Actually, the light at the end of the tunnel is glowing much brighter
today. I got the results of my tests yesterday. The bone marrow and PET scan
results were both negative. The Oncologist informed me that the PET scan
would only detect a cancer mass if it were at least 2 centimeters in size,
so anything I have is in the earliest stage. To my wife and I, this
was fantastic news.
The CT scan of my neck did reveal the lump he detected, so the
doctor has ordered a biopsy. As soon as the procedure is done I will have a
PIC inserted into my arm for the administration of chemo-therapy. The doctor
will have me undergo three chemo sessions, three weeks apart, for the cancer
found during the routine colon-oscopy. Two weeks after that, I'll have
radiation treatments, five minutes a day for several days.
If everything goes well, I will be cancer free in a couple of
months.
Thanks to everybody for the thoughts and prayers.
Rick
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