PET scan results

[Pam P]

The pet scan results were good - no new areas of disease. The bone mets - which are quite extensive - some increased, some decreased - so overall 'stable'.

I was very relieved to get that report - yet discouraged that there wasn't a clear decrease from current treatment. What can I say - I'm greedy!

The tumor marker is another story. It was up 90 points from last time. The onc. wasn't concerned in light of my PET results; he said it might be a fluctuation. In my experience 20-25 pts might be a flux, but 90 pts is a warning. My highest was 2375 when I began xeloda, then it went down to 2204 last month & I was very encouraged. Now it's 2295. I am trying to not obsess on this number, but I'm worried that xeloda made an initial impact and now is losing it's effect. Nothing to do about it than wait for the next tm draw next month and see what it is.

I should be - and am - grateful to be doing this well yet as you know this constant 'game' of living from one test to the next is torture.

For today I'll take these achy bones and enjoy the day and I hope all the rest who are waiting on scan results right now get good or great news too. Pam