Good News/Bad News

Im so excited, I just don't even know where to begin!  Today wasn't just a normal day… TODAY, I got some great news!

Today, I also got some sad news.

Im a PEST!

Ever since my Chest CT on Monday, I have literally called the Imaging center and my Surgeons office a TON!  I feel like the biggest PEST, but sometimes you need to be.

I even went by the imaging center.  I was told that they would not give me a copy of my report - that they sent it to my surgeon and I had to hear from him.  However, I was able to get the digital images of my scan.  To the average person… those pictures mean NOTHING!  lol  It's good to have them in case I ever wanted a second opinion, I'd have them with me!

I called my Surgeon's office twice yesterday and again today.  The un-known will kill a person!!

My Sad News...

I heard back from Regina in his office this afternoon.  She told me that my Surgeon, Dr. O'Donnell was in the hospital for his own health concern.  My sad news… They admitted him and he was still in the hospital.  She was very careful not to tell my WHY he was there.  That was the worst news of my day.  I guess even my Guardian Angel needs prayers!  So, right now, please pray for my Surgeon.  Dr. O'Donnell has done so much good for so many patient and children.  He is also a 'newer' Dad himself and I can't imagine what his Wife must be going through!  Pray that he heals quickly and is better than ever when he returns to work.  Please pray for his family and see to it that they are able to get rest and not worry.

Regina apologized to me for not getting back to me sooner. She told me that with his un-expected absence, they were running around trying to get all of his appointments rescheduled (Which I completely understand).  She told me that he will be back in 2-weeks.  She told me that she talked to Nurse carol and Nurse Carol was waiting to hear back from Dr. O'Donnell.  Considering the circumstances of him being out, she wanted to know if he would still like to view the scan images himself before they tell me anything, or if it would be ok for her to tell me something over the phone.

My GREAT News!

About 2:30 today I heard back from Nurse Carol!  She said, "I can't tell you anything more that is on this report than this one line that I will read to you.  I can't give you my opinion, etc."  "ok", I replied.  She told me that when I have my follow-up meeting with Dr. O'Donnell on Feb 4th that he will go over more with me.  She told me,"The report stated that there is NO evidence of Metastatic Disease to the Thorax."

You can read more about Metastatic Disease HERE  and why this is the BEST news I could have received today!!!

After reading that article, aren't you ecstatic that I don't have that!??????  I couldn't be more happier!!!!

Again, Nurse Carol told me nothing else!  She didn't tell me if the nodule has grown or remained the same, if I will continue to need more follow-up scans or what…. nothing else.  However, Im really happy that she did share with me that it hasn't spread, I was so worried about that.

Thank you to each and every one of you that has been praying for me.  Thank you for the positive e-mails, texts, etc.  You have really helped 'carry me' through this journey.

I hope to hear the word: REMISSION, at some point this year!!