HUNTSMAN

I have felt better in the past few months than I have in a very long time. I got the catheter out of my plural cavity on the 28th on February. **I won't miss that crazy thing.** The levels in my mind looked very good. I didn't have it drained for three days and it only produced less then 25 ml. I think that is pretty good...
My Oncologist felt as if I needed to go to the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake to get tested. I met with Dr. Hung Khong a research Dr. He is incredibly intelligent. I went on the 8th of March to get checked out. He ordered a PET scan which I had the next Wednesday.
PET scans always make me LAUGH. They started off on Wednesday by starting 50 minutes late. I was a bit frustrated. I finally asked if they had lost me and they told me yes they had. I went into a room and they gave me some radioactive substance that the tech must put into a steel base so he won't get it into "his" system. Yet I am having it injected into me. Doesn't make much sense. The tech then took me into a dark room, and gave me a diet root beer with more radioactive material spiking it. After sitting in the room for over an hour they took the scans.
If anyone has NOT had contrast given to them--let's just say--it is a WARM and FUZZY feeling!!
I went to Dr. Clark and he showed Terry and I the scan unoffical-results. I am very impressed. Not sure what the official scan says..... But-- I am impressed. The T-4 vertebrae cancer is not active. The spot on the sacrum is the same as it was on Nov 30th. The fluid in the lungs is down substantially. The spot in the liver, seems to be smaller. Can't wait to get the OFFICIAL report!!