CT Results

Carlene received her CT scan results yesterday. She got good news, praise God. The radiologist's report concluded that the scan was showing an infection and/or scar tissue in her lung. He is recommending that Carlene undergo a PET scan to rule out malignancy, given her history. So her radiation oncology doc is putting Carlene on antibiotics for two weeks to clear up any infection in her lung prior to a scan, as PET scans can show false positives when infections are present. (That's what they tell me...what do I know, I'm just an accountant.) Her scan is scheduled for November 8. Sure is nice to get good news for a change. Carlene and I are very relieved. It's been a stressful month. Thanks for your prayers.
God Bless

Test Results

Carlene recently had a MRI done. The MRI revealed that there is no cancer in her chest wall, which is good news indeed. However, the MRI did show something suspicious in her right lung. The radiologist recommended that Carlene have an x-ray to get a better look. Apparently, MRIs are not very good at looking into the lung tissue. Carlene waited awhile to get the x-ray so she could recover from some congestion. She had the x-ray on Monday, and we got the results on Tuesday. The x-ray shows there is still something in her right lung. It could be scar tissue, an infection, or something worse. Given all the radiation treatments Carlene had over that lung, we are praying that it is just scar tissue. It stands to reason that she would have some damage to her lung from the radiation. The doc now wants Carlene to have a CT scan. It is going to be done tomorrow, Friday. Sharon, our nurse navigator, told us that if a CT scan doesn't give us all the answers, a PET scan would probably be next. We are asking for your prayers regarding the outcome of the next scan. The apple cart has definitely been tipped over once again. But we don't really have bad news yet....so I guess that's the good news. Thanks again for your prayers.

God Bless