. Laying still that long was the hardest part because as soon as I knew I couldn’t move, my legs went numb and my face got itchy! She said the results take 7 – 10 days to come back but if you have a doctor’s appointment before that, he can call for the results. I said I have an appointment in 2 hours and she said they could give it to him by then so that was a real bonus to get them already today.

Dr H was very pleased with how well everything is healing. He gave me my pathology reports and explained it all to me. They did find the primary source and he did say that there was so much going on in there that he is certain we did the right thing to do the mastectomy. When I am all done my treatments in 6 months time or so he wants me to come back to see him to get the mastectomy on the other side since I am at a high risk for recurrence. He also said I am at Stage 3 which is worse than we originally thought. Stage 4 is the worst it can be.

We also went to Pink Tree to buy a prosthesis. A very expensive trip but thankfully Murray has a good insurance plan through work that will pay for it. I looked at a few wigs but didn’t try anything on yet. They look nicer than my real hair!

Now I just have to wait some more for the cancer clinic to contact me with an appointment with the oncologist. Not sure when but I am expecting that it will be the end of January or early February.

I had my second physio therapy session today and things are progressing nicely. I have a ways to go with my arm mobility but I’m doing well when you consider the last surgery was only 3 weeks ago. (It seems like a lot longer than that!) The fluid pocket that developed after surgery is going down so yay I shouldn't have to have it aspirated.

Dr. H called last evening but the phone was off the hook so I missed the call. I’m guessing that he has my results from the liver scan and so now I can stew about that until next time he’s in his office making calls or at least until I see him on Monday.

I did manage to get my bone scan appointment moved to Monday as well. Unfortunately Jessica can't come to the city with us that day so we will have to make another trip in after all. She flies back to Korea on Saturday.