PET Scan Results: Seek And Ye Shall Find – Just Not What You’re Looking For

It’s Tuesday 68 days ATN and 28 days into chemo. PET Scan Results: Seek and ye shall find – just not what you’re looking for The PET/CT scan report came back on Thursday, a day later than expected. I suspect the radiologist was puzzling over the scans. As was I, which is why I waited… Continue reading PET Scan Results: Seek And Ye Shall Find – Just Not What You’re Looking For

The PET Food Diet; Scanning for PETs and C(A)Ts

It’s Thursday, 63 days ATN and 23 days since the start of chemo. At long last it’s time for the PET/C(A)T scan. Because, of course, it’s quite important to know if there are any dogs, fish, mice, or squirrels running around or in me. Cats apparently need a dedicated scan since they’re sneaky creatures and… Continue reading The PET Food Diet; Scanning for PETs and C(A)Ts

Your life is experiencing technical difficulties…please stand by…

It’s Sunday, 38 days after The News. And T-2 Days to Treatment. Learning I had cancer was yet another excuse to get in touch with people. I’m not exactly a social butterfly, but after spending more than a year avoiding potential COVID-carriers (i.e. everyone) I’ve been looking forward to meeting in person now that we’re… Continue reading Your life is experiencing technical difficulties…please stand by…

The Radiation Oncologist

It’s Thursday, three weeks since The News. For once today’s appointment was in the afternoon and there were no sunrise calls or messages. Maybe someone at PAMF finally updated my chart. Sadly I was awake at 7:45 anyway. The Radiation Oncologist JT mentioned earlier in the week she most likely couldn’t make today’s visit with… Continue reading The Radiation Oncologist

Spreading The News to Friends and (Former) Colleagues

It’s Wednesday, twenty days after The News. Today was a “day off”. No lab visits, no scans, no consultations, no rushing around trying to make sure things will go on if I’m incapacitated during treatment. Just a day to do some “work”, clean the house, and water the plants. Even when a cancer diagnosis turns… Continue reading Spreading The News to Friends and (Former) Colleagues