Drumroll......... **** UPDATE ****

At St. Louis Univ Hosp NOW getting PET scan. Will have results by 3:00pm TODAY! So I will know if I am still NED or...... NOT :-( Keep your fingers crossed! Let ya'll know later!!

Jennie

UPDATE.......

Sorry to keep you all waiting..... NOT good news. :-(
It appears I am now dealing with recurrence #4. I knew when my CEA started rising it was not good as that is always a good indicator for me. I was quite bummed at first....cried a little....asked myself the same "why me?" questions .....and then went into survival mode.

I have 4 new mets..... 2 in each lung.... 1-2cm.... Minimal uptake.... The bad thing is one of the mets is in the Hilum area of the lung and that is an area that cannot be operated on or no RFA there (supposedly) that's the opinion of the rad onc. I cannot and will not have any more Cyberknife as I have too much scar tissue in my lungs from previous treatments and pnemonias. I had a pulmonary function test this morning before my PET scan and it shows too much function loss to lose any more to scar tissue so no Cyberknife for sure.

I have been on Vectibix for several months....almost 7.... And I feel that this has kept things to a minimum but not GONE....obviously. I see my Onc on Tuesday and we will be discussing a new Chemo plan. He may want to take me off Vectibix or just add to it. I have very mixed feelings about this. I could go back and try Folfiri again since I have been off of it so long it may work again.... OR...I could try Folfox...never been on that....but that crap scares the crap outta me....PERMANENT nerve damage is what freaks me out.... I will inquire about that new drug that is due out...the one that starts with a Rog.....? have to look that up. I am also going to get a second opinion on what I can do about that met to the Hilum area. From Sloan..or Texas at Craig's people...or maybe elsewhere...not sure where...just sure I will be seeking more opinions. I have a lot to think about and decisions to make but I am definitely back in the fight again.I have had a nice "vacation" while being NED and I am grateful for that.

I also started TCM a few months back and I don't think it has really had enough time yet to work the way I was hoping and my TCM doc is still tweaking my herbel treatments so I will be seeing him Monday for a new course of action to aide the attack!

This is what being stage IV is all about.... You fall down...YOU GET UP....you fall down...YOU GET UP..... The hard part is keeping a smile on your face!

Many of you know I lost my brother in law Wednesday to a stroke. He and my sister had been together almost 44 years.... He just turned 60. We bury him tomorrow. I will focus on that for now..... But next week?????? WATCH OUT CANCER...... I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ARSE!!!! :-). Now THAT makes me smile

Love you guys!!!
Jennie