Hi All
I had a bone scan and CT scan and found out the results this afternoon. It’s always strange when I have a ‘sixth sense’ about bad news whilst waiting for results because it’s usually right and unfortunately today it was right again. I have had lung mets since 2010 which have reacted extremely well to treatment and due to very little progression in September last year I was put on Capecitebine but that only lasted two weeks as I was admitted to the hospital with an infection, bloody diarrhea and low bloods which resulted in lots of antibiotics and two blood transfusions. Survived the hospital food and was discharged after 12 days and the follow-up scans were the ones I was waiting the results for today.
So today I was told that there is no change in the chest, stable hooray! but that there are now mets in the liver not hooray! oh yes and there is something at T6 on the spine which they will keep an eye on!! So the plan is for me to start Chemo next Tuesday which I am gutted about because I was hoping that if the results showed progression that I could hold off having treatment until I came back from my quick weekend to New York City but alas my oncologist would like me to start chemo on Tuesday and it would be too risky to travel all that way to NYC, bummer.
So it has been a double whammy - losing trip to NYC and having to start chemo (Vinorelbine). So far I’ve had the emotional protection walls up and been ok but they are starting to thaw and things I don’t want to think too much about are leaking through.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send me good news stories about having mets in the lungs, liver and bones and the longest times people have been living with these mets. I’m looking for a lot of hope to grasp onto.
Thank you
Carolyn