my scan results

disappointing but
Hi Lisa,

I can certainly understand your disappointment. It's good to have a short cry!

I don't want to be "Miss Pollyanna". However, I'm not sure I'd necessarily agree with you that your current chemo "isn't working" -- it is keeping the beast at bay. While you may have "progression of metastatic disease", it seems to be an extremely slow progression.....Almost stable, really.

Of course that doesn't mean don't explore other options! It sure would be nice to have something more powerful/effective, for your situation. But if it's not available today, it may be available soon - and you are hanging in there!

I am a member of that "tribe" who is unlikely to be hearing the word "cure", and is likely to be on chemo for the rest of my life (hopefully with some breaks). I figure, I just have to keep two steps ahead of the beast, and be able to tolerate the treatments, and maintain a decent quality of life. I am doing that -- and so are you.

Sending love prayers and best wishes

Tara

Lisa....
You are an amazing woman. Just amazing.

I'm glad to hear you're not giving up the alternative stuff. It's not exactly the best scan, but it's definitely not bad either. Things sound about stable with a little bit of growth. No new growth.

Just know you're still in my prayers. All of CSN is.

Love and Hugs,

Holly

Lisa
Shoot, so one scan sucks, give it time, maybe the next one will be better. I'm not into the detox's and alternatives so I don't have a great opinion on them. (don't throw stones at me darn it people, it's just my opinion) I would think if it's going up (CEA) then I would stop the detox's and alternatives, I mean so a month and a half after you start may not have been enough time for it to affect your system, and after more time it has. I don't know. I would wonder about it though.
I just hope that no matter what you do, that it starts going back down, and that your tumors start shrinking!!!
Winter Marie

Lisa my friend.
Hugs you know I already vented to you on facebook. As I said to Melissa I'm disappointed that the results were not what you were expecting for you both. :-( But I will keep praying that your alternative/and chemo will start working in a much stronger way.

Hugs, if cancer has given me one thing is meeting wonderful people like you and my csn family online. :-)) I agree what you said to me on facebook.

Love and hugs to you.

tootsie1 said:

Hey, Lisa.

You better not be going anywhere yet! We're counting on you being here! I'm sorry the results weren't as positive as you had hoped, but I pray things will turn around very soon.

*hugs*
Gail

Lisa
u r in my thoughts

michelle