Tumor GREW!

Disclaimer:  I consider myself a good speller and pretty good at grammar, etc.  Sometimes my fingers get to typing too fast and other times the darn auto correct messes me up.  I publish it and THEN see all the mistakes - sorry!!

Today was my quarterly CT scan.  Actually I haven't had an official one since July.  So I guess it really has been six months.  Not that we were slacking off because right before I went to Europe in September I was really sick and they did a CT scan on me prior to going.  When I got back my oncologist and I read the report and it looked good so we opted to wait.  Plus we figured the insurance may balk at an unnecessary scan.

So I went in and drank the grape kool aid flavored contrast liquid and had the CT scan.  It never goes as planned so when they say I have it at 12:45 I know it means 2:00 and it did today.  I finally got out of the John Stoddard Cancer Center at 4:30 pm.

Dr. Hill handed me the report and told me to look at the bottom - the conclusions.  There is one spot on my liver that has grown.  It was 1 cm now it is 1.6 cm.  First thing he suggested is that I see a radiology oncologist who performs RFA (radio frequency ablation) or freezes the tumor.  I've had it done at Mayo and it is really quite easy.  They put you to sleep and stick a needle in the tumor and then freeze it.  They look to see if they got it all and if not, they freeze it again.  After everything is said and done my liver looks like a bite was taken out of it.  Good news is your liver regenerates.

The original tumor which was once 6 cm is now not noticeable.  There are a couple other spots on my liver which measure in the mm.

So since I just started my juicing etc. I figure it can only get better!!  Tomorrow I go in for IV Vitamin C and then I will continue with the chemo on Friday.  That will be the start of the next 42 day round.  Yes, it seems like I might be one who is on chemo for the rest of my life.  I can handle the Temador because the side effects are not too bad.  Especially the NO HAIR LOSS!!  I love that!!!

And speaking of hair.  My hair is starting to grow back the way it used to be.  Wavy.  So the top is flat and kinda wavy and the bottom is still spiral curls.  I really don't like the long curls because they get knotted up so bad.  I might grow it out just a tad longer so I can throw it in a ponytail.  I haven't been able to do that since sixth grade - and you only live once - so I may look ridiculous but I'm gonna do it. Then I'll probably get a more sensible hair cut!!!