Posted on 01/08/2007 8:03:53 PM PST by giznort
I am so grateful for your support in the past yet again find myself reaching out for your support. I am undergoing a CT scan tomorrow, Tues 1/9/07 at 8:00 a.m. central standard time for spots on my liver that seem to have enlarged between September and December. I have underwent chemo and have been off since July '06 (praise God) but it seems the spots may have gotten larger. I humbly ask for your prayers in this matter - no need to respond back to me - God will hear you. I thank you for your support since this all started in Jan of '04. God bless you and thank you in advance.
Father Lord we pray that you will touch and heal our dear FRiend of this dread disease, in the name of Jesus, amen.
So how did it go? Praying still....
Hello - thanks for the prayers. I'm in the waiting stage right now. Won't find out the results until late Friday afternon.
Checking in....
The doctor said that he wasn't impressed with the follow-up CT scan, so he's ordered a PET scan for this Thursday, and I have a follow-up appt with the doc on Monday to learn the results of that scan. It's my understanding that this will show "activity" or lack thereof within the spots of concern.
Thank you for asking! Thanks to everyone for your prayers. More needed! God bless you.
Thanks for the update. Prayers continuing!
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Hello.
Well, I had the doctor followup yesterday. He said good news and bad news. The good news is that the spots on the lungs are not cancerous. PTL! The bad news is that the spots on the liver are larger.
HOWEVER
The doctor is not convinced that they are cancerous. I had cryoblation (SP? - where the surgeon froze out questionnable spots on the liver) in 2005, and the hemo/onc doc says that these spots could either be cancer or they could be portions of the liver that are regenerating themselves. He said that if they are new growth, they can appear to be similar to cancer. Plus, he indicated that my otherwise good health also makes him question whether or not they are cancerous. Can this possibly be???????
THEREFORE
He is going to be sending me to the doctor that did the cryro 2 years ago, and will be speaking with him before the appointment. The liver doc will make a determination after his conversation and review of scans and medical records. So, we could be looking at a return to chemo, another surgery to remove the part of the liver with the spots (you only need a fraction of the liver), or no action.
I've put this in the Lord's hands, and I have been including you all in my prayers who have prayed on my behalf. I'm truly grateful and full of hope.
You are, of course, going to remain in my prayers.
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