It's a Roller Coaster

It's been almost a month since I posted, and things have been uneventful. I've had two more chemo treatments, and my neutrophil counts have been high enough to get the full dose both times. The extra shots I've been giving myself to stimulate my bone marrow have been working! I'm still adjusting to my port. It's uncomfortable and itchy but most of the pain from the surgery is gone now. And it's a dream to skip the digging for a vein experience! So overall, I've been feeling good - hardly any of the expected digestive issues, just a lot of fatigue. I sure hope this treatment is working because I feel like I could maintain this for a long time.

Speaking of treatment working - this week is scan week! On Friday, I'll have a brain MRI and a full-body CT scan to see if anything's grown or shrunk. Your prayers are greatly appreciated, both for the MRI (that tube is scary!) and the results. I should get them next Tuesday, when I go for my regularly scheduled chemo treatment and then meet with the neurosurgeon and neuro-oncologist. 

Cancer is such a strange disease. You can feel fine and have no clue that it's slowly taking over your body. Often the treatment makes you feel worse than the cancer does. So can I guess what the results of my scans might be based on how I'm feeling? Nope. I'll just have to wait and see.