Pet Scan Results

Hi all - we've had lots of sad news here lately and I wanted to share my husband's good scan results.  He had a pet/ct last Friday and we met with the onc yesterday and she said it was a perfect scan - nothing of concern.  First scan since he was diagnosed 2 years ago that had nothing of concern.  I know I have to update my profile, but he had bone mets lasts Nov,, had an almost  2 month hospital stay, surgery to replace both femurs and did folfox with Avastin from Dec - April I think.  He just went back to work June 30th after a 9 month leave.  He started low dose daily Xeloda in June along with Avastin every 3 weeks and has been doing well.  Last CEA check was .6.   He is starting to get some skin peeling on his hands and feet are sore, plus platelets are dropping so she wants him to take a few days off from Xeloda.  The dose has already been dropped twice - he's now at 1000 mg morning and night.

With the good news about his scan, we've had bad news with my mom.  She's been in the hospital all summer and has been stuggling, but she is our Poster Child for doctor's dont always know what they are talking about!  She was given 2 months to live, almost 30 years ago.  She's been on dialysis for 28 years and has had a decent quality of live.  She has lived to see her daughters get married and has been here for the birth of all of her grandchildren.  Amazing when you consider that she didn't think she's see my sister and I graduate HS.  She is the most amazing person I know, always kind, so forgiving, always puts others first - and an incredible will to live!  My husband says she is his role model on how to live with disease and  how to keep fighting.  While things don't look good now, I have seen her battle back and overcome many times before so I have not given up hope.  I just want her to not be in pain.  

I've not had much time to reply to posts lately, but I do read them daily and pray for you all and celebrate good news with you and mourn bad news too.  This is not an easy life for any involved.