Journal entry by Debbie Heiman — 3 hours ago
Please say some prayers for Scott. Tomorrow morning at 7AM, he will be having a PET scan. The whole process is time consuming and I know he hates it!
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that allows your doctor to check for diseases in your body. The scan uses a special dye that has radioactive tracers. These tracers are injected into a vein in your arm. Your organs and tissues then absorb the tracer.
Scott said that once they inject him, he has to wait an hour for the scan. He's not a fan of the scan either.
We will meet with Dr. Charlson on Thursday morning to discuss the results and talk about future treatment. I'm assuming he will be starting chemo again soon, but we'll see how much activity is in the tumors in his liver.
He has been working, and these appointments make it difficult for him to fit in the hours that he wants to put in at Naturescape. I'm really proud of him for pushing himself, even when his energy is completely used up.
I'll try to post results on here either Thursday or Friday. Thank you in advance for your prayers! We're hopeful that the cancer will be contained in his liver and nowhere else. This scan covers head to toe. The CT he had a couple of weeks ago only covered his chest and abdominal area.
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that allows your doctor to check for diseases in your body. The scan uses a special dye that has radioactive tracers. These tracers are injected into a vein in your arm. Your organs and tissues then absorb the tracer.
Scott said that once they inject him, he has to wait an hour for the scan. He's not a fan of the scan either.
We will meet with Dr. Charlson on Thursday morning to discuss the results and talk about future treatment. I'm assuming he will be starting chemo again soon, but we'll see how much activity is in the tumors in his liver.
He has been working, and these appointments make it difficult for him to fit in the hours that he wants to put in at Naturescape. I'm really proud of him for pushing himself, even when his energy is completely used up.
I'll try to post results on here either Thursday or Friday. Thank you in advance for your prayers! We're hopeful that the cancer will be contained in his liver and nowhere else. This scan covers head to toe. The CT he had a couple of weeks ago only covered his chest and abdominal area.
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