This Will be a Short Update

Tuesday Gary and Dennis went to my Oncologist appointment with me. They had some questions they needed to ask the doctor. It was nice to have them along because these appointments are a lot about hurry and wait.

My CT results were okay. Most of the areas had stayed the same, shrunk a little and one area had increased which the doctor will be watching. That's such good news considering what's been going on.

The Oncologist said that I have some pneumonia along with the bronchitis and that's why I'm not seeing much recovery. He didn't prescribe any medications so he must feel that things will progress. I don't see much difference in how I feel every day. My voice is still a problem and that's been weeks. Food still runs through me so gaining back weight is impossible. My appetite has improved some but by evening I can't stomach eating anything.

I've been told that my recovery should take 4 to 6 weeks and that's my goal right now.

Thank you to so many of you for the phone calls, the caroling, offers of food, the elf Christmas stocking, and just you're special kindnesses. Believe me it means a lot to me.

Oncologist Appointment

Gary and Diane met me at the Oncologist's office yesterday. When I saw my Oncologist and gave him a list of all the pain areas in my body. He came to a different diagnosis than I thought. I thought my right lung was collecting fluid but that wasn't the case. Instead I have bronchitis. It's the usual signs: I cough day and night, my jawbone hurts, my sinuses hurt--just to name a few. He gave me a prescription to get a Chest X-Ray and I did that the same day also in Scottsdale. My doctor asked them to fax the results.

I assume since they didn't call me with the results that his diagnosis is correct. Before I left his office I had two prescriptions for antibiotics and nausea. He also gave me the name of a cough medication.

I've been taking all three and I'm hoping I'll be seeing some results soon. It's been a long time since I've been symptom free enough to do my activities.