I had a PET scan today. Disappointing but expected news.
It’s been 5 1/2 months since I completed radiation therapy. The radiation therapy is generally very effective for treating my type of cancer (solitary plasmacytoma). It was supposed to be the definitive treatment. One and done. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
I had an MRI three months ago. It indicated that the tumor had not shrunk nor grown and was suspected to be active. The PET scan confirmed that today. The growth is 25% less active. In the photo, the left is today and the right is from October 2019. The rest of my body remains clear. My blood is completely clean.
Although that is the news I expected to hear, it’s still super disappointing. Having gone through 21 days of radiation to find out that it didn’t help significantly is tough news. I love beating the odds. Honestly on this one, I had the odds in my favor and lost.
Next week, I’ll meet with the hematologist, and he’ll present a plan. Up to this point, it’s been pretty straight forward standard procedure. Now it’s bit more interesting. I’ll dive in and do some research and will most likely get a second option.
One cool thing: during the PET scan today, the second song on Pandora radio was Cornerstone! (Background story here) It really touched my heart knowing that God is near. We will win.
So appreciate the love, prayer and support.