Just got back from the appointment with the radiation oncologist.
He said that the MRI they just did and the previous CT scan can't be directly compared because an MRI gives much better resolution than the CT. However the MRI showed a number of nodules, but they are all very small. So it seems that they are not getting any bigger anyway. I will have another MRI in mid-November to check again.
In the meantime I will see the general oncologist on Monday, and the doctor today said to expect that he will want to start hormone therapy, or chemotherapy, or both, for my lungs.
All in all it was not so bad. We weren't expecting to get great news, and we didn't get great news, but it could've been worse. We will hang in there.
Love, P.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Update for Friday
Dallas here with a short update.
Starting from back at the last update...
We had a nice weekend away in Fargo a couple weekends ago. We visited the Fargo Zoo (yes, they have a zoo!) and it was pretty good. There was a building with a bunch of lizards and insects (including a very cool chameleon), a donkey and miniature horse, a cow (!), and camels. The highlight was the Chinese red pandas. The zoo has a breeding pair and in June they had triplets... they had not been out "on display" before the day we saw them. Pretty cute! The zoo also had a pack of wolves and we saw "feeding time" which was very intense, to say the least.
Last Friday Pam had her MRI at HSC. Now we are just waiting for the results that will show what effect the radiation treatment had on the brain lesions. It has been a pretty anxious week and Pam has been feeling not so great, the nausea and vomiting that she had before has returned. She's been back at work for a few weeks now, part-time, and that is good. We are trying to keep positive for the appointment next Tuesday when we get the results of the MRI but it is tough.
Anyway we hope everyone has a good weekend and I will post another update next week.
Starting from back at the last update...
We had a nice weekend away in Fargo a couple weekends ago. We visited the Fargo Zoo (yes, they have a zoo!) and it was pretty good. There was a building with a bunch of lizards and insects (including a very cool chameleon), a donkey and miniature horse, a cow (!), and camels. The highlight was the Chinese red pandas. The zoo has a breeding pair and in June they had triplets... they had not been out "on display" before the day we saw them. Pretty cute! The zoo also had a pack of wolves and we saw "feeding time" which was very intense, to say the least.
Last Friday Pam had her MRI at HSC. Now we are just waiting for the results that will show what effect the radiation treatment had on the brain lesions. It has been a pretty anxious week and Pam has been feeling not so great, the nausea and vomiting that she had before has returned. She's been back at work for a few weeks now, part-time, and that is good. We are trying to keep positive for the appointment next Tuesday when we get the results of the MRI but it is tough.
Anyway we hope everyone has a good weekend and I will post another update next week.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Long Weekend
I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather this Labour Day weekend! (sorry if it's not so nice where you are ;-)
A little bit of news - I have my MRI scheduled for September 18 (Friday) in the evening. I should have the results by the end of the next week as I have an appointment with the radiation oncologist the following Thursday.
We were in Elgin yesterday for Dallas' grandmother's funeral. She passed away on Monday night at the age of 98. We happened to be in Brandon on Monday and stopped in to see her. We always stopped in whenever we were in Brandon. We got to Fairview around 3pm or so and she was asleep. So we gently woke her and had a short visit, but she was very tired, so we said our "I love yous" and got our hugs, and let her go back to her nap.
The next morning Dallas got a call from his Dad at the office saying that Grandma Ewen had passed away in her sleep. It is sad but we were glad to have seen her the day before.
The funeral was a graveside service in the Elgin cemetery. It was a lovely warm fall day with a strong breeze. It was good to see some of Dallas' family that we seldom get to see.
Today we've had a pretty quiet day but it has been nice. Went to the used bookstore by Assiniboine Park, got books and read in the park for awhile. Planning on a quiet weekend.
Love, P.
A little bit of news - I have my MRI scheduled for September 18 (Friday) in the evening. I should have the results by the end of the next week as I have an appointment with the radiation oncologist the following Thursday.
We were in Elgin yesterday for Dallas' grandmother's funeral. She passed away on Monday night at the age of 98. We happened to be in Brandon on Monday and stopped in to see her. We always stopped in whenever we were in Brandon. We got to Fairview around 3pm or so and she was asleep. So we gently woke her and had a short visit, but she was very tired, so we said our "I love yous" and got our hugs, and let her go back to her nap.
The next morning Dallas got a call from his Dad at the office saying that Grandma Ewen had passed away in her sleep. It is sad but we were glad to have seen her the day before.
The funeral was a graveside service in the Elgin cemetery. It was a lovely warm fall day with a strong breeze. It was good to see some of Dallas' family that we seldom get to see.
Today we've had a pretty quiet day but it has been nice. Went to the used bookstore by Assiniboine Park, got books and read in the park for awhile. Planning on a quiet weekend.
Love, P.
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