More news from radiation

I met with my radiation oncologist on Monday. He has decided to do a boost that will last for seven more treatments. I saw the PET scans that he reviewed with the technicians and there are essentially 2 spots (one on my neck and upper chest) that are still active on the PET. Again after reviewing the PET scan with a tech that he feels knows what they are doing he thinks the transplant worked better than it was originally reported.

Great news in our book! I am glad all that transplant nonsense wasn't a waste of time and did what it was supposed to. My radiation oncologist is very positive that this boost will get rid of anything else and hopefully I will be in remission.

We perform another PET scan 1 month post radiation treatment - should be the end of May.

Dave, the kids, and I are all getting so excited that this could be over soon. We are all just sick of me being sick. The docs say the effects of radiation will last about a month after the final treatment. Also, with this boost my throat will get worse, skin more sensitive, and more tired. I am having problems eating and swallowing. Really this radiation is nothing compared to the transplant and VOD.

My laptop is on the outs so my posts are less infrequent. I will try to update again this week.

Thanks for all the continued support, prayers, emails, and posts.