Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Six month checkup

Hmmm, funny thing - until I just now read my entry from August, I forgot that my doctor said that I wouldn't need a CAT scan unless my bloodwork warranted the need, and I ended up calling their office a few weeks before yesterday's appointment asking about a CAT scan appointment. I guess I confused them, because they went ahead and scheduled one. The scan was last week.

Yesterday at my 6-month checkup, my bloodwork was great. However, they're looking at a lymph node deep in my chest that had changed since my last CAT scan 6 months ago. Now I'm scheduled for a PET next Wednesday morning so they can get a better idea of what's up. "Luckily" I have a 1-year-old PET to compare it against. Since my bloodwork was good, how bad can it be, right? On the other hand, if I hadn't had the CAT scan, then what?

This cancer business is pretty tricky, and it's knocking me around again. It's once again lingering around every single thought, sitting right beside my daily routines, reminding me with my waking thoughts and making me wonder as I fall asleep. It took more than two years to get it out of my consciousness on a daily basis, and just like that it's back. Damn!