at 7:00am this morning. “Your scan looks fine” We will know more details when we get to talk to the doctor. val
CAT scan
PDX snow!
Snow! Snow in Portland! Crazy! We skibbled out into it. Some of us stuck our faces in. We did not make this broccoli-nosed snowbeast, but isn’t she cute? Val had her two-months-after-hardcore-chemo CAT scan this morning; we should have the results by phone Monday. Our basic status: emotionally all over Continue Reading
a horizon gone rogue
i swear they are gonna give me PTSD before it’s all said and done. i will spoil the surprise now by saying everything is okay (a relative notion, keeping in mind the premise of the blog and the fact that i am out of earl grey tea). a tickle. the Continue Reading
CT scan – results Monday or Tuesday
So after the drama of last week’s emergency room visit and blood/platelet transfusion, Val’s energy ticked up a little, although she’s still feeling pretty punky. She continued having nosebleeds, but they were less severe and didn’t last as long. And now that we’re slightly used to them (and now that Continue Reading
Good news: the tumor continues to shrink!
Greetings nearest and far-est and dearest, This morning we met with TerriSue at 7:30 to go over the details of Val’s bloodwork before chemo. Val mentioned that she had her second scan yesterday, and TerriSue replied, “I know,” and her face broke into a beaming smile. The prettiest smile I’ve Continue Reading
blood counts good
Hi team, Val’s pre-chemo blood counts today were good! Once again they just cleared the neutrophil high jump by about 50 spare cells. This means Val still doesn’t have to start the Neupagen shots. Fan-freaking-tastic. Tomorrow we learn the results of CAT scan number two, which happened this morning and Continue Reading
Off the Hammock
So on the 28th they are going to put me back into a tube. Scan my chest. Create another picture like the one that started all this. And the doctors will marvel at the 3 dimensional detail of it all. They like to go slice by millimeter slice. (I really Continue Reading