I finally received the latest PET/ CT san results last Tuesday and unfortunately they were not great. The cancer that was treated under my armpit was no longer present (a good thing!), however there are now two small spots showing which were not there in the beginning. One at the bottom of my lung and the other just above my abdomen. So basically this means that I will have to do another round of chemotherapy. My docotor here in Hawaii (Dr. Liu) has sent the results of the scans to my doctor in Arizona (Dr. Reeder) for him to review. Once he's had a chance to review them, they will make a decision on what the best treatment route will be. Until this decision is made I am left in the dark not knowing what type of chemo I will have to endure or whether or not I will have to go back to Arizona for treatment or be able to stay at home in Hawaii to do it.It seems unfair after all I have gone through to have to go through it all over again and I have to admit that I was pretty angry, sad, depressed, etc... when I found out the news. But all of those negative feelings aren't going to get me anywhere so I have to brush them off and put the gloves back on for another round. I refuse to let this thing beat me and make me another statistic and if I have to go through chemo and all of it's crappy side effects again, than that is what I will do!!! Thanks to everyone for their continued support!
*** On a happier note, I was able to attend Aunty Kathleen Franklin's surprise birthday party last month at the Outrigger Canoe Club. It was great to see her after all of these years, she was and still is like a second mom to me...
