legslong

Hi Jen updated my profile to include bone scan results.

thank you all for being there to share your experiences and responding.

See I did follow your suggestion and signed up with the group. You can keep an eye on my progress if I did the profile correctly. I have a Bone Scan Scheduled for Feb 21, 2006 will let you know when I get results. Blood test are still good, in the norms and better yesterday than Feb 1, 2006. Must be the talking I have been doing to my unused part of the brain telling it to build those WBC, HMGB, Platelets and kill the cancer cells. HA! HA! It really does help to read other peoples story's. Talk to you later.

I am from Kinde, MI and am receiving my chemo thru the Seton Cancer Institute of Saginaw Saint Mary's at the Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe, MI.

went to doctor Nov 22, 2005 with right hip & lower back pain - x-ray of pelvic area done - abnormal Sent for MRI of Pelvic Area-Message on answering machine before arrived home from test to call doctor. Appointment set up with Oncologist. Blood work, mammogram, CT Scan done. Abnormal lesions in right ischium, pelvic area, and right lower lumbar spine. Dec 23, 2005 sent to have bone biopsy on right pelvis area. Dec 27, 2005 - Oncologists called. Husband and I went to see him and was told the pathologist diagnosed SCLC that had metastasized to right ischium, right pelvic area, and right lower lumbar spine. Dec 28, 2005 First Chemo treatment. VP-16 & carboplatin Feb 8, 2006-Have had my 4th chemo treatment today. I actually feel better than I have in a long time, the pain is hardly noticable unless I do something stupid to remind me. My blood tests are still in the norms, no nausea, no loss of appetite, some hair thinning, and unfortunately a little weight GAIN> Hard for me to believe I have cancer, my breathing is fine. Have had some mental meltdowns when look at the life span statistics. But all in all I am coping very well, and have a very positive outlook on life. My priorities have changed and I don't sweat the small stuff like before my diagnosis. I have a wonderful support group of family and friends. Believe me it helps on those down days. I even told the doctor I would be his miracle girl and put him in the Medical Journals and think he was a little taken back at first cause he didn't know what to say, but then laughed along with me and my husband. I will keep fighting, I have had many trials (not always medical) in my life that have only made me stronger and I look at this as another one to overcome with positive outcomes. The hardest part was informing my family especially son and mother. I was more worried about their reaction to my news.