Stereotactic Radiation update-good news

Hello all

Yesterday was my last day of 1 to 1.5 hrs of being sucked down under plastic on a mold on a table while a machine out of some Marvel comic strip beams multiple times at me for what sometimes seems like an eternity. No, this was no walk in the park; however, it is having good results. The doc says I am having an excellent and early response: the two upper R(1.1 cm) and L lobe (4 mm) nodules are completely gone and the 2 lower ones (R one (7 mm) near the diaphragm and the other L one (1.2 CM) near the chest wall required IMRT) are porous and are fading quickly/or are scar tissue. In 6 weeks I get a CT scan here in Lander and go to Casper for a follow-up (March 10). Control for this radiation method is over 90%. So looks like I have bought some time here and am delighted.

So far minimal side effects though there is some fatigue and drop off in appetite and slight drop in WBC blood counts. Interestingly enough I have developed a craving for meat, particularly steak, medium rare (this happened last time during radiation/chemo)and I hardly ever eat meat. Yesterday at AppleBee's I had their new steak and potato and one egg spinach salad (9 points on Weight Watchers!) and a happy hr serving of onion rings which is my favorite junk food. I still lost 1.5 lbs last week so feel absolutely (now have lost 5% towards my goal weight) and no guilt feeding my body what it seems to crave. Radiation as a path to the state of no guilt! Hubby is so thrilled to be buying meat for me. He just doesn't seem to be as thrilled buying spinach. Don't worry all you juicers, still juicing and I imagine this carnivore thing will pass in time like it did before.

all the best, Leslie