Test Results!!

We are home! It is kind of bitter-sweet though, since the beach was a nice escape. I actually forgot about things for a few minutes, and I think Bill did too. We played on the beach, ate, played cards, ate, sat around, ate... you get the gist. We had an absolute blast! It was just what the doctor ordered... no pun intended.

When we got home and got the mail, I instantly saw he had a few envelopes from his doctor's office. I assumed they were test results, and I honestly wasn't sure I was ready for them. We were still on a high from the beach and I wasn't ready for it to end. Well, here we go...

The brain scan from last week came back NORMAL and his doctor even wrote a little note, "Looks Good!" and a happy face. The PET scan is only showing the cancer in the groin. I am (obviously) not a doctor, but I did notice it said "metabolically active" and "aggressive" when describing the mass. It is 7.7cm X 5.7cm. You all know I busted out the ruler when I saw that. He comments now that he can feel it and sometimes it is sore and causes pain. No wonder, it's pretty big. The only results we don't have are the tests from the fluid they drained from his lung. We will see the oncologist Tuesday afternoon to formally go over everything.

I officially go back to work tomorrow. I am excited to be busy again in a world that doesn't revolve around cancer. I am much more comfortable talking about everything now. It took me a few weeks to be able to get the words out without choking up. I actually am able to talk about it easily and somehow can separate the emotion from the facts of the diagnosis. Now, if I sit down and think about the road that is in front of us, ugh, I'm a mess. It's a helpless feeling seeing someone you love so much hurting so desperately. The only thing I can do is love him with everything I have, and pray for his strength to fight!