When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer one of the first things my onocologist did was send me for a PET scan to see exactly everywhere the cancer was at that time. When he showed it to Barrett & I in his office I turned my head away because it was so overwhelming and I just couldn't stand to look at it. Dr. C said he expected good things for me and said he would re-scan after five or six treatments.
As you know, the breast tumor was the only one that could be tracked from ine appointment to another. When Dr. L said the tumor in my breast was gone we were thrilled and she said that she hoped the medicine was working as well in the rest of my body.
Time for re-scan. 45 minutes in a tube and then you wait.......
Next appointment with Dr. C he had the results. He pulled out the before and after images along with the report. NO SIGNS OF ACTIVE CANCER. It was clean. I cried.
Dr. C had never talked "stages" before because I don't think he really likes to label it like that or maybe it was so bad and he didn't want me to think negatively before I actually started treatment. I will tell you that I finally took a long, hard look at the first scan it and it was scary. I had cancer in my legs, organs, bones and brain stem. It was stage 3-4. I told Barrett that I was glad that I didn't look at the first PET scan when this all started because I might have just given up.
When I saw Dr. L this week she was thrilled and called it a miracle. She said that my body's response to treatment has been better and faster than anyone anticipated.
We still have a long road ahead of us but I will continue to fight this with a vengenous because cancer can suck it!!!
