dear 7881188, lilyann here. so sorry to hear about your husband and can fully understand your devastation for all of you. so glad that he can get the fluid removed in order to breathe better, that is a lot of fluid. the showing of cancer cells however is not something none of you expected after going through all that radiation i'm sure. yes, i believe that is how my oncologist put it that i am on palliative care. living your best life sounds appropriate, however, when you are in such pain its hard to think about the things you would like to do. i just hate the fact of taking any pills. know that you all will be in my prayers as i feel a lot of sadness for all of you and i'm guessing your husband is not up in age as i am. just the thought, the word, the big "C" as they use to call it is mind-blowing enough. it is so hard to think about anything else. could you please keep in touch and let me know how the pet scan turns out. my sister tells me to fight lily, fight. she is an r.n. and works in a top hospital in philly, however, she is a neuro nurse, use to be in cardio-thoracic. so she is not familiar with thyroid cancers as she says. she just turned 71 and plans on retiring in 2025 . so know that my heart is hurting for all of you.