Daylady...Update....

So...good news (I think...).  Met with my gyn-surgeon, who is incredible (amazing!) and has kept me in her practice so she is also now my ob-gyn as well as my surgeon.   I completely LOVE this woman.  She knew immediately I was shaken by the most recent CT/PET Scans, and told me that while I could go ahead and try Topotecan (my oncologist's recommendation), but that there was also a strong argument to do nothing and just watch and see.  She said everything at this point is a crap shoot...like reaching into a goodie bag and pulling out a surprise package and sometimes you get something good, and sometimes not.  I asked her what she would do and she said, "Probably nothing."  I am perfectly healthy and have been asymptomatic from the beginning.  I asked her if there was anything in the scans that alarmed her and she said no.  Everything is teeny, tiny, and almost 100% nodal.  She said her colleagues don't like her to say this, but the reality is that if you have to have cancer, nodal is the least likely to kill you.  My situation could go along for a very long time and remain asymptomatic.  So...my husband and I decided to go ahead and try the Topotecan which will take us through the holidays, and if it works....GREAT.  If it doesn't and all things remain the same, we feel comfortable taking a watch and monitor approach, using my naturopath to help keep me strong.  And who knows...maybe the Topotecan will work, but I am feeling a lot more confident that the sky is not falling this evening than I felt when I started this day.  It's amazing how just the right words from a doctor who takes the time to care can make all the difference! - Hugs all around! - Helen