Well, the worst part of yesterday was getting Rod to the hospital to get the results of his CT & PET scans. We had to pull over on the highway for him to get out...couldn't breath, shaking...wanted to walk home because I wouldn't turn around and go home. I eventually got him in the car and we finally made it to the hospital. I told the nurses of his anxiety and they said they would get an oncologist to see him straight away. The first thing the oncologist said that there were no 'hot spots', so no active cancers showing. He said he will probably have the lump in his right lymph node forever, but there was no sign of cancer in that either, and the lump was lined with calcium which was a good thing. So after all the anxiety, the news was great. Next appt is late May. The doc said there was a tiny hot spot above his right brow, but it was highly unlikely it was a cancer & that PET scans pick up everything and anything, so could have just been sinus. Will sleep better tonight!!
Jeanna Wife/Carer of Rod, 56, Dx 5/3/09, SCC Oropharnyx T4 N2, End Tx 28th 07/09, 7wks Rad, 3 Cisplatin, primary tonsil, 4cm Lymph right of neck, 1cm left, in jaw & soft palate & base of tongue. Peg 06/09. CT & PET scans 02/11 - NED. Dentures 20/09/11, PEG out 28/10/11.
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