Ass Kickin' in Progress

Yesterday I met with Nurse Prac Lisa to discuss the results of my PET.  Normally I would be meeting with Dr. H to discuss results like this, but for some reason the world did not stop for the results of my PET scan.  From what I understand Dr. H is enjoying time with her family on Spring Break.  Okay, okay, I'll let it slide this time.  Who knew it wasn't ALL about me?!?  ;)

So here we go, I have details about the results.  From the report itself, this is concerning my liver:

"Currently there are one or possibly two adjacent metastases within the dome of the right hepatic lobe as well as another subtle lesion within the right hepatic lobe inferiorly.  Previously there were at least 20 metabolically active hepatic metastases."

Hello?!?  20 down to 2, possibly 3 lesions?!?  WOW!  I couldn't be happier! 

As for the bone metastases, unfortunately the Neulasta injection I've been getting to boost my WBC, obscures visualization in the scan so we are unable to compare the bone mets to the results from my last scan.  Nurse Prac Lisa did not seem to be too concerned about this and quite frankly, neither am I.  My chemo cocktail includes an infusion called Zometa, which is specifically given for treating the bones, keeping the bone mets under control.  In past scans we have seen improvement in the bone mets while I've been on Zometa, so I have high hopes it's still doing it's thing!  And in the grand scheme of things, our main priority here is the liver (because it's a functioning organ) and getting the liver mets under control... which we are!!  Woohooo!! 

Btw, you won't believe what my CA 27-29 tumor marker is down to... on Feb 29th it was at 92 and on Mar 14th it's down to 81.2!!

Yep, I'd say there's an ass kickin' going on!