Journal entry by Debbie Heiman — 9/21/2016
Both of our appointments went really well today! Every time we get good news, I am SO thankful to God for being so good to us! He is such an amazing God!
Scott's blood counts look really good, and Dr. Charlson was really happy to see that! There were no new tumors in his peritoneum, lungs, or elsewhere. The tumors in his liver all seemed to shrink, even if it was minimal. We'll take what we can get!
Our plan moving forward is to have a PET scan on October 3rd or 4th. We will meet with Dr. Charlson on October 6th to get results. The reason for doing this PET scan is to see what the uptake is in the tumors located in his liver. The uptake shows how much activity the cancer is displaying in the tumors.
Once we get the results, we'll decide if Scott should do maintenance chemo. Dr. Charlson thinks that it might be a good idea since we've worked so hard to get where we are today! Scott has endured so much mentally and physically, that we might want to keep fighting this with everything we've got. We still aren't sure though. Having a break surely is nice for all of us, especially Scott!
Our doctors reminded us that this isn't the end of the road by any means. However, we are all really happy with where we are today!
I love finding the good and positive things in every day life. We have so much to be happy about and thankful to our gracious God for. Today, we thank him for answering so many prayers for Scott.
We truly appreciate each and every positive thought and prayer for Scott and our family! Support from friends and family means so much to us!
Scott's blood counts look really good, and Dr. Charlson was really happy to see that! There were no new tumors in his peritoneum, lungs, or elsewhere. The tumors in his liver all seemed to shrink, even if it was minimal. We'll take what we can get!
Our plan moving forward is to have a PET scan on October 3rd or 4th. We will meet with Dr. Charlson on October 6th to get results. The reason for doing this PET scan is to see what the uptake is in the tumors located in his liver. The uptake shows how much activity the cancer is displaying in the tumors.
Once we get the results, we'll decide if Scott should do maintenance chemo. Dr. Charlson thinks that it might be a good idea since we've worked so hard to get where we are today! Scott has endured so much mentally and physically, that we might want to keep fighting this with everything we've got. We still aren't sure though. Having a break surely is nice for all of us, especially Scott!
Our doctors reminded us that this isn't the end of the road by any means. However, we are all really happy with where we are today!
I love finding the good and positive things in every day life. We have so much to be happy about and thankful to our gracious God for. Today, we thank him for answering so many prayers for Scott.
We truly appreciate each and every positive thought and prayer for Scott and our family! Support from friends and family means so much to us!
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