Waited 2 hours before saw Dr. G. on Wednesday. He went over the reports, circling and underlining then said it showed high results (not good). Next he looked at the actual scan (I watched from the chair across the exam room) and it showed glowing spots which indicate active cancer. I only saw 2 toward the center and 2 very bright ones at sides (he said not all indicate cancer… in which case I believe he said the bright ones were my kidneys), don't think there were more. But … the other were lymph nodes. He was very solemn until the end when I got him to smile at least once.
He went on to say that we have completed (or almost) step 1, and now since there is still cancer, we need to go to step 2 which is more chemo (heavier dose and possibly different drugs). He also mentioned an autologous transplant (stem cell transplant). We started with an 80% to 20% ration of treatment/results and as the treatment gets harsher it drops down considerably (my age etc). I had my Ritux infusion (drove myself to and from) afterwards felt fine (fell asleep during 10pm program).
Today, Thursday, I came to work as usual. Dr. G. will present my case to the Tumor Board for discussion, then Jim will meet me at the Medical Center for a consultation with an Oncology Nurse to explain things to us so we can get up to speed in terminology with next Dr. visit (Oct 8).
That’s all I know for now. If there is anything to share after meeting with Nurse I’ll post. Otherwise we won’t know anything until next Weds.
Love to all
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