May 16th, Is the Chemo working or not??????????

Today was the day to go up to OHSU and get a repeat MRI scan and a repeat Biopsy to test and find out if the chemo is working or not.  Kind of exciting..........and yet a bit "Oh boy, I hope it is working". I have my protective mask on.........no need to encourage any other problems. I've had some Ativan here and it was decided Dale had better push me around in a wheel chair as I was not too steady on my feet.

Waiting for the Biopsy

The ultrasound is ready to guide the biopsy needle

I think this is so cool that they can do this and I can watch!

As usual everyone at OHSU treated me like a queen.  I know they are busy, but they did not give me any idea that they were.  It is nice to feel cared for and important.  Most of all, it is nice to feel kindness from another.

Now..............I get home and guess who calls me???? Oh yes.........dear sweet Deirdre.  Love that girl!  She has the reports for me.  Are you ready???  My tumor has shrunk from 2.8cm to 1.9 cm in just three weeks!  YEAH!!!!! We have the right drugs, and they are working!.  I of course start asking if maybe we will be able to cut the # of treatments down from 24 to ???  The answer of course is NO.  Darn, I had to try.  We want to kill it all and not have it come back..........so I'm with the program.  Just a thought.  Nevertheless  I am feeling extremely GRATEFUL!!!