Results

Met with Dr P and our belief is that the CT results are good, however, as has been the history for me throughout this whole ordeal there is a discrepancy. When Dr P told me that my lung nodule has been stable for the last two years I was quite surprised as I have never been aware of a nodule period! I'm the kind of person that gets a copy of just about every test I have so I would be aware if one of my previous tests had said I had a nodule. I left the office feeling unsettled, like something is wrong and I should investigate further. The next day, while looking at the previous CT report the radiologists are comparing my new CT report with I found that the old report never mentions a lung nodule, it clearly states the lungs are clear. This means that either the radiologist from 2008 either completely missed a nodule (and we are not exactly talking about a small nodule) or this is something new. This discovery has led to lots of tears and trying to figure out where to go from this point forward. If this is a new nodule it would most likely mean that treatment has not worked and my cancer has continued to spread in spite of aggressive treatment, if it's truly a stable nodule then it looks like treatment has worked so far. It's quite the opposite end of the spectrum! This has really made me evaluate what I am willing to do in regards to further treatment if that would ever be needed. I called Dr P's office and they have stated that they would further investigate this discrepancy and I'm thinking I will leave it at that for now. Honestly, I don't want to do any further treatments at this point and I feel pretty good, so I'd rather leave things the way they are for now. I will say that these sort of discrepancies are only adding to the fact that I don't trust medical tests anymore. I'm starting to feel like we should base my treatment plan on how I feel and not on what some test says as they are fallible. Anyway, for now we are accepting this news as good news. Thank you for all the prayers, we appreciate it more than you can imagine!