Scan was fine

There's good news :). Joe and I went down to Mayo on Monday for tests, scans and a Dr. visit. Turns out the blood work was fine, the scan showed the smaller tumors are getting even smaller, and the two larger ones are better from the April scan, but the same as the July scan. The fun part was taking steroids since I'm allergic to the contrast dye in CT scans. The idea being they suppress the immune system so that your body doesn't react to the dye. However they also suppressed everything else and I'm left with a nasty cold. No flu, but I'll still be hiding out in the house for awhile. The steroids didn't completely work either, I did have a reaction to the dye in the form of hives on my face and head. Nothing major enough for the nurses to come running, but they stared at me for 1/2 hour after the test. Probably thinking about how cool hives make a person look.....

Now I can stop freaking out about the cancer causing the fatigue and work on the usual suspects. Even though I said I was better at the diet, it could still be improved dramatically. And it's time to start walking again - right after I can breathe. My sister brought up the allergy explanation and that one works pretty well. I felt fabulous last Thurs right after a frost. For now we're going with that!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the calls, emails, cards and comments. I feel truly blessed.