Treatment canceled

I met with my oncologist today. I had a full exam and we talked about the recent blood clots and cough I've been battling. My throat is pretty torn up and he determined I am not healthy enough to endure treatment tomorrow.

There is a possibility that the constant cough is a sign of lung damage. One of my chemo drugs is known to cause this. So, I will spend tomorrow having more scans done to check out my lungs and nodes. The purpose is to check for any lung damage but he's having the scans run wide enough to determine shrinkage in my lymph nodes. Keep in mind, I never had any tumors. Lymphoma just resides in your lymph nodes and causes them to expand or 'freak out' as one doctor told me. This will be the first time we'll get to see how treatment has been working.

With two chemo's left I'm ready to just get this done, but I understand his concern and the need to postpone. We'll hopefully have a game plan when he sees the results of the scans. The cough medicine he previously prescribed has done nothing- so now I'm on another one. I'm praying something works soon. I'm not quite sure what lung damage would entail...it's not like they can go in and put a bandaid on it. We don't really need another complication, but I'll be ready to handle whatever news I get.

I've decided I'm going to keep a cake in the fridge at all times. The fancy store bought kind. I'm going to have Shnucks decorate one with my name on it with some smiley faces or something. Or maybe....'Hey Cathy, have a good day.' The next one might say 'Eat me and feel great about it....or simply 'Screw Cancer.' I've decided I like cake and I deserve a constant supply for no real reason. I'll take pictures.

I will do my best to keep everyone updated. Thanks for the continued comments and prayers!