Well, Roberta finally went and had another scan today. Unfortunately we now have to wait until the 14th to hear anything. Hurry up and wait, and wait, and wait.
We haven’t really said anything about how her cancer has been progressing because we don’t know. We know her liver enzymes are wacked, we know there are new tumors in her neck, we know she feels like crud more often and tires a lot easier. But, that’s all we really know since the last scan almost 4 months ago.
There’s this mental debate about getitng the new scan results. We want to know, but we’re also afraid of what might be shown. Without knowing one way or another your mind toggles between worst and best case scenarios.
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April 4, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Eileen
That is one dance that I am, unfortunately, very familiar with. Add the depression/anxiety I build up during the two weeks prior to the scan, and then the fear and loathing on the days after, and Chinese Water Torture starts to seem an act of kindness.
Gosh, that’s a long time to wait for scan results! We’re averaging about 4 days or so… which is bad enough. I was worried about Roberta being exhausted with all of us visitors in the coming few weeks, but the distraction might be a blessing in disguise, even if it does tire her out…
April 4, 2010 at 5:52 PM
icehawk55
Unfortunately her primary doc decided to go on vacation right after the scan. So not only is there the normal delay after the scan, but then we have to wait for him to get back from holiday.
All in fun.