Well back from seeing the Oncologist and we are now officially in the watch and wait mode!
We looked through the results of the PET scan and there was no indication of increased metabolic activity from the area of the metastic tumor by kidney. This would say that the mass left is fibrotic (dead) tissue and thus NO surgery is necessary at this time! WOOO HOOO!
They did see a bright spot on the right side of my neck in one of my lymph nodes. But when this type of testicular cancer (seminoma) spreads, it goes to the chest first (which is clear) and then to the LEFT side of the neck. So it appears to be totally unrelated to my cancer (could be from my port on the right side, or a cold) however, will continue to watch that closely. Additionally when felt it was tender to the touch, a sign of inflammation. A cancerous lymph node is usually swollen but not tender to the touch.
Speaking of ports.. get my Medi-port out in less than two weeks, on 7/14, so that could resolve the whole lymph node thing too. Have my next CT scan at the end of August and they will do an additional scan of my neck to just make sure that there is nothing going on there. Otherwise it will be alternating CT scans and PET scans for the rest of this year, about 2-3 months apart.
Will be good to get the port out though...
Well off to enjoy a nice ride and do a little celebration of what was the best news possible at this point in time!
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That is good news Roger and prayers are continuing for you. This is the same thing going on with my daughter now and we are praying that it is left over tissue in her neck area. God Bless You.
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Praise God! Yippee! I am so glad to hear it. Watching and waiting and ending up fine is a good thing, but very challenging...I am sure you have figured out that there is no way to wait calmly and patiently for the scan results. I have three tough days every time between scan and clear (Thank you God!) results.
ReplyDeleteHurray! Great news!
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