Sunday, December 21, 2014

I appear to be fine

All test results are in. No cancer. No active histoplasmosis or other fungal lung infection. (The doctor says he can't totally rule it out, the fungus may just be inactive right now). Also negative for sarcoidosis.
So I got a haircut. I was putting it off in case I needed chemo again. Why spend all of that money on a haircut if I'm going to lose my hair again. The curls are still there!!! :)
I am finally beginning to get into the holiday spirit. Better late than never. Baking and decorating and wrapping, oh my!

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

NO LUNG CANCER

Good news. Still waiting on cultures for definitive diagnosis. No steroid injection permitted for the shoulder if it's a fungal infection. Trade-offs.
One final doctor next week - gyno-oncologist. Hopefully she'll have a simple explanation for the intermittent pelvic pain.
It's always something.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

results and more

Scan results: abdomen is clear (yay)
Lungs have more nodules than last year. Some are a bit large.
I saw a pulmonologist today and have a bronchoscopy with lung biopsy scheduled for tomorrow. More waiting. More anxiety.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

well, well, well

3 month check up last Tuesday. I had some complaint of bloating and my ca125 was up from 16 to 38. Lots of tears, lots of worry. I had a scan on Saturday morning. Lots more tears, lots more worry. Saw an oncologist today (mine is on maternity leave). He says the abdominal cavity is clear, the one spot on the liver is unchanged, there are many more nodules in the lungs and they have changed somewhat. It would be unusual for it to be ovarian cancel - but not impossible. It would be unusual to have a new primary cancer - but not impossible. The oncologist is going to confer with a pulmonologist to determine the proper biopsy technique and then subsequent treatment for whatever is the diagnosis.
Lots of fear!! Hate this!!
But life goes on...