Thank you for doing that. I do have somewhat of an update. I do like the new oncologist, she's very thorough. The biopsy showed there are two types of cancer present, the original breast cancer and another type, I don't remember that information a lot to absorb. I did have a CT scan last Monday, it showed the lymph node under my arm has shrunk as well as a spot around the para-trachea area that I didn't even know I had, has shrunk. The secondary type of cancer in the mass is not susceptible to the Faslodex. The new oncologist asked permission to take to the tumor board at UC Davis to figure out the best course of treatment. The CT written report did not have any information regarding bones which the oncologist thought was odd so after my appointment she called the radiologist who pulled up the films. . . . there is a spot on some area of the T-spine and 1 on the C-spine which I think have been there since the first PET/CT scan in August 2023. We are now waiting to get authorization for an MRI, queen of claustrophobia here will be going to an open MRI. They won't give me IV sedation for an outpatient MRI at the hospital that I work at so I will be driving about an hour to get an open one I will still need sedation but have someone to take me. So we are in a holding pattern. The new oncologist says she orders PET scans for her patient's every 3 months. I was rather shocked by that considering the previous one only felt like he needed the first one only.
Wow, sorry for all that rambling. Have a great week.