Well, this morning was the all important PET scan (for these scans, they inject a radioactive sugar that is absorbed by certain cells, including cancer cells, and the cells "glow" in the scan). I went to my professional development (early childhood science- creature science- all sorts of creepy crawlies), and David drove himself to the scan. He went to Wendy's for lunch after (he couldn't eat after midnight to prepare for the scan), and then came home to watch TV and wait for Max and I to get home.
Soon after Max and I arrived home, the doctor's office called. It was with apprehension that I answered the call. It was Dr. Code, one of the oncologists. He apologised for interrupting David's time home, but that he thought we would want to know what the scan revealed. He told us that the mass near the trachea that was putting pressure on the windpipe did not show up as a cancerous tumor and that the new nodules in the kidneys and in the lungs had virtually disappeared. The only areas that still show on the scan are the ones on David's adrenal glands. Prayers answered!! I have been praying for signs that the chemo had been working and today, we got that!
Tomorrow, David heads back to 5 North at Baptist Hospital East. They will use the same chemo regimen that they used 3 weeks ago, since it has worked so far. The next thing is to decide when to do the transplant. He will be there for 4 days, so feel free to call, email, send an e-message.
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I will update the blog either tomorrow or Friday, depending on how tired I am tomorrow night.
Again, we are so grateful for the love and prayers from our friends across the country (prayers are coming from everywhere from Oregon and Alaska to Maine and California to Florida and everywhere in between, we even have several people in Canada, Baja Mexico and England talking to the "Big Guy" on our behalf. Amazing! The power of prayer is awesome!!
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4 comments:
Miracles do happen! Let's be grateful for the wonderful doctors and the amazing power of prayer. Lots of love, Mom and Dad
I BELIEVE in the miracles too!
LUVUH
That is great news!! I am so thrilled for all of you. David is amazing. What a FIGHTER! God is GOOD.
Amy C.
Yeah! I'm so glad things are looking much better. Prayer works! We are continuing to send prayers your way and hoping this next round of chemo isn't too hard on David.
Love you,
Tena, Terry and Eli
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