Latest CT Scan Results

I went in last Friday for a CT Scan of my pelvic, abdomen and chest areas. Unfortunately my radiologist has switched contrast agents from one that's like a distasteful Koolaid to a "creamy vanilla smoothie". That stuff was YUCK. Gave me a gut ache in no time and was thick and rich.

Anyway, my oncologist follow-up wasn't until this morning. I started having dreams about being told it was in my lungs now, etc. But instead, the news is pretty good. I haven't had further improvement, but the doc described the disease as "rock solid stable." He'd like to see what is going on with the tumor in head, but if that is also stable, he might move the CT scans to every 6 months. I am due for an MRI next month. I don't see the oncologist again until March.

Yay! Another big sigh of relief... and Merry Christmas to me! This will be a big change from last year which was a pretty miserable Christmas. :)


Update

Not really new information, but I had forgotten to mention something when I wrote the original post. I have been following a hysterectomy/cancer forum for 6 years from my first diagnosis in 2003. When I had my recurrance last November another forum member was also diagnosed with a uterine cancer recurrance. I felt a kinship to her and followed her progress as we went along figuring that we'd eventually be doing some of the same kinds of treatments. Just as I was starting to get particularly anxious about my own upcoming scan results I checked into the forum and found out she had died in October. That's kindof thrown me for a loop.