Some surprising good news from blood work today!

Glad to hear the great report.

Now go celebrate with a wondeful holiday season.

Djinnie said:

Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your supportive comments, that's so kind of you. I would like to wish you all the best Christmas ever, you deserve it! Also to a wonderful New Year full of promise and positive outcomes:)

Apny you were right about mashed potatoes, it is fast becoming my food of choice, I have had a second meal tonight and everything is cosy so far!! Surprising how a bowl of ingested mashed potato can invoke such excitement. I won't be able to contain myself once I manage a piece of fish!

 

Djinnie x 

I'm so glad, Djinnie. It's my "go to" food when I have a bad sore throat or dental work. The yolk part of soft boiled eggs could work too.

alice124 said:

Hope this is just the

Hope this is just the beginning of many good news reports and you and the Votrient become the best of friends.. Yoiur attitude is so great and inspiring. Love hearing about your Christmas plans and your husband's recommendion for excessive bathroom time. Keep those laughs coming!

But your Q. on hydration.  Other than my first CT to confirm DX, which was without contrast, all my CT's have been done with a pre and post hydration.  I have a liter of solution dripped in beginning about 2 hours prior to the test (with the wonderful barium sulfate chaser starting an hour prior).  Then after the CT with contrast, I have the second liter.

And once upon a time, Oregon was a Territory, but we are part of the United States, now.  Thus far, there has only been one time that the Onc. deferred the CT for 3 months when the Creatanine/eGFR rates were slightly skewed.

I hope you have a wonderful, fabulous, fantastic holiday.  And I be that if someone made a pumpkin pie with sweetened, condensed milk, it would go down smoothly.

And don't let hubby fall off the roof while decorating!

Donna

DJ, glad to hear the good news!  It is about time, right? The same thing happened with my mom. When she first started Votrient her thyroid was underactive after the first few months. She did take a thyroid pill or two, but felt worse! She stopped taking it, then a few blood tests down the road her thyroid was up and running fine again.  I am happy you got good news, now take some immodium and stay out of the lu!  LOL  Hugs and kisses and plenty of prayers and good thoughts your way!

Djinnie said:

Hubby's Scan!

Hi Sarah, that's a bummer what does the Oncologist have to say? I agree about the scan, if they could do the first option at least you would have some information far better than none at all. I was given just half the contrast one time because my creatinine was a little out of whack. Could they not put your husband on saline the day before for maximum hydration. That's one thing my Oncologist is hot on the previous day I have to drink at least three litres of water, then a litre before the scan and two afterwards. Is that how it works in the States?

 

Djinnie x

my husband's oncologist ordered scans without the contrast and read them himself; they were clean. Now, it's 5 months 

Awesome and congrats!  Hang in there and way to keep up the fight!  My hero for the day!